Brian Delaney checked his ticket, found his seats and then sat down for a minute in the sunshine. It wasn't a typical late February day in Arizona - a little cool, a little breezy - but Delaney didn't complain a bit.

Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce was fired on Monday, given the hook less than halfway into a season which carried heightened expectations before being hampered by injuries.

Big leaguers on the green grass in spring training makes almost everything right in the world.

They were everywhere Sunday afternoon at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession, all these PGA Tour golfers dressed in red shirts and black pants.

Collin Morikawa's plan was to wear a red shirt with his black pants Sunday to show support for Tiger Woods as the 15-time major champion recovers from career-threatening leg injuries sustained Tuesday in a car crash.

After years of the same guy dominating NASCAR's top level nearly every week, the Cup Series is experiencing a little parity to start the season.

Brian Snitker, who turned 65 in October, took over as manager of the Atlanta Braves on an interim basis in May 2016 and is heading into his fifth full season in charge.

The Atlanta Falcons made changes in two of their most important leadership positions this winter after another losing season, and they've already started making tough calls on their roster in a bid to cut costs.

Suddenly, Cristian Pache didn't blend in as easily when he returned home to the Dominican Republic.

The conversation around these parts on Tiger Woods on Wednesday was insightful and thought-provoking. Nice job, gang.

In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all.

Golf figures interviewed Wednesday weren't ready to contemplate the future of the sport's biggest star after the 10th and most complicated surgery on 45-year-old Tiger Woods. There was more relief that he was alive.

No singular athlete in my lifetime was more game-changing and more 'must-see TV' at the heights of his powers than Tiger Woods.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker expects to approach key pinch-hit situations with renewed confidence this season as he looks at the Braves' newly bolstered bench.

Tiger Woods was seriously injured Tuesday when his SUV rolled over and ended up on its side in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield, and his agent said he was undergoing leg surgery.

NL MVP Freddie Freeman won't report with the Atlanta Braves' position players on Tuesday following the birth of his twin sons.

Novak Djokovic. Dude won the Aussie Open, which is still a major, at least in name, so he's now within two of the record 20 held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be at least a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open.

Give him a good ride, and NASCAR driver Christopher Bell can win. But in his second race with a new team? That seemed unlikely.

The dream of winning at Riviera Country Club felt too good to be true for Max Homa, and it nearly was.

With serves that reached 122 mph and produced six aces, as well as returns that helped create six breaks, Naomi Osaka became the first woman to win her first four major finals since American star Monica Seles did it 30 years ago.

After losing their entire 2020 season due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Chattanooga Lookouts will almost have a full slate this year.

Mike Soroka started the Atlanta Braves' season opener last July before tearing his right Achilles' tendon in his third start of the year.