LA Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Toronto, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m …

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty years ago, the late Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield resisted helping to pay for Lake Lanier, a new federal reservoir being built north of town. Atlanta had plenty of water, he wrote Congress. Thanks …

ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting the Falcons and cornerback Dunta Robinon have agreed to terms on a six-year deal. They’re going to put the finishing touches on the contract language over the next few hours, but this is basically done. We’ve known this was coming most of the day and it comes

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Derek Lowe got off to a solid start after a rough first season in Atlanta, pitching two hitless innings in the Braves’ 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday. Atlanta’s new closer, Billy Wagner, did not fare so …

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the pole for the first time in nearly two years … a mere 146 laps in 36 races and finished 25th in the overall standings — despite racing for Hendrick Motorsports, the best team in the business. After a major shake-up …

School systems will have just two hours to view the evidence, the AJC learns.

Milledegeville Police said Friday that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is a suspect in the sexual assault of a Georgia College & State University student.

Radmanovic (Achilles’) is among the injured Warriors big men. Golden State was outrebounded 47-39 in a 127-122 loss at Atlanta on Friday night. A loss to the Bobcats would give the Warriors 10 straight road defeats for the first time since Jan. 1 …

Truck Series: Pole qualifying for Atlanta 200, at Hampton, Ga., 8:30 a.m. –SPEED Sprint Cup: Practice for Kobalt Tools 500, at Hampton, Ga., 10 a.m. — SPEED Sprint Cup: “Happy Hour Series,” final practice for Kobalt Tools 500, at Hampton, Ga., 11 a …

… Kobalt Tools 500 4 p.m. SPEED NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Atlanta 200 6 p.m. SPEED NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Kobalt Tools 500 9:30 a.m. TGC European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, second round (same-day tape) 3 p.m. TGC PGA …

… six SMI tracks, which include: The agreement also features title sponsorship of the Coca-Cola 600 — the longest continuous sponsorship of any race in NASCAR — at Charlotte Motor Speedway through 2015. “Coca-Cola and Speedway Motorsports share …

ATLANTA (AP) — Niclas Bergfors scored twice, and Clarke MacArthur and Evgeny Artyukhin scored in their Atlanta debuts to help the Thrashers beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Thursday night. Bergfors, another recent acquisition, has six goals in …

The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Golden State Warriors to town this evening for a showdown at Philips Arena. Atlanta can’t seem to gain any ground on the Orlando Magic, who are two games ahead of the Hawks for both first place in the Southeast …

NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for Atlanta 200, at Hampton, Ga., noon, Speed NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Kobalt Tools 500, at Hampton, Ga., 1:30 p.m., Speed NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Atlanta 200, at Hampton, Ga., 3 p.m., Speed …

A Milledgeville woman is accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault, according to his agent.