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NBA -- After a summer of shuffling, the Atlanta Hawks are off to a surprising start

Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com

After a summer of moves, Atlanta is off to a surprising start, writes Brian Windhorst.

D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons running back Mike Cox comes off the field after cutting his nose during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton) FLOWERY B…

Mark Bowman, MLB.com

While the baseball world continues to wonder where free-agent outfielders Josh Hamilton and Michael Bourn might land, the Braves feel even better about the fact that they signed their new center fielder, B.J. Upton, before arriving for this year's Winte…

D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com

081612 ATLANTA: Falcons defensive tackle Peria Jerry puts pressure on Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Thursday, August 16, 2012. CURTIS COMPTON / FLOWERY BRANCH — Defensive tackle Peria Jerry, who missed the last two ga…

Kerry Byrne, CNNSI.com

Tom Brady is in the midst of one of the great seasons any quarterback has ever produced -- yet again.

ESPN.com

Let's take a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS After playing a Thursday night game, the Falcons altered their schedule. Coach Mike Smith gave the players the weekend and Monday off before returning to practice Tuesday.…

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

Long before the Falcons scrambled Drew Brees and the Saints last Thursday night, someone at the Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport threw a little hot sauce on the Atlanta-New Orleans rivalry by egging the Saints' bus. Most of the Saints looked on the …

ESPN.com

When a team’s season goes bad, one common response is to point to injuries. Sometimes that holds merit and sometimes it doesn’t. We don’t have to look any further than the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to see that. At least at the momen…

Around the NFC South

Dec 4, 2012

ESPN.com

Time for a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS D. Orlando Ledbetter writes that the Falcons, who already have clinched the NFC South, aren’t planning on letting up. That’s exactly the attitude I’d expect from this bu…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Saints’ visit to Atlanta last week worked out well for the Falcons, but not so “eggs-cellently” for a worker at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. As you probably remember, the Saints’ team bus was egged after they arrived a…

Peter King, CNNSI.com

LANDOVER, Md. -- A few minutes after Washington's 17-16 victory over the Giants on Monday night made the NFC East a competition instead of a rout with four games to play, the raucous crowd of 80,000 at FedEx Field couldn't get enough of its hero. "…