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…
Steve Hummer: Harold Varner proves he belongs among the Masters leaders
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When it comes time, when the world is watching and his golf matters most, Harold Varner will decide what kind of symbol he’ll be. You don’t get to make that call. Friday was one such time. He came off windswept Augusta National, a place …
Steve Hummer: Tiger Woods gets a win – just for playing at this Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The ultimate apex predator was forced to admit Thursday that sometimes he can be happy even if he doesn’t eviscerate every poor prey item in sight. Just being in the hunt again can be its own reward. Tiger Woods’ definition of victory s…
Braves star Ronald Acuña says he won’t miss departed Freddie Freeman
ATLANTA — In an Instagram Live interview Wednesday night, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña said he won’t miss departed icon Freddie Freeman. “Me? Nothing,” Acuña said when asked what he would miss about Freeman, according to a translation from Spani…
Mark Bradley: The Braves should win more trophies. We’ve said that before.
The Braves enter the slightly delayed 2022 season as reigning World Series champs. Last fall’s triumph bore a bolt-from-the-blue-element – postseason heroics were wrought by many players who weren’t Braves at the All-Star break – but we can’t say we ha…
Masters’ popular Par 3 contest back after two-year hiatus
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Like everything else at Augusta National Golf Club, how the tee times are determined for the annual Par 3 contest is top secret. But judging from the pairing sheet that developed for Wednesday’s proceeding, players with wives and toddler…
Georgia lawmakers vote to empower state investigative agency to probe claims of election fraud
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly’s approval of a bill would give the state investigative agency stronger police powers over elections by authorizing the statewide agency to launch investigations into allegations of fraud. The legislation, which p…
Steve Hummer: Tiger Woods makes the spoiled walk good again
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The long, intense relationship between Tiger Woods, the Masters and the remarkable continues. Here’s where, a quarter century ago, Woods won the first of his 15 major titles and altered the very color spectrum of the game. Here’s where, …
Georgia Gov. Kemp ends legislative session with new fuel for reelection fight
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp picked the right time to reach a meeting of minds with the Republican-controlled Legislature. Unlike past legislative sessions shaped by tighter budgets and stifling infighting, the governor and his allies steered just…
Delta to add nonbinary gender option for bookings
Delta Air Lines said it will add a nonbinary gender option for flight bookings later this year, becoming the third major carrier to provide a gender-neutral alternative and completing changes to its booking systems that the airline shelved during the p…