NFL Reinstates Falcons Pass Rusher James Pearce Jr.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta got its second-year pass rusher back Monday when the league lifted the eight-game ban it had given James Pearce Jr. before the season under its personal conduct policy. Pearce returns to the 53-man roster and can suit up when Atlanta meets Cincinnati in Madrid this Sunday. Coach Kevin Stefanski had
Dodge Returning to NASCAR Cup Series at 2027 Daytona 500
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Dodge is going back to NASCAR’s top division. Stellantis said Monday the brand will compete in the Cup Series again beginning with the Daytona 500 in February 2027, ending an absence that dates to the end of the 2012 season. Tim Kuniskis, who runs the Stellantis American brands, made the announcement
Lions Hand Vikings First Loss
DETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings’ 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions, playing banged up, leaned on the ground game. Detroit piled
NBA Suspends Hawks Rookie Kingston Flemings One Game
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay for an elbow to the head of a New Orleans player. The league office said Flemings intentionally struck Pelicans guard Bryce McGowens in the head. James Jones, the NBA’s executive
Braves and Cubs Each Land Two 2026 Gold Glove Winners
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected the fourth Gold Glove of his career, tying Houston’s Christian
Nine Dead After Learjet Plunges Onto Florida Roadway
GREENACRES, Fla. — Federal investigators are set to brief the public Monday in West Palm Beach on the crash of a Learjet 60 that fell out of a rainy sky Sunday afternoon and slammed into a Palm Beach County road, killing all nine people on board. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the business jet
Sen. Chris Murphy Recovering at Johns Hopkins After a Stroke
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is under care at Johns Hopkins after suffering a stroke over the weekend, and his staff expects him to recover fully, his office said Sunday. Allison Herwitt, his chief of staff, said in a written statement that the 53-year-old senator first noticed his arm going numb Saturday
Harris Closes Midterm Swing in Georgia and California
ATLANTA, Ga. — Former Vice President Kamala Harris spent the last stretch before Tuesday’s midterm elections on stages in Georgia and California, rallying Democratic voters while still declining to say whether she will seek the White House again in 2028. On Thursday, Harris spoke to a packed crowd at Clark Atlanta University, the historically Black
When Polls Close and the Races That Decide Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voters settle control of the House and Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the first battleground results should start arriving once polls shut at 7 p.m. Eastern in Georgia and most of Florida. Counting in the closest contests could run for days. Georgia opens the night with two statewide fights. Republican Rep.
Buccaneers Shut Out Falcons 16-0 Without Completing a Pass
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield threw just three times and connected on none of them.