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The Atlanta Braves are sad to report the passing of longtime broadcaster and friend, Skip Caray. Caray died in his sleep earlier today at his Atlanta home. "Our baseball community has lost a legend today," said Braves President John Schuerholz. "The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children." This season marked the 33rd year Caray had been calling games for the Atlanta Braves, a majority of which were for TBS, which gave Caray a national audience and fan base. Caray came to broadcasting naturally as the son...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2007 – An award-winning Air Force photographer routinely braves bullets and bombs to tell the military’s story through the lenses of his Nikon cameras. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, a member of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., is the Defense Department’s Military Photographer of the Year for 2007. Lock also earned that honor in 2002 and 2005. Defense Department photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Combat photographer Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock is the Defense Department’s Military Photographer of the Year for 2007. Lock also earned that honor...

Clete Boyer, the sharp-fielding third baseman who played on Yankees teams that won five consecutive pennants in the 1960s, died yesterday in Atlanta. He was 70. The cause was a stroke, said his brother Cloyd, a former major league pitcher. When the Yankees played the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1964 World Series, third base was a Boyer family affair. While Clete, who played 16 seasons in the major leagues, was at third for the Yankees in the ’64 World Series, his brother Ken, often an All-Star, played third base for the Cardinals. “When they asked my mother who she...

Upset over the lack of African-Americans on the Braves roster, members of Jesse Jackson's Rainbow-PUSH Coalition asked for a meeting with team officials. They got one Monday. Joe Beasley, Southern Regional Director for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, said he and Dexter Clinkscale, the director of sports for the organization, met Monday morning for nearly two hours with Braves general manager John Schuerholz, assistant general manager Frank Wren and three other Braves officials.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - Jake Rocker, the father of former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, was killed in a traffic accident Tuesday morning, police said. Rocker, 63, of Macon was struck by a dump truck in oncoming traffic as he made a left turn on the Ga. 247 Connector about 7:30 a.m., Warner Robins police Maj. John Wagner said. The truck driver, identified as Angelo Raffield Jr., 40, was not hurt and no citations were issued, Wagner said. Rocker's son, a left-hander, had 38 saves for Atlanta in 1999, but his career took a dive after controversial comments he made...

Time Warner Inc. finalized an agreement Monday to sell the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media Corp. after more than a year of negotiations. The deal, which values the team at $450 million, was submitted to Major League Baseball for its approval process, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made and publicly traded companies were involved. The parties hope baseball will approve the sale in time for the team to be transferred by opening day, the person said. Under the agreement, Terry McGuirk will remain in charge of the team...

Here we go....Most teams have 50 or 51 games to go after today's games.....here is how things are shaping up baseball fans.... 2006 American League Standings EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10 NY Yankees 65 42 .607 - 36-19 29-23 595 503 Lost 1 8-2 Boston 65 44 .596 1 35-17 30-27 600 540 Lost 1 4-6 Toronto 57 53 .518 9.5 35-23 22-30 574 545 Lost 7 1-9 Baltimore 50 61 .450 17 30-30 20-31 538 618 Won 1 5-5 Tampa Bay 46 65 .414 21 28-26 18-39 492 599 Won 1 4-6 CENTRAL...

ATLANTA-Adam LaRoche knows how it looks. He doesn’t seem to be trying hard. He comes across as inattentive, sluggish, a little too laid-back to be a professional athlete. When LaRoche was coming-up through the minors, countless coaches and instructors told him to show more emotion. “They would tell me, ‘When you’re playing, we know you want to win, but it doesn’t always look like it,”’ said LaRoche, the Atlanta-Braves’ first-baseman. “They would say, ‘You’ve got to fake it. You’ve got to fake some excitement. You’ve got show them you’re giving 100-percent.”’ LaRoche’s relaxed approach—and a disorder that makes it hard...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 24, 2006) – During World War II, the U.S. Army’s 9th Infantry Division earned the title “Old Reliables” for their steadfast ability to accomplish dangerous missions. Their reputation has endured in 9th Infantry Division combat veteran Walter Victor, now in his 40th season as official team photographer for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Like his father before him, Victor was working in a Dupont, Pa., coal mine when WWII broke out in Europe. It was early 1942 when 24 year-old Victor was drafted into the Army. After basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C., he joined...

Several Baseball/Beisbol related questions? 1) Where's Ken5050? He's usually the man on these b-ball discussion threads. 2) CNN's Power Ratings ask the annual question about the Braves. Why do the buzzards always start to circle. Yes, their BP once again sux. Is this the year they cough it up? 3) On a related note. If the Braves cough it up, is it because The Mets are for real? They're 9-2, as of this addition of the CNN/SI power ratings. 4) Bonds? Relevant? Worth bothering with? If so, let's start a meaningless office pool. How many games does Bonds successfully play...

No fear: Braves fight on to Sweet 16 The MVC has a second team in the Sweet 16. Bradley, Oakland's 13 seed, shocked Pitt Sunday to advance.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Most of these Kansas kids didn't have much to do with the "Bucknell Bummer." Now they have one to call their own. Marcellus Sommerville scored 21 points and made five 3-pointers, and 13th-seeded Bradley handed the fourth-seeded Jayhawks their second straight first-round NCAA Tournament exit with a 77-73 victory Friday night. The Braves made 11 3s to pick up their first NCAA Tournament victory in 20 years and advance to play fifth-seeded Pittsburgh in the second round of the Oakland Regional on Sunday. Unlike a year ago, when Wayne Simien missed a 15-footer at the...

Bonds was a Brave for a day New Schuerholz book contains plenty of insider tidbits By DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 03/09/06 St. Petersburg, Fla. — Barry Bonds was a Brave for one night in 1992, Tom Glavine was ready to back out of a free-agent deal with the Mets and stay with the Braves in 2002 and Deion Sanders only used the Braves to demonstrate his athletic prowess. Those are among the revelations in a surprisingly candid book by Braves general manager John Schuerholz. "Built to Win" is due to arrive in stores next week. "It's not...

Tampa, not Richmond, to host 2012 General Conference United Methodists from all over the world will gather in Tampa, Fla., in 2012. The Tampa Convention Center will host the United Methodist Church’s legislative assembly in 2012. The United Methodist Commission on the General Conference changed the venue from Richmond, Va., because the city is home to a minor league baseball team that uses a Native American name. The denomination discourages church meetings in such cities on the grounds that sports mascots and logos are demeaning to Native Americans. A Web-only photo courtesy of the Tampa Convention Center. NASHVILLE, Tenn....

The United Methodist General Conference had eliminated Atlanta before choosing Richmond for its 2012 General Conference. Now, it has eliminated Richmond as host for its 1,000 delegates and 4,000 other attendees, for the same reason: the names of the Braves' baseball teams. The denomination's Commission on the General Conference is moving the convention to Tampa because of its policy, begun in 2004, of not meeting in cities home to professional sports teams with American Indian names.

Red Sox deal Renteria to Braves for Marte ESPN.com news services DALLAS -- The Boston Red Sox gave up on Edgar Renteria just one year after lavishing a four-year, $40 million contract on him, trading the shortstop to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday for third base prospect Andy Marte. The move left Boston without a shortstop amid speculation that it will trade Marte to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Julio Lugo. The Braves needed a shortstop after Rafael Furcal signed a three-year, $39 million free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Renteria made the last out for the...

The Mets long have come in on the wrong side of their rivalry with the Braves, and now Atlanta might be making a serious run at one of the Mets' top free agent targets - closer Billy Wagner. Two baseball executives said yesterday that Braves GM John Schuerholz was planning to meet with Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, this week. Wagner had acknowledged interest by the Braves and Red Sox when he met with New York-area reporters following a visit here last week, but noted they "have other things on their plate right now." However, a scheduled meeting is a sign...

Lets go ahead and start with San Diego v. St. Louis. St. Louis has got a powerful line-up and a strong rotation. San Diego's got Jake Peavy and Brian Giles. Not enough to overcome St. Louis' dominance. I think one big thing to think about is that Pedro Astacio is their game 2 starter. That shows how weak that line-up is. No one in the Padres line-up has hit more than 18 homers, the projected clean-up hitter hit 12. This series goes to the Cardinals 3-1. Houston v. Atlanta Both team have a lot going for them. The Braves have...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA banned the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments, but will not prohibit them otherwise.The NCAA's executive committee decided this week the organization did not have the authority to bar Indian mascots by individual schools, committee chairman Walter Harrison said Friday.Nicknames or mascots deemed ``hostile or abusive'' would not be allowed by teams on their uniforms or other clothing beginning with any NCAA tournament after Feb. 1, said Harrison, the University of Hartford's president.``What each institution decides to do is really its own business'' outside NCAA championship events, he said.Guidelines...

The NCAA has asked the University of North Carolina (search) at Pembroke to stop calling its sports teams the "Braves,“ saying the nickname is racially offensive to Native Americans. But it turns out the university was founded exclusively for American Indians, who called themselves the Braves.

Regular Guys back on radio, at 640 GST > By RODNEY HO The Atlanta Journal-Constitution > Published on: 03/02/2005 The Regular Guys will be back - minus the raunch. Taken off the air a year ago at 96rock because the pair inadvertently aired porn over an advertisement, the popular morning show will return on sister news/talk station WGST-AM/640. The show will run from 8 a.m. to noon weekdays starting Monday, March 21, replacing the poorly rated syndicated political talk show host Glenn Beck. Tom Hughes' morning news/talk show will be pushed back to 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. "I'm excited,"...

The Atlanta Braves held off the Astros in Game 4 of the NLDS by a score of 6-5. The big plays were a three run homer by Adam Laroche, an inning-ending 4-1 put out by Marcus Giles and John Smoltz, A go-ahead RBI single by J.D. Drew, and a game-ending 6-3 double play started by Rafael Furcal, who delayed his 21-day sentence for DUI by another day. Hopefully, this Game 5 will end better than last year's loss to the Cubs, after which I had to endure an eight-block walk back to my van while listening to Cubs fans scream...

Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz and catcher Eddie Perez reportedly made anti-gay comments last week during interviews with the Associated Press, including Smoltz comparing same-sex marriage to legalizing bestiality. The AP article, published July 3, examined homophobia in professional sports and the prospects of a gay player coming out in baseball, basketball, football or hockey.But Smoltz spoke specifically about the most dominant social issue in the gay rights movement, marriage equality, sparking one local activist to demand an apology.“Smoltz, a devout Christian, criticized those who want to legalize gay marriage,” the AP reported. “‘What’s next? Marrying an animal?’ he asked...

Warren Spahn: 1921-2003 His left arm left impression on baseball, Milwaukee By TOM HAUDRICOURT Last Updated: Nov. 25, 2003 Warren Spahn, arguably the greatest left-handed pitcher in major-league baseball history and a mainstay of the Milwaukee Braves' powerhouse teams in the late '50s, died Monday at age 82 at his home in Broken Arrow, Okla. Johnny Logan, the former Braves shortstop who made his home in Milwaukee, received a midafternoon telephone call from Spahn's son, Greg, saying the Hall of Fame pitcher had passed away. "It's a sad day," Logan said. "He was the greatest left-handed pitcher to ever put...

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There will be no Indians, no Braves and no Chiefs at Seattle's public schools after a King County Superior Court judge yesterday upheld a school district policy banning the use of tribal names for school monikers and mascots.Judge James Doerty dismissed an appeal of the policy adopted last July, which prohibits the use of American Indians or Alaskan Natives as school symbols and nicknames. Seattle Public Schools established the policy after the student-run Native American Club at West Seattle High objected to the Indian mascot and nickname used at the school for more than 80 years. The Indian mascot was...

The Giants just beat the Braves, 3-1, to win the NLDS three games to two. The experts had picked the Braves to sweep.

The late Bart Giamatti, far too briefly the commissioner of baseball, understood the essence of his sport better than most people. ``It breaks your heart,'' he wrote. ``It is meant to break your heart.'' ADVERTISEMENT There is evidence of that every day but it was never more convincing than 43 years ago Sunday when Harvey Haddix pitched the greatest game ever and wound up with nothing more to show for it than another loss. There have been 16 perfect games pitched in baseball history, each of them discussed in James Buckley Jr.'s new book, ``Perfect.'' The roster includes Hall of...

The latest bilge flowing from California has to do with the terrible indignity suffered by American Indians at the hands of American highschools. Namely, the schools’ mascots like “Redskins,” “Chiefs,” “Braves,” etc. The actual bilge is emanating directly from the legislature in the form of a bill that would outlaw such horrible practices and force hundreds of highschools to pick new mascots that do not offend the indians. Names such as the “Napa Valley Ninnies” and “Bakersfield Bedwetters” would probably pass the politically correct muster. This bill has been passed out of whatever mindless committee it was assigned to and...

<p>Upset that a nearby high school would not change its "Fightin' Reds" mascot, an intramural basketball team at the University of Northern Colorado sarcastically named itself "Fightin' Whities" this month and adopted the slogan, "Every thang's gonna be all white."</p>