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The Atlanta Hawks missed 11 of their first 14 shots.They barely missed anything the rest of the game.Josh Smith had 28 points and 12 rebounds, John Jenkins added 21 points and the Hawks blitzed the Philadelphia 76ers 124-101 on Wednesday.Mike Scott contributed 17, Al Horford had 16 and Jeff Teague 13 for the Hawks, who snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 43-36."We settled for some early jump shots," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "But we gathered ourselves and were able to get into a rhythm."The Hawks pulled into a tie with the Chicago Bulls for fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff chase. The Hawks recently clinched their sixth straight playoff berth but were coming off losses to the Sixers, New York Knicks and San Antonio.The Hawks hit 49 of their 91 shots (53.8 percent)."Getting into a rhythm is very important," Hawks guard Kyle Korver said. "We got off to a bit of a slow start, but we were able to turn it up. We had good ball movement and got things going on al...
The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday.About 30 contestan...
A great quarterback can inspire a team to incredible heights in the NFL. Conversely, instability at the sport's most important position can trigger unintended and ve...
The average Canadian individual is now wealthier than the average American.According The Globe & Mail , Canadian households are on average $40,000 richer than Americ...
Six Massachusetts men have pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated assault charges stemming from a brutal beating at a Tim McGraw concert in Mansfield.Police say 19-...
New York City celebrated the opening Thursday of what city officials say is the nation's first full-service senior center designed specifically for the gay community...
MANSFIELD, Mass. -- Six Massachusetts men have pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated assault charges stemming from a brutal beating at a Tim McGraw concert in Mans...
An ugly game turned gorgeous in the nick of time for the win-starved Arizona Cardinals.Patrick Peterson returned a punt 99 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give ...
As the lone remaining unbeaten team at the halfway point of this 2011 campaign and the unquestioned midseason Most Valuable Player leading the way, there's little de...
After using four different quarterbacks and going from to-worst a season ago, the Arizona Cardinals feel like they have their man to lead them back to the postseason...
With some luck and a lot of help from his defense, Max Hall's NFL debut as a starting quarterback was a winner, against the reigning Super Bowl champions no less.The...
Derek Dooley says it's no big deal. His father knows better.So Vince Dooley is sitting this one out.The retired Georgia coach will naturally be cheering for his son ...
Even Brett Favre thought the Minnesota Vikings were done — for the game, and quite possibly the season.Down 14 with less than five minutes to play against Arizona. C...
Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone.Anthony scored 40 points and the Knicks got key contributions from J.R. Smith and R...
Devin Harris and the Atlanta Hawks picked up right where they left off.Harris scored a season-high 25 points and Josh Smith nearly added a triple-double Monday night...
The Atlanta Hawks have had so many injuries and illnesses that they may not know who will be on the floor until tipoff.They can count on one thing when they're playi...
The University of Georgia has hired a longtime administrator as its president.The Georgia Board of Regents on Monday voted unanimously to hire provost Jere Morehead ...
State officials have announced that University of Georgia provost Jere Morehead has been named the sole finalist for university president.University System of Georgi...
Peyton Manning needs one more win to make his next big statement in the record book — tying John Elway with the second most regular-season wins of any NFL quarterbac...
Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton is listed as questionable for Thursday's matchup against the St. Louis Rams as he continues to recover from an ankle injur...