1. A Fulton County teacher was carjacked and sexually assaulted early Friday, cops say. The victim was a Creekside High School teacher preparing to leave for work, according to East Point police. Police said the woman was outside her apartment and had stopped to take a selfie photo when she saw a man approaching, holding a gun. [Read more]

2. Falcons trade two draft picks for Andy Levitre: Looking for help along the offensive line, the team has made a trade with the Tennessee Titans for Andy Levitre, who was the 44th rated guard in the league in 2014. The Falcons sent a sixth round pick in 2016 and a future conditional pick to the Titans. [Read more]

3. The Kennesaw State Owls won their first football game, against East Tennessee State on Thursday in Tennessee. [See photos from the victory]

4. Awful by design, the Braves lose again: We think of tanking as giving up, which it is, but we also think of it as cowardly, which it isn't. On the contrary: It takes guts to trot out a product as wretched as the 2015 Braves have become. So writes Mark Bradley in a new column. [Read more]

5. Tonight's forecast: A few clouds with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Low near 70. Winds light and variable. [Get more real-time weather info]

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