Rangers, Twins, Diamondbacks and Phillies advance with Wild Card Series sweeps
Two and done. Across the board: Texas, Minnesota, Arizona and Philadelphia finished off postseason sweeps Wednesday as all four best-of-three Wild Card Series ended in two games.
Atlanta Hawks to hold open practice on Oct. 9, find out how to get tickets
The Atlanta Hawks have unveiled the date and time for their 2023 Open Practice. Basketball enthusiasts can mark their calendars for Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. T
Georgia high school football player dies after falling ill on sidelines, district says
A high school football player died after suffering a “medical emergency” on the sidelines of a game in Georgia, the school district said.
Acuña wins Baseball Digest player of the year; Cole and Bautista also honored
Ronald Acuña Jr. was selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay after hitting 41 home runs and stealing 73 bases for the Atlanta Braves.
Braves, Truist Park preparing for postseason, fans invited to workouts
To celebrate, for the first time ever, fans have been invited to watch postseason workouts at the ballpark today, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl 2023: How Georgia Football plans to battle Parkinson's, Crohn’s
Georgia Football is about to tackle its biggest opponents ever.
Swimming World Cup meet for transgender athletes scrapped after lack of entries
Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been scrapped because of a lack of entries.
Clark Atlanta University fires Head Football Coach Willie Slater
Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has announced the immediate departure of Head Football Coach Willie Slater.
Game changer: Georgia high school athletes can now monetize their talent
The Georgia High School Association approved new rules Monday to allow athletes from any sport to earn money for their name, image and likeness, known as NIL deals without losing amateur status.
MLB sees a 24-minute decrease in game time to 2:40 thanks to pitch clock
The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock.
As NBA season opens, it’s already clear many stars hope to play in Paris Olympics
There are 12 roster spots and a lot more than 12 interested players. Who'll make the cut?
October baseball arrives with 12-team bracket set and postseason action beginning Tuesday
Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and the hard-hitting Atlanta Braves have earned a couple days of rest and relaxation after Major League Baseball’s long 162-game regular season.
The Miami Marlins have spent decades as an afterthought. Now they’re heading to the playoffs
Miami likely will have the worst run differential of a postseason team in major league history.
Playoff-bound Phillies rout Mets 9-1 in Buck Showalter’s finale as New York manager
Bryce Harper and the defending NL champion Phillies will head home to face the Miami Marlins in a best-of-three wild-card series starting Tuesday.
North Carolina angler's colorful puddingwife catch may set world record in saltwater fishing
Connor Stone, 30, is on the verge of potentially setting a world record in the world of saltwater fishing. In a remarkable catch made back in July, Stone reeled in a vibrant and exotic puddingwife fish.
Mayor Andre Dickens travels to London to watch game, promote Atlanta
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens traveled to London to watch the Atlanta Falcons play there this past weekend.
Metro Atlanta youth boxing group wins big national titles
Almost every single day, the four boys gather at the metro Atlanta gym to train and push each other to get better. They've already won some big titles nationally.
Braves tie season record with 307 homers as Ozuna hits pair in 10-9 loss to Nationals
Ozuna homered twice as the Braves tied the major league season record of 307 but lost their regular-season finale 10-9 to the Washington Nationals on Sunday as Jacob Young drove in two runs with a go-ahead single in the ninth.
Taylor Swift appears at Chiefs-Jets game to support rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce's team
Swift was expected to make the appearance across the Hudson River earlier in the week.
Simone Biles shines as US dominates world gymnastics championships in Belgium
Simone Biles led a dominant performance by the U.S. women at the world gymnastics championships, posting an all-around total of 58.865 to lead qualifying through two subdivisions Sunday.