Professional Sports

Linebacker Robert James, who was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, has been waived by the Atlanta Falcons.

Pitchers Tim Hudson of the Braves and Francisco Liriano of the Twins have been the voted the comeback players of the year.

Derek Lowe, who won his last five starts of the regular season, will start for the Braves Thursday in Game 1 of the NL division series at San Francisco.

Roddy White is smiling more than ever. The Atlanta Falcons are winning, their offense is controlling the clock and the three-time Pro Bowl receiver is thriving under pressure.

Here's a look at the best-of-five National League division series between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants:

Wearing jeans, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, Billy Wagner had a swagger when he walked into his first spring training with the Atlanta Braves in February and offered a bold prediction.

Jamal Crawford says every game in his first season in Atlanta felt like a rock concert.

Dustin Byfuglien wreaked havoc around the net in the Stanley Cup playoffs last season, tying for the team lead with 11 goals as the Chicago Blackhawks won the championship.

Europe has reclaimed the Ryder Cup, winning a thriller that went down to the final singles match. The Europeans won 14 1/2-13 1/2 to reclaim the cup won by the Americans at Valhalla two years ago.

Bobby Cox will get one more try in October. No tiebreaker needed.