We have to get better with the lead, man. I don't know exactly what it is or we would've fixed it by now. We get double-digit leads every game but we're not able to hold on to them.

Hawks player Kyle Korver after the loss to the Wizards in NBA playoff Game 1 of the second-round.

I had yet to transition mentally from Dr. Dana Evans to prisoner, so it was devastating to accept this would be my view of the sky. At very difficult times, looking at the sky had become somewhat of a ritual; I would find myself going outside, lifting my hands up, looking to the clouds and feeling as if I could see and feel God. For the first time, my view was obstructed.

Dana Evans, former principal of Dobbs Elementary School  and one of the 11 educators found guilty in the cheating trial, in an opinion essay.

The Falcons rolled the dice on [Jalen] Collins, a player with only 10 starts and a checkered past. He failed three drug tests at LSU. Like most players who get busted, Collins maintained, 'That's in the past.'  If it's not and he ends up getting suspended down the road for violating the league's substance abuse policy, the Falcons will have miscalculated on a high pick.

AJC sports writer D. Orlando Ledbetter on the Falcons' second-round pick in the NFL Draft

I will always cherish the memories that we've created together. Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart. He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart.

Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn, announcing that she and golfer Tiger Woods have ended their relationship

You have to have the warrant issued before the sheriff can be arrested. What I'm trying to figure out is, does that apply to a sheriff all the time, or only in the performance of his official duty.

Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter, after Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill allegedly shot and critically injured a woman Sunday night at a model home near Lawrenceville

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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