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Bullpen, defense preserves Braves 5-4 win over Marlins
ATLANTA (AP) — At the start, it looked like a slugfest. By the end, it came down to defense. The Braves ad-libbed a brilliant double play to snuff out a potential Miami comeback in the ninth, moving Atlanta a step closer to a third straight NL East title with a 5-4 victory over the second-place Marlins on...
Officials: Georgia deputies shoot, kill knife-wielding woman
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities said a woman who was armed with a knife and a blow torch was fatally shot by deputies in Georgia after she charged at them with the knife. The shooting happened Monday morning after deputies arrived at a home in Athens for a domestic call, the Oconee County Georgia...
LHP Cole Hamels done for year after just 1 start for Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — After making just one start for the Atlanta Braves, Cole Hamels is done for the season. Hamels reported shortly before the start of a four-game series against the Miami Marlins that he didn't feel like he could get anything on the ball. The left-hander was scheduled to make his second start...
Barr announces $100M more to combat human trafficking
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking. The money will go to task forces combatting human trafficking, to victim services and victim housing. Barr made the announcement Monday in Atlanta with...
Falcons still ruffled over epic collapse in Dallas
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are still searching for answers following their epic collapse in Dallas. Despite holding a 20-point lead in the first quarter and still up by 15 with about five minutes remaining, the Falcons managed to lose a game that was theirs to win. They botched the fielding of an...
`Smooth travel' observed before ship capsized off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A tugboat captain who helped push the ill-fated cargo ship Golden Ray from the docks as it left a Georgia seaport said Monday he observed only “smooth travel” before the giant vessel overturned. Clifton Gorden was the latest of several witnesses to tell federal...
GBI: Man trying to harm wife killed after firing at deputies
TALKING ROCK, Ga. (AP) — A man was shot and killed by Georgia county deputies after he violated a restraining order, tried to harm his wife and shoot at authorities, officials said. Derek Cooper, 52, was fatally shot by Pickens County deputies Saturday, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau...
With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden is using a campaign cash advantage over President Donald Trump to add Republican-leaning Georgia and Iowa to his paid media footprint, bringing the Democratic challenger’s television and digital battleground map to an even dozen states. The expansion reflects Biden's...
Driver fatally runs into traffic after hitting officer's car
FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of crashing his vehicle into a Georgia police officer's car, then attempting to attack the officer, was killed when he ran into traffic, authorities said. The driver struck the off-duty Glynn County officer's car at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday along an interstate near...
Column: Another grim chapter for Atlanta's sports history
ATLANTA (AP) — As the ball spun slowly along the turf at Jerry’s World, the black-clad players backing away like it was a live grenade, Atlanta’s grim sports history flooded the consciousness. It was an unstoppable wave of misery, disgust and gagging at the most inopportune times, all wrapped...
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