By PAUL NEWBERRY NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Braves were eager to show off their new relievers. They weren’t needed, thanks to Max Fried and a line of severe thunderstorms. Fried pitched six strong innings before the rain hit, giving the Braves a weather-shortened 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night. Freddie…… read more »
By Matthew Weitz ATLANTA – Atlanta United picked up a huge MLS regular season win over the Houston Dynamo at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Wednesday night. The final score was 5-0. Six minutes into the game, the Dynamo’s Alberth Elis received a yellow card and then a red card. The yellow card came on a rough foul,…… read more »
By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO (AP) — Josh Donaldson and Dallas Keuchel provide a 1-2 veteran punch on an Atlanta Braves team that’s otherwise loaded with young stars. Donaldson homered twice and drove in four runs, Ronald Acuna Jr. had a 455-foot shot and Keuchel pitched seven strong innings to lead the NL East-leading Braves…… read more »
By The Associated Press Atlanta Braves (54-37, first in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (45-45, third in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.60 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 12 strikeouts) Padres: Dinelson Lamet (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 7 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into…… read more »
by Intern Matthew Weitz ATLANTA – After an exciting four set final, Rafa Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem to win his 12th French Open title and his 18th overall major title. In the first set, things initially looked bleak for Rafa. He went down a break early to the 25 year old Austrian. Unlike most tennis…… read more »
By JANIE McCAULEY OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had all kinds of room for a change and capitalized, finding his shooting touch in a hurry to get Golden State on a roll. Portland’s defenders were too far back in the paint or a step behind all night. “Practice shots,” Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard…… read more »
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