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Falcons Sign 5th-Round Pick Kerry Meier

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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:20 a.m.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) First-round pick Sean Weatherspoon of Missouri is the Atlanta Falcons' only unsigned draft pick after the team signed wide receiver Kerry Meier ... Meier, from Kansas, was Atlanta's fifth-round pick. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound Meier had a school-record 226 career catches at Kansas ... The Falcons also have signed their two third-round picks, defensive tackle Corey Peters and offensive guard Mike Johnson, as well as center Joe Hawley, cornerback Dominique Franks and safety

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Escobar Gets Clean Slate With Toronto

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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:17 a.m.

BALTIMORE (AP) Yunel Escobar says he was misunderstood in Atlanta, and Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston intends to provide his newly acquired shortstop a clean slate in a different city ... ``I'm really happy to get the opportunity to prove myself once again,'' Escobar said through a translator, Toronto bench coach Nick Leyva. ``The only thing I can do now is give 100 percent.'' ... Escobar, acquired in a five-player deal with Atlanta on Thursday, was scheduled to make his Toronto debut

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Elderly Couple Trapped in Home Elevator Dies

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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:15 a.m.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) When the elevator in their home got stuck between floors, Sherwood and Caroline Wadsworth found themselves trapped with no way to call for help as temperatures rose into the 90s. They finally died from heat exhaustion in the closet-sized lift ... Autopsies on the elderly couple he was 90, she was 89 on Thursday pointed to a tragic end to lives they shared for more than 60 years. Police estimated they had been dead at least four days before a newspaper carrier called

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Braun, Wolf Lead Brewers Past Braves

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Published July 17, 2010 at 4:10 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Randy Wolf knew it had been a long time since he beat the Atlanta Braves. He just didn't know how long ... ``You mean it has been seven years?'' Wolf asked ... At least the left-hander doesn't have to keep track of the drought any longer ... Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer, the Milwaukee Brewers had 16 hits and Wolf beat the Braves 9-3 on Friday night ... Wolf (7-8) allowed seven hits and three runs in six innings for his first win over the Braves since Sept. 9, 2003, with

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Holloway ready to step up and other links

Published July 16, 2010 at 9:47 p.m.

HD featured Max Holloway in her blog today. This is actually a good sign as the program wouldn't put him in front of her if they weren't expecting big things. In the article it mentions his declining playing time last year. No one every really explained that decision. It was curious to say the least since our starters were hardly dominating and Holloway could have used the snaps. Max has the talent. Maybe this is the year it all comes together ... Finally, Dr Saturday gets around to BC and says

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HTA buys Henry County med building

Published July 16, 2010 at 4:01 p.m.

Healthcare Trust of America Inc. bought a medical office building in Stockbridge, Ga., for $8.1 million ...

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Free MickeyD smoothie event canceled

Published July 16, 2010 at 3:48 p.m.

McDonald's smoothie sampling event July 22-24 has been called off due to unprecedented demand ...

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Mid-year earnings reports on the way

Published July 16, 2010 at 3:20 p.m.

Mid-year/second-quarter earnings reports hit this week, and there’s much more to come in following weeks. (DAL) (KO) (NCR) (STI) (SNV) (UPS) (ELNK) (AG) (SO) (ROL) (RES) (GTIV) (TRCR) (NWL) (PPS) (CUZ) ...

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Perdue leading delegation to U.K.

Published July 16, 2010 at 2:50 p.m.

Gov. Sonny Perdue will take a delegation of Georgia community and business leaders on a business mission to the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the United Kingdom to promote Georgia’s aerospace industry ...

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Goizueta gives $2.4M for UGA scholarships

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Published July 16, 2010 at 2:43 p.m.

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The Goizueta Foundation has earmarked $2.4 million to fund need-based scholarships at The University of Georgia for students who are fluent in Spanish ...

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