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Hawks keeping Drew as coach for 2012-13 season

ATLANTA -- Larry Drew is returning for his third season as the Atlanta Hawks' coach despite the team's first-round exit from the playoffs.. The Hawks announced Friday the team is exercising its option on Drew's contract for next season.. "Larry did an outstanding job this season in guiding our

Beachy tosses shutout, Braves beat Marlins

ATLANTA -- Brandon Beachy improved his major-league best ERA with a couple of career milestones and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 Thursday night.. Beachy (5-1) threw a five-hit shutout, the first of his career, in the first complete game of his career.. He has won

Stanton's homer helps Marlins beat Braves

Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch and the Miami Marlins beat the Braves 8-4 on Wednesday night, adding another win to their impressive May record.

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Braves rock Cueto with early runs, beat Reds 6-2

Tim Hudson is making it easy to forget he missed most of the first month of the season recovering from back surgery. The Braves jumped on Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto early Tuesday night and Hudson pitched seven strong innings to beat the Reds 6-2.

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Decision time for Hawks

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks on Friday entered a painfully early start to their offseason of uncertainty.. After advancing to the second round of the playoffs three straight years, the Hawks were eliminated in the first round with Thursday night's Game 6 loss at Boston.. Atlanta's players, bleary from lack

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Delgado impresses but Braves fall to Phillies 4-0

Randall Delgado was good. The problem for the Braves was that Joe Blanton was great.

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Braves open series vs. Phils with 4-2 loss

The Braves squander several chances Tuesday to win Game 1 of the series with their NL East rivals.

Phillies rally in 8th, beat Braves

John Mayberry Jr. doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of the season between the NL East rivals

Bedard finds first win vs. Braves

ATLANTA -- Streaking Alex Presley helped the Pirates finally provide tough-luck starter Erik Bedard some support and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night.. Presley had two hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 12 games. He scored two runs and drove in

Falcons pick Wisconsin OL Konz in Draft Day 2

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Peter Konz wasn't expecting a call from the Falcons on Friday. He said he hadn't heard from the team before the NFL draft.. Konz, the Wisconsin center who may play guard in Atlanta, said it was a surprise when he was picked by the Falcons in the second round.

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