Professional Sports

The St. Louis Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday night with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter.

David Freese homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals forced the World Series to a Game 7 by rallying from two-run deficits against the Texas Rangers in the 9th and 10th to win 10-9 on Thursday night.

Almost three months after announcing he had reached an agreement to purchase controlling interests of the Atlanta Hawks, Alex Meruelo on Thursday tried to dispel doubts he has the resources to buy and run the team.

The 28th Annual Rheem World Crown 300 event is coming to Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Nov. 10-13.

It was a night of firsts for Gwinnett Gladiators rookies Scott Fleming and Shane Sims, as Gwinnett topped the Trenton Titans 4-2 Wednesday night at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, N.J.

Colby Lewis and his Texas teammates casually tossed a ball in left field, trying to avoid the tarp and any anxiety about being so close to the World Series championship. On this day, the only winner was the weather.

Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli's season is over.

Mike Napoli was dialed in, no matter who he was going to face.

The Falcons were getting nowhere in the NFC South with what coach Mike Smith says was six weeks of a "yo-yo" pattern of wins and losses.

Friday night was truly a night to remember, as the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame inducted its 2011 class and honored other racing luminaries at the Hall of Fame in Dawsonville.