Hawks hold on, continue success against MagicAssociated Press, ESPN.com Josh Smith and Jeff Teague scored 16 points apiece, Al Horford added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks held off a late charge by the Orlando Magic for an 86-80 victory Wednesday night. |
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D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com FLOWERY BRANCH — Pro Bowl wide receiver Roddy White suffered a minor knee injury and was held out of practice on Wednesday. He’s expected to return to practice on Thursday, according to head coach Mike Smith. White, defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux… |
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Greg Hardy not done with FalconsDec 12, 2012
Carolina defensive end Greg Hardy missed an opportunity to gloat Sunday when he left the locker room before the media entered. But Hardy made up for it Wednesday. Hardy said last week the Panthers were a better team than the Falcons and he and his teamm… |
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Atlanta Falcons: Giants QB Eli Manning Q-and-ADec 12, 2012
Michael Cunningham, ajc.com FLOWERY BRANCH–Excerpts from Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s conference call today with Atlanta reporters. Q: What is about this team in December? It seems you turn it on. A: A lot of times we are in that situation where need to win games to get into… |
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Wren, Fredi take evaluation trip to DominicanDec 12, 2012
Mark Bowman, MLB.com Braves general manager Frank Wren has been encouraged to hear and read about the success many of his players have experienced in winter leagues this year. This past weekend, he took manager Fredi Gonzalez and a few of his top front-office officials to t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly has been named the NFC’s defensive player of the week, and it might not be the last honor coming his way. Kuechly had a career-high 16 tackles in the Panthers’ 30-20 win over the Falcons, and leads the league with 130 … |
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Bradshaw (knee) may miss game vs. FalconsDec 12, 2012
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has a sprained knee, which could keep him out of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. |
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Around the NFC SouthDec 12, 2012
Time for a run through the Wednesday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Mark Bradley makes an excellent point when he writes that the fact the Falcons already have clinched the NFC South title essentially puts them into another… |
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PLAYOFF BUZZ: If the playoffs started today . . .Dec 12, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com By MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM NFC top contenders The Falcons (11-2), the only NFC team to have clinched a playoff berth, would be the No. 1 seed with a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Atlanta would open the playoffs … |
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Giants arriving at big moment in Falcons’ seasonDec 12, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com By MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM FLOWERY BRANCH — All of a sudden payback is far down the list of motives for the Falcons when they play the Giants on Sunday at the Georgia Dome. After NFC also-ran Carolina smacked them last Sunday, the Falcons are just trying to … |
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