Favre fined $10,000 for crack-back block

New York -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for his crack-back block on Houston's Eugene Wilson in a preseason game.

The league said Friday that Favre hit an opponent below the waist on a run play as the Texans safety was moving toward the ball carrier. The game last Monday was televised nationally and the block caused some uproar in Houston and elsewhere around the league. Wilson injured his knee on the play.

Dream scorch Sparks, clinch playoff home court behind Howard’s heroics

Rhyne Howard became only the fourth player in WNBA history to hit nine 3-pointers in a game as the Atlanta Dream downed the Los Angeles Sparks.

Atlanta Dream’s Karl Smesko in mix for Coach of the Year after ‘unbelievable’ jump

The Atlanta Dream, once mired in the league’s offensive basement, has transformed into a contender on both ends of the floor with Karl Smesko as coach.

Why Dream’s Allisha Gray should be in discussions for WNBA’s top honor

Although she faces stiff competition, Gray has a case for being WNBA’s MVP.

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Dream scorch Sparks, clinch playoff home court behind Howard’s heroics

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Hundreds detained in immigration raid at Georgia’s Hyundai Metaplant site

Federal immigration agents Thursday conducted an operation at the Hyundai Motor Group factory site near Savannah.

Words of Muscogee (Creek) take prominent perches on Macon street signs

Phonetic Muscogee translations of English words now appear on street signs in Macon, Georgia, near Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park.

The Atlanta airport Plane Train’s employees have voted to unionize

Employees who operate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Plane Train said in a statement that their group is interested in better pay and benefits.