FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Calvin Ridley’s movements look flawless, from extending both arms to snatch a pass over the middle to sticking his foot in the ground to change direction in front of a defender. There’s little wasted motion, something Ridley attributes to natural ability. At the same time, the Atlanta Falcons’ first-round draft pick…… More
ATLANTA (AP) — Willson Contreras threw one away, then made the tag at home plate to keep the Braves off the scoreboard in the very first inning. Turns out, the Chicago catcher was just getting warmed up. Contreras threw out runners at home and third during a wild fifth inning, and the Cubs rallied for…… More
CHICAGO (AP) — Nobody expected 5-foot-9 Ozzie Albies to be among the major league home run leaders. Same with the Atlanta Braves’ rise to the top of the NL East. They’ve made a believer of Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Albies hit a leadoff drive for his 13th homer, Jose Bautista connected for a three-run shot…… More
#91 Tom Glavine The First Atlanta Brave makes his appearance on Dimino’s Top 100 Baseball players of all time, and it’s none other than Hall of Fame Starting Pitcher Tom Glavine! Key Stats: 100+ games over .500, won 2 Cy Young Awards, has a .600 lifetime winning percentage, and was a 4x Silver Slugger! Most…… More
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Starting with the largest Sunday lead ever at The Players Championship was harder than Webb Simpson imagined. Hearing one big roar after another from Tiger Woods playing four groups ahead of him didn’t help. Through it all, Simpson managed his game and his nerves. Only when he had the…… More
#92 – Tim Raines He’s never won an MVP, but Tim Raines has insane stats that dictate his place in this list. He stole over 800 bases, batted a lifetime .294, and got a ton of walks (which ROCK when you can take second)! Raines is perhaps the most underrated player on this list, but…… More
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour gave its premier tournament even more sizzle by putting Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler in the same group Thursday afternoon. For the undercard, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas played together in the morning. None was anywhere near the lead at The Players…… More
ATLANTA (AP) — Turns out, the showdown between the two leading teams in Major League Soccer was not a fair fight. Atlanta went a man down in the first half — losing its starting goalkeeper, no less — and Sporting Kansas City took advantage of the extra player to score a pair of second-half goals,…… More
Philadelphia 76ers assistant Lloyd Pierce will interview with Atlanta Hawks ownership about the franchise’s head-coaching job, and a strong meeting will likely catapult him into a job offer, league sources told ESPN. Pierce met with Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk on Friday, and will meet with Atlanta majority owner Tony Ressler early this week, league…… More
#95 – Jeff Bagwell Cellini isn’t crazy about this choice because Bagwell had a rep for being a dirty player. Dimino doesn’t care! ONLY stats dictate admission to this list! Being a jerk on the diamond is IRRELEVANT. HOWEVER, if being a jerk WAS the judging criteria, Bagwell would probably show up in the Top…… More
