Former Hawk Jason Collins tests positive for coronavirus

Former Hawk Jason Collins revealed Tuesday on Twitter that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Collins spent three seasons with the Hawks (2009-12) and played for five other teams during his 13-year NBA career. Collins became the first openly gay male athlete playing in a major team sport when he revealed his orientation in 2013, his next-to-last NBA season.

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Back to earth: Pistons ground Hawks; snap five-game win streak

Hawks’ role players producing results in early-season run without Trae Young

Over the last nine games, the Hawks (9-5) have put up a 7-2 record, coming off winning all four of their games on their most recent western road trip.

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher’s status is day-to-day following scary fall

After a scary fall during the team’s comeback win over the Suns on Sunday, Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher appears to have avoided a more serious injury.

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Back to earth: Pistons ground Hawks; snap five-game win streak

Hawks’ role players producing results in early-season run without Trae Young

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher’s status is day-to-day following scary fall

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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.