The 5-foot-11, 179-pound former Stanford standout has played four NFL seasons, including stints with Atlanta and Washington. Loomis did not disclose the financial terms of Torrence’s deal.

I’m a avid auto racing fan, but only like the NCWTS in NASCAR, it’s my favorite series these days and the series reminds me of old school NASCAR. I’m talking NASCAR 20+ years ago, like the mix of the young talent, with the wily veterans, the small …

In the end, NASCAR got exactly what it wanted: The re-injection of danger — and the specter of death — into its sport. Let’s review. This past offseason, NASCAR announced it would no longer vigorously police the on-track behavior of drivers. If one …

Vazquez, who was traded from Atlanta during the offseason, threw fastballs on about 85 percent of his pitches, according to Jorge Posada, which is standard for an early-spring outing. Both the catcher and Vazquez mentioned, however, that one of the …

Iverson had been mostly absent from the 76ers for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah. Iverson and the Sixers decided last Tuesday he would not return for …

Carl Edwards (left) could be suspended or might just lose points for wrecking Brad Keselowski (right) last weekend. The frightening crash sent Keselowski’s car flying toward the stands. ATLANTA — Carl Edwards posted a multiple-choice quiz on his …

The Atlanta Braves’ 20-year-old rightfielder almost cleared the batting cage behind the rightfield wall today with a two-run homer off Max Scherzer in the first inning of a 12-4 exhibition victory over the Detroit Tigers. “That’s one of the …

The Rams did not make him a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent. The Lions and Atlanta Falcons are still talking today about a trade that would send cornerback Chris Houston to Detroit, an NFL source said. Meanwhile, the Lions and Bears are …

Hampton, Ga. — Kurt Busch was running out front with three laps to go when things really got interesting. First, a frightening crash that seemed intentional between two feuding drivers. Then, another spinning, slamming melee before the white flag …

HAMPTON, Ga. – Kurt Busch was running out front with three laps to go when things really got interesting. First, a frightening crash that seemed intentional between two feuding drivers. Then, another spinning, slamming melee before the white flag …

AP photo Dale Earnhardt Jr. practices for today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doing his best to forget 2009. Not a bad way to start. Junior will be on the pole for …

Hampton, GA (Sports Network) – Kurt Busch charged from fourth to first after a first green-white-checkered attempt and then held off the field following a second two-lap overtime finish to win Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway …

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Kurt Busch survived a couple of restarts and 16 extra laps to win again Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a race marred by accusations of an intentional crash that sent a car hurtling toward the main stands upside down. Busch won …

JUPITER, Fla. — Marlins center fielder Cameron Maybin strained his left groin during the eighth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals ‘ 7-4 victory over Florida on Sunday. Maybin was injured while stepping on third base as he was trying to score from …

THE MODERATOR: We’re with Juan Pablo Montoya. Juan, you had a good day today. Tell us about your run. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: It was good. Never really had the fastest car except at the end before the last pit stop. We were coming. I thought we had a …