277 with 25 homers and 83 RBIs for Pittsburgh, Boston and Atlanta last season. Hinch, an All-American at Stanford, played catcher for the Royals, Tigers and Phillies from 1998-2004. He headed the Diamondbacks’ player development before taking over on …

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski says he has made a contract offer to free agent Johnny Damon. Dombrowski confirmed the offer in a telephone interview with The Associated Press after telling reporters in Lakeland, Fla …

Workers try to contain a zebra that broke loose from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in downtown Atlanta. The animal made its way through downtown to the interstate highway that cuts through the center of …

… the murder trial of the man accused of killing Spelman student Jasmine Lynn. Devonni Benton — 21-years-old — is accused of killing the Spelman student in September. Prosecutors claim Benton was involved in a fight at the Clark Atlanta campus …

LOS ANGELES — Al Horford scored a career-high 31 points in his 200th NBA game and the Atlanta Hawks sent the wheeling-and-dealing Los Angeles Clippers reeling to their sixth straight loss with a 110-92 victory Wednesday night. Josh Smith had 20 …

A Knoxville elementary school principal who was shot last week, has been admitted to an Atlanta hospital for further treatment. According to a release from the hospital, Elisa Luna was transferred Thursday from University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, to Shepherd Center in Atlanta to

And now for something completely different: Weekend temperatures are expected to waft into the upper 50s and maybe even into the low 60s under partly sunny skies.

Two years ago, three newly elected mayors met for lunch at a Ruby Tuesday in Duluth. On the table: soda, salads, burgers – and Buford Highway.

A 43-year-old woman pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing nearly $54,000 in Social Security payments meant for her grandchildren.

Clifton Steger was no stranger to the Bennett family. He was at McEachern High two weeks ago when 18-year-old football star Rajaan Bennett signed his letter of intent to play at Vanderbilt.

DINUBA — It hadn’t really crossed the mind of Ryan Newman that throughout his nine-year NASCAR career he’d never signed on with a food company as a main sponsor. But on Thursday, sitting inside the Ruiz Foods headquarters in Dinuba, there he was …

For weeks, Amare Stoudemire was rumored to be headed out of Phoenix. The Atlanta Hawks won’t get any such breaks. The Suns, who have taken a gamble by sticking with their star forward who could leave the team after this season, look to continue …

NEW YORK — Editor’s note: Come back at 10:30 a.m. for a live chat about Tiger Woods before his press conference today from the PGA Tour headquarters. You can access the the chat and live video by clicking here. The ritual celebrity apology: It’s …