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Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.
Michael Ryder scored twice, Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Thrashers on Thursday night.
Joe Johnson made it two straight 30-point games, Josh Smith dominated during a decisive first-half run and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth in the row, beating the Miami Heat 105-90 on Wednesday night to reclaim a share of the NBA's best record.
Matt Ryan is struggling. Michael Turner is hurting. Jason Elam can't seem to make a field goal.
Caleb King ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Bacarri Rambo made a jarring tackle that likely saved the tying score and Georgia assured itself of bowl eligibility, beating Auburn 31-24 Saturday night for its fourth straight win in the Deep South's oldest rivalry.
Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals.
Some coaches probably would have taken the easy way out, just settled for the chip-shot field goal and took another shot in the second overtime.
Michael Turner is looking a lot more like he did a year ago. DeAngelo Hall might want to keep his mouth shut the next time he faces his former team.
Josh Nesbitt scored on a 3-yard run in overtime after Georgia Tech pulled off a gutsy play on fourth down, leading the No. 10 Yellow Jackets another step closer to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with a 30-27 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Al Horford had 24 and the Atlanta Hawks finally played some defense in an offensive shootout, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a season-opening 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Shani Davis just shook his head and laughed.
Shani Davis finished up a brilliant week at the U.S. speedskating trials with a surprisingly easy win in the 10,000 meters Sunday. Then he delivered even bigger news: He's willing to consider being part of team pursuit at the Olympics.
Meet the new Chad Hedrick.
These guys just can't get away from each other.
For Tucker Fredricks, the epiphany occurred on a routine fishing trip with a buddy.
Two races. Four miles. Dead even.
Shani Davis looks for a place to sit, then decides to just plop down on the lobby floor of the Pettit National Ice Center, where he can get in some stretching while he's talking.
Dara Torres has downloaded a bunch of movies and piled up all sorts of books, anything to pass the time over the next few months.
The Georgia Tech players bounced up and down in the middle of the field, right in unison with the raucous crowd. Josh Nesbitt took the snap and kneeled down one more time. Then, it was party time.
Dara Torres overcame staggering odds to make the U.S. Olympic swim team in her 40s. Now, an even bigger challenge awaits.
The NFL is the "No Fun League?" Hey, at least a player can still do the Lambeau Leap.
For most of the day, it was a defensive struggle. Then, with the clock winding down, LSU and Georgia started trading touchdowns as though the defenses weren't even on the field.
Georgia is defying conventional football wisdom, which goes like this: The team that turns the ball over the most usually loses the game.
Chipper Jones feels as though he's returned to the 1990s.
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