Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, marking the end of her 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner announced the move in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday night, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, confirmed to The Associated Press that the star centre would sign a one-year deal with Atlanta. CBC | Sports News
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Jeff Hoffman confirms Orioles, Atlanta pulled out of deals before Jays signed him
The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever’s pitching shoulder before he finalized a three-year contract worth $ 33 million US with the Toronto Blue Jays last week. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr. to miss rest of season after tearing left ACL
Atlanta baseball star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Lyles’s record-setting run in Atlanta sets off silent alarm in sleepy men’s 100m season
As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, American sprint star Noah Lyles served notice with his statement 150-metre win in Atlanta, and may have delivered a much-needed jolt of energy to the men’s 100 metres on the world stage in the process. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralyzed Canadian race driver Robert Wickens wins championship at Road Atlanta
Canada’s Robert Wickens, paralyzed from the waist down in an IndyCar crash five years ago, has won a racing championship in the IMSA Touring Car Class finale of the Michelin Pilot Challenge. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Atlanta bombing movie brings back memories of terror for Canadian Olympians who were there
Olympic champions Donovan Bailey and Marnie McBean are among scores of Canadians remembering the terror depicted in a new film about the bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch World Cup big air from Atlanta
Watch as some of the world’s best snowboarders and skiers compete at the World Cup stop in Atlanta. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Star Porsha Williams Shows Off Cleavage As She’s Wheeled Onto ‘BravoCon’ Stage
Porsha Williams didn’t let foot surgery stop her from attending Bravo Con on Saturday. The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star looked as glamorous as ever in a belted cleavage-baring black mini dress as she was wheeled out onto the stage to huge cheers from the audience. Porsha rocked a curly half ponytail and paired her dress with one pointy-toed black ...
Read More »Late strike by DeLeon sends Toronto FC past Atlanta into MLS Cup
Substitute Nick DeLeon scored in the 78th minute as Toronto FC rallied to beat defending champion Atlanta United FC 2-1 Wednesday and advance to the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years. CBC | Sports News
Read More »TFC draw with Atlanta to set MLS record for most points in a season
Atlanta United set a pair of attendance records Sunday but failed to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs when Sebastian Giovinco scored on a brilliant free kick in the 84th minute, giving Toronto FC a 2-2 tie and the most points ever in a Major League Soccer season. CBC | Sports News
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