FALCONS NOTEBOOK: Atlanta GM doesn’t think team needs big-name backup QB for Ryan

I’ve never been a fan of soccer.  One of the reasons is that I grew up playing the sports that most of us will end up watching from the couch.  Football and basketball, for example.  

 Chris Sale enters Friday night’s start against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium looking to do what only John Smoltz has ever done for the Braves.

Allisha Gray scored a game-high 22 points on Thursday to help the Atlanta Dream post an 89-78 victory over the Seattle Storm in College Park, Ga.