ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves dropped into a tie for the final NL wild card berth, losing 3-1 to Colorado on Thursday night as Michael Toglia and Ezequiel Tovar hit solo home runs for the Rockies.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With a daunting schedule ahead, this is a chance for No. 1 Georgia to do some fine-tuning. Call it a glorified scrimmage.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jarred Kelenic hit a three-run home run and the Atlanta Braves continued their mastery of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. The Braves maintained their half-game lead in the National League wild card race over the Mets, who beat the Red Sox 8-3.

ATLANTA (AP) — Carlos Bocanegra, who helped build Atlanta United into an MLS champion in just its second season but couldn't get the club back to that level, was fired Wednesday as technical director. Bocanegra was dismissed with seven games left in another disappointing season. United is mired in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with just eight wins in 27 matches.

Florida State fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top 10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989.

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale reached 200 strikeouts for the first time since 2019 and earned the 16th win of his comeback season, pitching seven strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday night.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons added a third quarterback ahead of their season opener, signing Nathan Peterman to the practice squad Tuesday.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia defensive star Mykel Williams sustained a sprained left ankle in the season-opening victory over Clemson, but it isn't expected to be a long-term issue, coach Kirby Smart said Monday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize.

PARIS (AP) — Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall, organizers said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Spieth was in Colorado last week, just like he expected, only he wasn't there for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He had surgery on his left wrist that he believes will eliminate issues that might have bothered him longer than just the last 15 months.

ATLANTA (AP) — Carson Beck threw for 278 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia opened another season of enormous expectations by stifling 14th-ranked Clemson 34-3 on Saturday.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — D.J. Smith accounted for four touchdowns and threw for 320 yards and Mercer took charge early in a 63-10 win over Presbyterian in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Brandon Marsh hit a three-run shot in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies built on their NL East lead with a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — They are only about 70 miles apart, the Georgia and Clemson campuses, certainly close enough to be bitter rivals. Yet, thanks to all the upheaval in college football over the past few decades, they rarely see each other anymore.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep Wednesday night.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Barrett Carter came to Clemson for championships, not to listen to narratives of a fading program no longer capable of national titles. The All-American linebacker can't wait for the 14th-ranked Tigers' chance to put that to rest when they open against No. 1 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck is one of the faces of college football, a role that was five years in the making and still feels a bit uncomfortable. The Georgia quarterback has never been much of a rah-rah guy, but he can't hide any longer as he leads the nation's No. 1 team into a national championship-or-bust season.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship. Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight innings and claim the title.

ATLANTA (AP) — DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud had a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning in his first game in a week, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach retired 19 hitters in a row and the Atlanta Braves took two of three in their series with NL East-leading Philadelphia, beating the Phillies 3-2 Thursday night.

For someone as traveled as DJ Uiagalelei, this is his first time out of the country. Uiagalelei will make his debut with his third college on Saturday when No. 10 Florida State takes on Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons signed cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. to a four-year contract extension for a reported $81 million on Thursday.