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Chicago Fire push past Atlanta United to snap 2-game skidAnzor Mekvabishvili and Philip Zinckernagel each scored second-half goals on Saturday night to lift the visiting Chicago Fire to a 3-2 victory over Atlanta United.,Anton Saletros also scored and had an assist for Chicago (15-10-6, 51 points), which snapped a two-game losing streak. ,Tomas Jacob and ...

Valkyries shut down Dream in Game 4 to square WNBA FinalsATLANTA -- Gabby Williams scored 17 points on Saturday afternoon to help the visiting Golden State Valkyries post a 67-62 victory over the Atlanta Dream and even the WNBA Finals at two games apiece.,Tiffany Hayes and Veronica Burton each scored 13 points for Golden State, which won despite making ju...

Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level seriesZack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...

Braves, Phillies dealing aces for key series opener

This National League East four-game showdown gets off to a compelling start Friday when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies.,Atlanta (83-57) holds a four-game lead on Philadelphia (79-61) with each team having 22 games left. The Braves and Phillie...

Sizzling Braves motivated to play rescheduled game vs. Giants

Typically, an awkward one-game standalone series can make for an unwanted blip on a team's schedule -- especially when it originally was an off day.,For the streaking Atlanta Braves, though, it gives them a chance to stay hot.,Making up for a postponement on June 18, the Braves will be in search of ...

Michael Harris II's clutch double enables Braves to drop Rockies

Michael Harris II laced a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday to help the streaking Atlanta Braves earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Atlanta mounted a two-out rally in the eighth. Colorado reliever Jaden Hill (0-3) allowed singles by Matt Olson and Mauricio ...

Falcons' QB1 battle open despite Michael Penix Jr. sitting out preseason

Michael Penix Jr. is still in contention to start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their season opener despite missing the entire preseason as he recovers from an ACL tear, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said on Wednesday.,Stefanski said Penix will sit out the team's preseason finale against...

Behind big first half, Atlanta finally wins a third straight

Atlanta United scored twice in the first half and held off a push in the second half to win their third straight match, beating visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday.,It's the first time United have won three in a row in MLS competition since the 2021 season.,Tomas Jacob gave Atlanta a 1-0 lea...