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Atlanta United midfielder Yamil Azad ...

Atlanta becomes U.S. soccer’s new hotbed, but will it last?

October 25, 2017 at 2:47 p.m.

Atlanta United has been a shining star amid a year of intense disappointment for American soccer, a dashing, high-scoring team that has drawn record crowds and stirred fervent passion in...

Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall runs ...

No. 25 Tennessee pulls off remarkable 42-41 win over Georgia Tech

September 4, 2017 at 10:08 p.m.

No. 25 Tennessee rallied from a pair of 14-point deficits in the second half and stopped a 2-point conversion in the second overtime, stunning Georgia Tech 42-41 despite giving up...

No. 1 Alabama defense smothers No. 3 Florida State

September 2, 2017 at 9:59 p.m.

The Alabama defense turned in a dominating performance, the Florida State special teams endured a terrible night, and one of the most anticipated opening games in college football history went...

File photo, Centennial Olympic Stadium ...

Remember Turner Field? Its latest incarnation proves it’s the chameleon of stadiums

August 29, 2017 at 9:20 a.m.

Call it the chameleon of stadiums.

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler ...

Newberry: Colin Kaepernick unemployed, but at least Jay Cutler has a job

August 7, 2017 at 6:35 p.m.

Gotta hand it to the bigwigs who run the NFL: When they blackball a guy for taking a courageous stand against social injustice by doing nothing more than kneeling, they...

Katie Ledecky loses for 1st time at swimming world championships

July 26, 2017 at 1:40 p.m.

Katie Ledecky's bid to win six gold medals at the world championships ended Wednesday when she was beaten in the 200-meter freestyle by Italy's Federica Pellegrini.

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu reacts after competing ...

The “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu makes a huge splash — in and out of the pool

July 25, 2017 at 7:37 a.m.

From marketing marvel to ambitious businesswoman to fledgling union organizer, the Hungarian swimmer known as the "Iron Lady" knows how to make a splash -- in and out of the...

File photo, Olympic gold-medal swimmer ...

Katie Ledecky prepares for another big week at world championships

July 21, 2017 at 5:53 p.m.

Katie Ledecky shrugs off the notion that she's doing anything special over the next week. For the 20-year-old American star, the improbable has become the expected

United States' Missy Franklin rests during a training session at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Missy Franklin’s time away from swimming has given her a new outlook

June 27, 2017 at 3:49 p.m.

Missy Franklin is so upbeat, so full of energy, so dang positive all the time, it's hard to imagine her ever going to a dark place.

Toronto CF Kevin Pillar suspended 2 games for anti-gay slur

May 18, 2017 at 4:51 p.m.

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar was suspended two games Thursday for yelling an anti-gay slur at a Braves pitcher.

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