Falcons place All-Pro LB Deion Jones on IR

Thursday night’s opener game loss to the defending Super Bowl champions has become more costly for the Atlanta Falcons.

Newcomb goes 6 strong, Braves top S.F.

The Atlanta Braves are threatening to turn a tight NL East race into a runaway finish.

UGA's "Hot Rod" named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week

Just over a year after earning a football scholarship, former walk-on Rodrigo Blankenship has earned more recognition from the Southeastern Conference.

Georgia-Missouri kickoff set

Georgia’s second conference game of the year will be an afternoon matchup.

2 players kneel during anthem on NFL opening Sunday, Kaepernick tweets thanks

Dolphins teammates Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson were the only two players to kneel during the national anthem on the NFL's opening Sunday, and Kaepernick, who is no longer welcome on an NFL sideline, made sure to offer his thanks to them via social media.

Serena Williams fined $17K at US Open for rules violations

Serena Williams was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open final.

Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point

One Mississippi high school senior had to quickly discard her crown after being named homecoming queen - and put on a football helmet.

Braves rally in 9th, beat skidding D-backs 9-5, boost lead

PHOENIX (AP) - Ender Inciarte failed to execute a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning. It worked out just fine for the Atlanta Braves. Facing a 3-2 count with two men on, Inciarte swung away and hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a six-run rally, and the Braves went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 and increase their NL East lead to 4½ games.

No. 3 Georgia turns road test into rout of No. 24 Gamecocks

Jake Fromm threw for 194 yards and a touchdown, all three of Georgia's latest running combo scored touchdowns and the third-ranked Bulldogs turned an expected Southeastern Conference showdown into a blowout with a 41-17 victory over No. 24 South Carolina on Saturday.

Williams argues with chair umpire; Osaka wins US Open final

Serena Williams was penalized a game for calling the chair umpire a thief during an extended argument as the U.S. Open women's final descended into chaos, with fans booing and play delayed before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a 6-2, 6-4 victory for her first Grand Slam title.

Barnett produces 4 TDs, helps USF beat Georgia Tech 49-38

Blake Barnett threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two more to help South Florida come from behind to beat Georgia Tech 49-38 on Saturday.

Finley, Thomas lead NC State past Georgia State, 41-7

Ryan Finley threw two touchdown passes, and North Carolina State routed Georgia State 41-7 on Saturday.

Falcons safety Keanu Neal suffers season-ending knee injury

The Atlanta Falcons will look at their current roster to replace Keanu Neal, the safety who will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee Thursday night in an 18-12 opening loss at Philadelphia .

College of the Ozarks, private Christian school, drops Nike over Kaepernick ad

(FOX NEWS) - A private Christian college in Missouri announced Wednesday that its athletic teams would no longer wear apparel manufactured by Nike after the sportswear giant tapped Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign. College of the Ozarks President Jerry C. Davis said in a statement that Nike's choice of Kaepernick was...

Falcons present tough test for Super Bowl champion Eagles

The last time the Eagles opened a season as NFL champions, it was 1960 and, well, who remembers what folks did then in Philadelphia? What they'll certainly do Thursday night at the Linc when the Falcons come to town is roar with approval at the site of the Lombardi Trophy and the championship banner. Fans will sing many, many choruses of "Fly Eagles Fly." And then the guys on the...

Armwrestling championship held in Atlanta

It was fierce competition with fans watching from around the world Wednesday night in Atlanta.