Pacers finish off Hawks

ATLANTA | The Pacers packed for an extended trip.

Rugged Johnson gives Hawks hope against Pacers

ATLANTA | When Ivan Johnson is banging around in the lane and staring down opponents, the Atlanta Hawks are a different team.

Pacers stumble big time, fall to Hawks

ATLANTA | The Pacers looked so good in the first two games of the playoffs.

In dead of winter, baseball right around corner

ATLANTA | Play ball!

49ers head to Super Bowl, beating Falcons 28-24

ATLANTA | Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl.

NFC championship: 2 teams, different perspectives

ATLANTA | The Falcons are well aware of just how desperate this city is for its first Super Bowl championship.

Bryant's late FG lifts Falcons over Seattle 30-28

ATLANTA | Matt Bryant pumped his fist and celebrated atop the Falcons logo in the middle of the field. Tony Gonzalez broke down in tears. Matt Ryan relished the thought of not having to answer a familiar question.

Alabama holds off Georgia 32-28, advances to Miami

ATLANTA | Alabama is heading back to the national championship game — by a mere 4 yards.

Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed playoff

ATLANTA | David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered their postseason touch. Chipper Jones and the Braves kept throwing the ball away. And the Atlanta fans turned Turner Field into a trash heap.

Deng's 3-pointers lead Bulls past Hawks

ATLANTA | Home or away, with or without Derrick Rose, the Bulls just keep on winning.

We're Back: Indiana's season ends with loss to Kentucky, but Hoosiers on right track again

ATLANTA | Indiana walked off the court, disappointed but heads held high.

Bulls will face Miami as they advance to 1st conference final since '98

ATLANTA | Turns out, the Bulls are more than just a one-man team. Derrick Rose sure had plenty of help in this one. Next up: the Eastern Conference final, against Miami and the Big Three.

Bulls head back to Chicago with series tied

ATLANTA | The Atlanta Hawks finally won a second-round playoff game at home. They can thank a guy who frequently gets booed by the home fans, and a young guard who wasn't supposed to be playing much at all.

Playoffs look a lot more Rose-y for Chicago

ATLANTA | Derrick Rose walked slowly out of the arena Saturday, large packs of ice wrapped around both knees.

Hawks' confidence growing after split in Chicago

ATLANTA | Larry Drew likes the look of these playoffs.

White's 33-yard TD gives Falcons victory

ATLANTA | Having a squandered a 13-point lead, Matty Ice and his favorite receiver looked at each on the sideline and knew what they had to do.

Atlanta gets ready to become a one-race town

HAMPTON, Ga. | This isn't the way Atlanta Motor Speedway wanted to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Cubs trade Derrek Lee to Braves

ATLANTA | The Atlanta Braves have acquired first baseman Derrek Lee from the Cubs.

Tide rolls on with 32-13 win over Tebow's Gators

ATLANTA | Mark Ingram and Greg McElroy sliced up the fearsome Florida defense and Tim Tebow finally met his match, no matter how hard he tried to fire up his teammates.

Bears fall for the second straight year at Atlanta

ATLANTA | Chicago made another huge mistake in the red zone, and the Atlanta Falcons held on for another wild victory over the Bears.

Hoffpauir's bloop single lifts Cubs in extra innings

ATLANTA | Pinch-hitter Micah Hoffpauir blooped an RBI single to left field in the 11th inning, and the Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Wednesday night.

Cubs lose no-hitter, then game to Braves

ATLANTA | Jeff Francoeur hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth and Chipper Jones drove in the winning run with a 12th-inning single, helping the Atlanta Braves rally for a 6-5 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night.

Hawks build on playoff lead, holding off Bulls

ATLANTA | Al Horford bowed down in the center of the court, as relieved as he was pleased.

Manning, Colts rout Falcons

ATLANTA | Peyton Manning and the Colts looked more like themselves Thursday night.

Colts, Manning look to get back on track

ATLANTA | Peyton Manning will surely snap out of it one of these days. He'll throw four or five touchdown passes, pile up a bunch of yards and everyone will forget about this little slump he's in.

Franchitti, Villeneuve, Carpentier lead foreign invasion

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TBS truly goes national with national pastime

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Without Vick, Falcons trying to move on

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Stunned Falcons try to carry on without Vick

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. | While the Atlanta Falcons certainly knew this day was coming, it still hurt to get the news officially:

While Vick announces plea, Falcons deal with loss of another QB

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. | On a day when Michael Vick agreed to plead guilty to dogfighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons were dealing with the loss of another quarterback.

Whatever the name, Choi's a major contender

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland | Let's start with the name, which is Kyoung-Ju Choi on the birth certificate. But you can call him K.J.

Nike turns down Humane Society request to sack Vick

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. | Nike has no plans to dump Michael Vick from its roster of celebrity athletes, turning aside a request from the national Humane Society to cut ties with the Atlanta Falcons quarterback over alleged ties to dogfighting.

Braves' manager nears record for ejections

With Bobby Cox, it usually starts this way: Sitting in an obscured corner of the dugout, he'll remove his cap with one hand, rub the other through his hair and begin grumbling in a not-so-subtle tone that's sure to catch the umpire's attention.

Cox says he might retire after 2 more years

KISSIMMEE, Fla. | Bobby Cox is beginning to think about retirement.

Beleaguered Braves bullpen now a strength

KISSIMMEE, Fla. | John Smoltz has seen both sides of baseball's longest-running saga: Atlanta's search for a reliable bullpen.

Duke goes down again

ATLANTA | Ra'Sean Dickey scored a season-high 21 points, Javaris Crittenton made two key baskets down the stretch and Georgia Tech held on for a rare win over No. 11 Duke, beating the Blue Devils 74-63 on Wednesday night.