5 things to know tonight: Stadium and sports complex to be built in Stonecrest; Man assaults mom with pork chop and more

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Credit: Atlanta Sports City / Special

Credit: Atlanta Sports City / Special

1. Large sports complex called Atlanta Sports City to be built in DeKalb. A giant sports complex featuring a 15,000-seat stadium, 22 soccer and football fields and seven baseball diamonds will be built next to Stonecrest Mall in southeast DeKalb County. [Read more]

2. Georgia man assaults mom with pork chop, cops say. An Athens man has been charged with simple battery after throwing a pork chop at his mother, police said. The man was angry because his mother hadn't gotten him cigarettes, police added. [Read more]

3. Dansby keeps showing why he's a special player for Braves. A quick spring-training update on Dansby Swanson, a homegrown talent who shows all the signs of becoming a Franchise Player for the Braves, if he isn't already. Watch the shortstop go about business on the field this spring training. Watch him in the clubhouse, reading a book at his locker stall when not chatting with teammates or fulfilling interview requests. [Read more]

4. Check out the homes of 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' cast. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast mates are competitive for prominence, drama and airtime. They are also competitive when it comes to homes. Three of them bought houses in metro Atlanta within weeks of each other, ranging from $940,000 to $1.9 million. [Read more]

5. TMZ: Ed Hartwell's paternity test proves he is Keshia Knight Pulliam's baby daddy. Ed Hartwell, after taking a paternity test, is indeed the father of Keshia Knight Pulliam's daughter Ella Grace, who was born last month, according to legal papers TMZ received. [Read more]