Professional Sports

Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was in police custody after being arrested at a Southern California airport to board a flight to Atlanta, where his lawyer said he would go to surrender in a murder case.

The Gwinnett Braves turned on the power on Sunday, bashing a franchise-record six home runs in a 14-8 win over over the Norfolk Tides at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

The Gwinnett Braves held down the Norfolk Tides 4-2 on Saturday night at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville,

Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown continued his electrifying preseason, catching four passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns as the Steelers beat Atlanta 34-16 on Saturday night.

Norfolk needed just four batters to get to Gwinett's highly-touted prospect Randall Delgado Friday night.

Dan Uggla and the Atlanta Braves had very little to show for their brief stay in New York. Uggla had one of Atlanta's only two hits off Chris Capuano, and the Braves packed up after a 6-0 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night and headed home before Hurricane Irene arrived.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson has a slight tear in his right rotator cuff that does not need surgery, and the team is hoping he can return in the next few weeks.

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger understands the third exhibition game is the closest thing to the real thing as the NFL preseason gets.

The New York Mets say they have postponed Saturday and Sunday's games against the Atlanta Braves because of Hurricane Irene.

The Falcons will move closer to their elusive goal of putting their first-string defensive line together when defensive end Ray Edwards makes his preseason debut on Saturday night at Pittsburgh.