Professional Sports

Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport's most famed race, died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.

The Atlanta Falcons spoiled Cam Newton's homecoming by taking advantage of a rookie mistake.

Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers are headed to their second straight World Series, finishing off the Detroit Tigers to become the American League's first repeat champion in a decade.

The results are in and the 14th annual Petit Le Mans is in the record books as one of the most successful races in the history of the American Le Mans Series and the most successful race in the history of the host track, Road Atlanta. And, the economic impact of the four-day event on north Georgia has been placed at nearly $50 million.

Fifty-four seconds of sloppy play came back to haunt the Gwinnett Gladiators, as they lost their 2011-2012 season opener to the Florida Everblades 3-2 at Germain Arena.

When the Atlanta Falcons signed Ray Edwards as their new starting defensive end in July, Kroy Biermann made the most of a difficult situation.

The Carolina Panthers have embraced all of what Cam Newton can do...

Atlanta Falcons rookie receiver Julio Jones will miss Sunday's game against Carolina because of a hamstring injury.

NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the season Monday, warning players and fans that the cuts may have only just begun.

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith says he's hopeful that defensive end John Abraham and center Todd McClure will be able to play Sunday's game against Carolina.