Professional Sports

Matt Ryan insists the Atlanta Falcons weren't thinking about the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints as they crushed the Arizona Cardinals. It sure didn't take long for talk to shift to the Saints after the game.

Atlanta Thrashers prospect Patrice Cormier has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge stemming from an elbow thrown during a Quebec junior hockey league game last season.

Matt Ryan matched a career high with three touchdown passes, third-string running back Jason Snelling rushed for 129 yards and scored three times, and the Atlanta Falcons romped to a 41-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Derrek Lee delivered the huge hit the Braves desperately needed from him, launching a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning that sent Atlanta over the New York Mets 6-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Tim Hudson is back on track and that's big news for Atlanta's playoff chances

With one swift swing, Jason Heyward helped turn what could have been another disheartening road loss into an energizing victory.

Atlanta was on the road when Tony Gonzalez became just the seventh NFL player to catch 1,000 passes, so the Falcons will honor him at the home opener.

The Atlanta Braves are moving their advanced Class A minor league team from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Lynchburg, Va., for the 2011 season.

The Atlanta Falcons know they have all the necessary ingredients: The hotshot young quarterback, the go-to running back, a receiver who puts up big numbers and a Hall of Famer-to-be at tight end. So far, it hasn't added up to much.

Light-hitting Justin Maxwell's grand slam off rookie Mike Minor in the second inning powered the last-place Washington Nationals over Atlanta 4-2 Wednesday and sent the Braves to only their second home series loss this season.