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Hart, Fielder Power Brewers Past Braves

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Published July 18, 2010 at 3:13 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Prince Fielder says he doesn't care if Atlanta's pitchers are aiming for him as long as his Brewers keep winning ... Corey Hart hit a three-run double in Milwaukee's five-run seventh, Fielder homered before he was hit by a pitch for the second straight game, and the Brewers beat the Braves 6-3 on Saturday night ... Chris Narveson tossed six effective innings to outpitch Tim Hudson as Milwaukee earned its second straight win after losing the opener of the four-game series ... Fielder

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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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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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Everybody Loves the Stardust

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Published July 12, 2010 at 11:49 p.m.
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The multi-talented Seu Jorge gained American audience's attention in 2004 with his brilliant Portuguese covers of David Bowie hits for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ... These days he's been covering the work of another musical pioneer, composer Roy Ayers ... Above, watch Seu Jorge and Brazilian collective Grooveria perform Ayers' Running Away , and check out his latest release, a cover of Everybody Loves the Sunshine after the jump ... Jorge has formed a Brazilian supergroup of sorts

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Santana, Mets Beat Braves 3-0

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Published July 12, 2010 at 3:24 a.m.

NEW YORK (AP) A gem by Johan Santana and the mere sight of Carlos Beltran gave the New York Mets two reasons Sunday to get excited about the second half ... Santana saved the Mets from a sweep with another spotless outing and rookie Ike Davis hit his latest titanic home run in New York's 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves ... The Mets head into the All-Star break four games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East, with their star center fielder set to come off the disabled list and make his

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Photos: Big Boi, Yelawolf, Jay Electronica get their Shrine on

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Published May 28, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.
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Atlanta's Yaarab Shrine Temple was not built for Big Boi and company, but that didn't keep them from tearing the roof off that sucker ...

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Diamondbacks Stop Braves In Their Tracks

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Published May 15, 2010 at 9:30 p.m.

Arizona ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak with an 11-1 win over the Braves at Turner Field Saturday evening ...

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Braves 11 Brewers 3

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Published May 12, 2010 at 3:45 a.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) Say this much for the Milwaukee Brewers: They've been very gracious hosts this year ... The light-hitting Atlanta Braves come to town, and the Brewers owners of the league's worst home record make their offense look unstoppable ... Troy Glaus homered for the second straight night, Eric Hinske drove in three runs and the Braves pounded out a season-high 16 hits in an 11-3 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday ... ``That's fun to get that many runs,'' Braves manager Bobby Cox said.

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Moyer Blanks Braves, Sets Record

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Published May 8, 2010 at 4:21 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Forty-seven-year-old Jamie Moyer tossed a two-hitter to become the oldest player in major league history to throw a shutout, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-0 on Friday night ... The Phillies confirmed the feat by Moyer, who accomplished it at 47 years, 170 days old. Phil Niekro was the previous oldest at 46 years, 188 days when he tossed a four-hitter for the New York Yankees against Toronto on Oct. 6, 1986 ... Moyer (4-2) struck out five and faced one

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Braves 7 Nationals 6 (10)

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Published May 6, 2010 at 3:50 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) Chipper Jones hopes the Braves learn an important lesson from their longest road losing streak in almost 14 seasons ... Matt Diaz hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning Wednesday night, helping the Braves snap an eight-game road skid with a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals ... ``You're going to have to win games in hostile environments,'' Jones said ... Troy Glaus started the decisive rally in the 10th with a leadoff single off Matt Capps (0-1). Melky Cabrera's

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