Falcons safety/linebacker Kemal Ishmael, a mainstay on special teams, has been told that he will not be re-signed, according to his agent Fred Lyles. 

The NFL draft class of 2020 is considered one of the better wide receiver groups in a long time.

It was edge-rusher day for the media Thursday at the NFL scouting combine.

Mike Soroka’s slightly delayed debut went swimmingly Friday afternoon. It was the first of potentially five outings leading to his first opening-day start.

Larry Berg owns LAFC. This week he proclaimed that MLS will, within 10 years, be more popular than big-league baseball. “We definitely have the demographics in our favor, both in terms of youth and diversity,” he said. “I think we'll pass baseball and hockey and be the No. 3 sport in the U.S. behind football and basketball.” 

Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria was scratched from the Braves’ lineup Thursday after feeling left oblique tightness during batting practice. The team said the decision was precautionary. 

The Hawks (18-43) combined a balanced offense and a complete second half to cruise past the Nets 141-118 Friday at State Farm Arena. 

Center Dewayne Dedmon, who missed Wednesday’s loss to Orlando with right elbow pain, underwent a non-surgical procedure to address the pain on Thursday, the Hawks announced.

Clint Capela has still not progressed to doing any contact work or basketball activity. 

Atlanta United and Club America will play in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on March 11 and March 18.

Atlanta United will be a part of history on Saturday when it plays at Nashville in its first MLS game. More than 60,000 are expected at Nissan Stadium.

Manuel Castro could join Atlanta United as early as Monday, manager Frank de Boer said Thursday.

Valdosta State – No. 1 ranked Treutlen is heading back to the state championship for the second consecutive season after toppling No. 4 Terrell County 68-63. The Vikings jumped out to a 40-30 halftime lead and held a 61-55 lead with 3:06 left to play before celebrating the win. With the victory, Treutlen improves to a perfect 30-0 and is back in the finals after last year's 67-65 heartbreaking loss to Calhoun County. 

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — The St. Francis Lady Knights finally conquered a familiar foe and, in the process, ended a remarkable run for the Wesleyan Lady Wolves, coasting to a 75-61 win in the Class A Private semifinals on Friday at Georgia State College and University’s Centennial Center.

Shortly before school started, Southwest DeKalb coach Eugene Brown officially got the news that Kadarius “K.D.” Johnson, the best player in the region as a junior, was transferring to Hargrave Military. That ended the idea of pairing Johnson with Eugene Brown III, the son of the coach and a big-time Division I prospect who had missed his junior season with a broken leg, to form the basis of a powerhouse.

Good pitching, clutch hitting and a competitive ballgame kept a sellout crowd at Foley Field engaged on a frigid night as No. 4-ranked Georgia held off Georgia Tech 6-5 Friday.

One certainly can be critical of Georgia’s performance in Tom Crean’s first two seasons as men’s basketball coach. But he deserves nothing but praise for his ability to raise the profile of the Bulldogs. 

Georgia and Georgia Tech will get to play a weekend series for the first time in 61 years. 

With three games to play in the regular season, the NCAA tournament appears to be the longest of long shots for Georgia Tech. While the Yellow Jackets haven’t abandoned it – they can get in by winning the ACC tournament and capturing the league’s automatic berth – the NIT is out there as a possibility, though that would require some work, too.

Georgia Tech wide receiver Jair Hawkins-Anderson has put his name into the transfer portal, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to the AJC. Hawkins-Anderson, who completed three seasons with the Yellow Jackets, had limited playing time in his career.

This is the fifth installment in a nine-part series that will preview Georgia Tech’s spring football practice, which begins Tuesday. Today: Offensive line| Yesterday: Defensive backs| Tomorrow: Tight ends