ATLANTA (AP) — Back on the mound, Jacob deGrom was back in control. DeGrom made a successful return after tending to his ill infant son and an injury, and the New York Mets kept rolling with a 3-2 win Sunday over the Atlanta Braves for a three-game sweep. DeGrom (2-0) helped his teammates finish off a 7-2 road trip. The…
Atlanta Braves pitcher Jhoulys Chacin (43) reacts as he walks off the mound after being relived during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) ATLANTA (AP) — David Wright hit a two-run double, Steven Matz earned his second straight win and the New York Mets stayed…
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 42 points, and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-103 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Turner, inserted into the starting lineup, had 17 points and seven assists. Amir Johnson added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics closed to…
ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Flowers doesn’t think the rebuilding Atlanta Braves will get too far ahead of themselves with a modest four-game winning streak. After all, it was just last week that they were in the midst of losing nine straight games to begin the season. But at least they looked sharp against one of the NL’s better teams. “That’s…
ATLANTA (AP) — When the Atlanta Hawks were staggered by another impressive Boston comeback, they put the ball in Jeff Teague’s hands. Good move. Teague scored 23 points and doled out 12 assists, making sure Atlanta maintained the home-court edge with a 102-101 victory in Game 1 Saturday night after the gritty Celtics rallied from a 19-point deficit. “Jeff was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock Guard Tina Roy has signed a contract with the Atlanta Dream, according to USC Head Coach Dawn Staley. Staley took to twitter today to announce the signing. Yasssss congrats to Tina Roy on being signed by the @AtlantaDream….do what @GamecockWBB does in training camp & your dream starts in ATL! — dawnstaley (@dawnstaley)…
