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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta United grabbed a fourth-minute lead Saturday night but gave away two second-half goals on its own mistakes and lost 3-2 to the Chicago Fire at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a costly result for a club still chasing a playoff spot. Miguel Almirón carried…
SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlanta Hawks posted the biggest blowout in franchise history in Charlotte on Friday night, routing the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 to stay unbeaten early in the season. The 47-point margin broke the old club record of 46, set when Atlanta beat Sacramento…
From the HERE City State DeskCLEMSON, S.C. — Georgia men's basketball nearly stole a preseason exhibition at Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday night, wiping out a late deficit before Clemson won 82-80 on a layup as time ran out. The Bulldogs were down 80-73 with 1:11 to go and then scored…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia volleyball finally lost at home. No. 19 Texas A&M took three of four sets from the Bulldogs on Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum, taking the first, third and fourth sets by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-23 after dropping the second…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech starts the back half of its schedule Saturday with a homecoming date against Boston College at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and the margin for error is already thin. The Yellow Jackets sit at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers had to win the opener of the World Series twice on Friday night, holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field after a replay review erased what everyone in the ballpark thought was the final out.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — It took Jacob Misiorowski exactly one throw to put his name in the World Series record book. The Brewers right-hander began Friday night’s opener against Tampa Bay with a four-seam fastball clocked at 103.5 mph by Statcast, the hardest pitch thrown in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley landed another of the top prospects in the 2027 class on Friday when Jordyn Palmer, a five-star wing from Westtown School in suburban Philadelphia, announced she will play for South Carolina. Palmer is rated among the top 10 players in…
Business
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — A vacant 18-story office tower that loomed over Clairmont Road in Chamblee for roughly 50 years was reduced to a pile of rubble Saturday morning in a planned implosion. Charges went off at 7:45 a.m. at 1800 Century Boulevard, near Clairmont Road and Interstate 85 northeast of…
Business
POOLER, Ga. — Mitsubishi Power Americas will put $490 million into a larger gas turbine parts operation in Chatham County, a project Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that is expected to bring more than 220 new jobs to coastal Georgia. The work centers on the Savannah Machinery Works, which sits…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — The window to ask for a mail-in ballot in Georgia closed Friday, and state numbers show far fewer voters chose that route this year than in the last midterm. Figures from the Georgia Secretary of State showed a little over 160,000 absentee ballot requests heading into the…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Rural Georgia is in line for nearly $219 million in federal money aimed at putting more doctors and nurses in small towns and helping more patients get care in their own communities, federal health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the award,…
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