Jeff Hart

Jordan Zimmermann took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 on Tuesday night to continue their season-long dominance of the division rivalry.

Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver is expected to be ready for the start of training camp following surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow.

Alex Wood pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning to win for the first time in five starts, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Sunday.

It was a day for individual records and team awards on the first day of the American Powerlifting Committee National Championships in Athens on Saturday as the Gainesville-based Georgia IronDawgs won another Benchpress Team Championship and finished second in the combination Push/Pull (benchpress and deadlift) team race.

A three-run home run by Sean Coyle broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth and propelled the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Gwinnett Braves Saturday night in game two of the three-game series at McCoy Stadium.

The Atlanta Hawks have traded out of the first round of the NBA draft after acquiring guard Tim Hardaway Jr. from the New York Knicks.

Doug Fister allowed four hits over seven innings in another superb outing by a Washington starter, and the Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-0 on Thursday for their sixth straight win.

Right-handed starter Cody Martin did not allow a hit in the seventh inning Thursday, but the Indianapolis Indians scored the go-ahead run anyway and went on to beat the Gwinnett Braves 4-3 at Coolray Field. The G-Braves’ season-long four-game winning streak came to an end with the loss.

Ian Desmond hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift Washington to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night for the Nationals' fifth straight victory.

Timely hits and four Indianapolis errors propelled the Gwinnett Braves to an 8-5 win over the Indians Wednesday night at Coolray Field.