ATLANTA — Gov. Sonny Perdue wants to overhaul the authority that decides who gets inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. The authority’s board would shrink from 18 members to nine under legislation moving forward at the state Capitol …

No games today. National Basketball Association Atlanta vs Washington, 7 p.m. New Orleans vs Charlotte, 7 p.m. New Jersey vs Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York vs Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Memphis vs Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami vs Chicago, 8 p.m. Indiana vs …

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix …

The Miami Heat ’s starters were able to relax and enjoy the end to their longest losing streak of the season with a blowout victory. If recent history is an indication, they will have needed that rest in their attempt to snap a season-high four …

Michael Vick told an Atlanta radio station Wednesday that he has lots of regrets from his days with the Falcons — and those regrets go beyond his involvement in dog fighting. Vick says he’s also sorry that he didn’t work hard enough at becoming the …

Lehtonen, 26, is an NHL veteran goaltender who has played his entire career with Atlanta. He was the second overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers. Lehtonen has appeared in 204 career NHL games, earning a 94-83-17 record with a 2 …

ATLANTA —The Georgia House has approved legislation that would give schools more flexibility in how they spend their state dollars for the next three years. The measure passed 137-34 on Tuesday. State Rep. Ed Casas, a Lilburn Republican, argued the …

The snow flurries that teased metro Atlantans Wednesday morning had mostly ended by noon, but early afternoon temperatures were still below freezing in most areas, and wind chills remained in the teens.

WALHALLA, S.C. — A Georgia man missing for three weeks has been found dead in South Carolina. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported the body of 75-year-old Jack Franklin Hawks Sr.

A Fulton County judge has signed an order cutting off the access the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s national treasurer has to SCLC funds.

The Atlanta Thrashers continued to remake their roster on Tuesday, trading goaltender and former second overall pick Kari Lehtonen to Dallas. In return, the Thrashers will receive defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and Dallas’ 2010 fourth-round draft pick …

My mother died at 82 and was grateful for every year, as am I. Life’s milestones warrant a party. Those who don’t want to celebrate life and the birthdays that come with it should consider the alternative. — BRUCE C., ATLANTA DEAR BRUCE: My readers …

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta officials say a 20-year-old Sumatran orangutan has died after suffering from a long-term respiratory illness. Dwight Lawson, senior … born at Emory University’s Yerkes National Primate Research Center in 1989 and came to Zoo …

It is 11-12 away from Philips Arena this season. Johnson had 18 points … Rudy Gay scored a game-high 27 points to go with eight boards for the Grizzlies, who have lost five of six games overall. Zach Randolph had 14 points and 13 boards, while O.

Two people were killed in a fire at a DeKalb County assisted care home, authorities said. The two people were trapped in the two-story home, in the 4200 block of Autumn Woods Court near Redan Road, when the fire started.