Professional Sports

Josh Freeman didn't need another fourth-quarter comeback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to end three years of frustration against the Atlanta Falcons.

The top four hitters in the Braves' lineup, including Chipper Jones and Dan Uggla, went a combined 0 for 16 with five strikeouts Sunday, their pitchers allowed two homers, and Atlanta's road to a playoff berth took another detour with a 3-0 loss to the Washington Nationals.

In the final game of their inaugural season in the NASL, the Atlanta Silverbacks fell to the MLS-bound Montreal Impact, 4-0, Saturday night at Atlanta Silverbacks Park.

Chien-Ming Wang had a strong finish to his comeback from shoulder surgery and drove in a run with his first career hit to lead the Washington Nationals over Atlanta 4-1 Saturday and stall the Braves' wild-card run.

The 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda will be run next Saturday at Road Atlanta.

Chipper Jones, Dan Uggla and others knocked around Stephen Strasburg a bit in a three-run first inning, and Atlanta beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 Friday night to increase its lead in the NL wild-card standings to three games.

Tangela Smith scored 25 points to lead the Indiana Fever to an 82-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Keegan Bradley and Jason Dufner atop the leaderboard in Atlanta should sound familiar. Only this was the FedEx Cup finale, not the final major of the year.

Tony La Russa insisted his playoff-hopeful team wouldn't be crushed after blowing a four-run cushion in the ninth inning and watching the New York Mets rally for an 8-6 win Thursday.

Struggling to secure a postseason berth, the Atlanta Braves were thwarted by a playoff-caliber pitching performance.