The best thing about an NBA regular season is that it ends. This one ended with the Hawks, who were two games from the 2021 NBA finals, slipping into the play-in tournament. Everyone hates the regular season because it means nothing. Everyone hates the…
Hartsfield-Jackson reclaims title as world’s busiest airport
ATLANTA — Hartsfield-Jackson International is again the world’s busiest airport, reclaiming the title Atlanta lost when traffic plummeted during the pandemic. The Atlanta airport reported more than 75 million passengers in 2021, a far cry from pre-pand…
Russian airspace closure has driven weeks-long rerouting of flights
Flights from Atlanta to Seoul are already among the longer ones operated out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The flight lasts more than 14 hours, depending on the weather and other factors. But fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine …
Hawks beat Rockets, will be No. 9 seed in play-in tournament
HOUSTON — In the final game of the regular season, the Hawks’ offense overwhelmed the Rockets, 130-114, earning the No. 9 seed in the East. 1. Because the Nos. 7-10 seeds in the Eastern Conference have been in such a tight race, the most significant pa…
Steve Hummer: Tiger Woods’ next appearance? That’s anyone’s guess.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hope you enjoyed the Tiger Woods World Fair, otherwise known as the 2022 Masters. Took in just enough of the torrent of brave adjectives written on his behalf to soak in the experience without drowning in the prose. The Woods schedule al…
Herschel Walker’s no-show looms large over Senate GOP debate
ATLANTA — Former football great Herschel Walker skipped the first major Republican U.S. Senate debate, but his absence at the event in Gainesville on Saturday helped shape the back-and-forth among the five candidates who showed up. Each of Walker’s top…
Steve Hummer: Masters Sunday becomes showdown between Scheffler, Smith
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Scottie Scheffler and his sage caddie – Bubba Watson’s man from his two championships here – were conducting a search and rescue mission in largely unexplored brush left of the fairway at 18 Saturday, all matters Masters got a lot mor…
Injury catches up with Tiger Woods for worst round at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods got a glimpse Saturday of what the other side of 60 feels like. Though only 46 years old, the creaks, cricks and pops emanating from his right leg brought more grimaces to his face than his previous 36 holes combined at Augus…
Police: Owner, wife, grandson shot dead in robbery at Georgia gun range
ATLANTA — Three family members were killed during an apparent robbery at a Grantville gun range Friday, and investigators from multiple agencies worked late into the night at the scene searching for answers to the grim crime. The owner of the Lock Stoc…
Michael Cunningham: Hawks should fear no play-in foe, but best to avoid Brooklyn
The Hawks should fear no foe in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Their 15-9 record since Feb. 15 includes eight quality wins and really only three bad losses. The Hawks have the NBA’s fifth-best point differential over the past two weeks. They have some s…