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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Braves will keep two of their longtime cornerstones for at least one more year after picking up 2027 contract options on outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies on Thursday. Acuña's option is worth $17 million and Albies'…
SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Facing elimination in front of a sold-out home crowd in Atlanta, the Dream came out firing Thursday and never let go, beating the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 to even the WNBA Finals at three games apiece. Allisha Gray led Atlanta with 23…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball starts the games that count on Monday, Nov. 2, when Stetson visits Littlejohn Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip. Brad Brownell's Tigers head into the opener unbeaten in the preseason. They edged Georgia 82-80 on Oct. 23 and then…
From the HERE City State DeskPITTSBURGH, Pa. — Georgia Tech closes October under the lights at Acrisure Stadium, where the Yellow Jackets meet Pitt at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in an ACC game with a national TV audience. Both teams arrive needing a win. Tech is 2-5 overall and 1-3 in…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has drawn a second NFL fine for wearing cleats from Caddix, a small Baltimore company that is not one of the league's approved shoe partners, and the company says it will cover the cost. The newest penalty, $23,882, came…
From the HERE City National DeskBROOKLYN, N.Y. — A third quarter that turned into a rout carried the Detroit Pistons to a 110-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center, opening Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Brooklyn led 28-21 after one quarter and…
Business
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The $560 million Medley development, built where State Farm once had offices in Johns Creek, celebrated its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 29, and its office space was spoken for before the doors opened. Toro Development Co., the firm led by Mark Toro, built the 112,000 square…
Business
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Freight bound to and from the coast now has a rail shortcut into northeast Georgia, and Gov. Brian Kemp marked the formal launch of the $134 million Gainesville Inland Port on Thursday. The rail yard sits off White Sulphur Road near Ga. 365 in Hall County. It…
Business
PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — The planned Audi factory in middle Georgia has a federal sweetener attached, with the Trump administration promising the German luxury brand relief from the import tariffs it now pays, according to two people briefed on the talks. Audi, part of the Volkswagen group, wants the 15%…
Crime
ATLANTA, Ga. — The life-without-parole sentence for the teenager who carried out the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting will stand after the Supreme Court of Georgia declined to take up his appeal. The justices made the decision earlier in October, according to the court website, rejecting his bid for a…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Federal observers from the U.S. Department of Justice will be inside polling places in six Georgia counties on Election Day, local election offices have confirmed after receiving notice letters from the department. The counties are Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett in metro Atlanta, along with Chatham County,…
Politics
MARIETTA, Ga. — Control of the Georgia House of Representatives may come down to a band of suburban districts north of the capital, where Democrats are trying to gain the 10 seats they need to run the chamber for the first time in about two decades. Republicans have held the…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgians will pick a new lieutenant governor Tuesday, and the two state senators seeking the job are offering sharply different answers on taxes, health care and the cost of living. The office matters more than its title suggests. The lieutenant governor presides over the state Senate, sends…
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