Georgia sports for Tuesday, March 4th

For the Atlanta Falcons, their offseason roster makeover continues. The team introduced four free agents signed over the weekend, including running back Michael Turner. He leaves the San Diego Chargers to join Atlanta. With yesterday's news, the Falcons cut ties with veteran Warrick Dunn. Six years in a Falcons-uniform, Dunn had three-straight 1-thousand yard rushing seasons. Last year, he became the 22nd NFL player in history to reach 10-thousand rushing yards for a career.

The Atlanta Braves continue their exhibition schedule in Florida with a 3-2 loss to the Mets on Monday. Today, the Braves will take the field behind pitcher Tim Hudson to face the Phillies in Orlando.

Men's college basketball from Monday night: Georgia Tech fell on their home floor to Virginia, 76-74.

Georgia sports for Friday, November 23rd

NFL action on Thanksgiving Day included the Atlanta Falcons--they ended up losers to the Indianapolis Colts inside the Georgia Dome last night, 31-13. The Falcons led the game 10-0 in the 1st quarter, but were victimized by three 2nd quarter touchdown passes by the Colts’ Peyton Manning. The Falcons’ season record fell to 3-8.

During the Falcons' loss, Warrick Dunn became the 22nd player in NFL history to rush for 10-thousand yards in a career. He posted 70 yards last night in reaching the milestone.

Tonight across Georgia, it’s the 2nd round of high school playoff action in the state.

Tomorrow, it’s the annual grudge matchup between the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets on the football field. Georgia at Georgia Tech Saturday, kickoff at 3:30.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, August 14th

After an off-day Monday, the Braves return to action tonight in Atlanta, opening a 6-game homestand. The San Francisco Giants are in town first, with Barry Bonds in tow. Bonds just last week became baseball's new career leader in home runs, surpassing Hank Aaron. For the opener of the series tonight, John Smoltz gets the pitching start. The Braves stand 3-and-a-half games behind the Mets for 1st in tne NL-East division.

Out of the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons are in workouts ahead of their 2nd preseason game this weekend. There is good news for the club, as veteran running back Warrick Dunn has returned to practice. He underwent back surgery last month. The team hopes he can play in their 3rd exhibition game--August 27th.

From college football, preseason practice rolls-on for the teams of Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.