Civil Rights icon the Rev. Joseph Lowery remained in stable condition Saturday and is continuing to improve from the pulmonary embolism that sent him to Emory University Hospital Midtown a week ago, according to a spokesman.

Playing for Atlanta, Kovalchuk did not receive the attention from the news media that his skills merited. Since entering the N.H.L. in 2001, no player has scored more than his 328 goals. Kovalchuk was the face of the Thrashers, a financially shaky …

NEW YORK — On the second day of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday , LSU junior All-American Walter Henning shattered his own meet record in the 35-pound weight throw with a winning mark of 76 feet, 6 1/2 inches on his fifth …

… in the Clippers’ first game since Mike Dunleavy resigned as coach and was replaced on an interim basis by Kim Hughes following a 2-6 road trip that ended with a 103-97 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday night. Hughes, who had been Dunleavy’s assistant …