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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed plans to make an announcement amid reports that Turner Field, the stadium built for the 1996 Olympic Games and later converted into a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves, will be renovated for use by Georgia State University. Reed's office said in a statement that the news conference is planned for 10 a.m. Thursday at the stadium just south of downtown Atlanta. Reed tells WSB-TV (http://2wsb.tv/2b6sDat ) that Georgia State plans to convert Turner Field into a football stadium for the school in a project that will also involve building a new baseball field, student housing, shops and restaurants nearby. Continue to Article

August 18, 2016 7:24:am EST

Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 4 J.A. Happ pitched 7 1/3 innings and became the first 17-game winner in the major leagues as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Melvin Upton Jr hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have scored 19 runs since a 42-minute rain delay on Tuesday. Ezequiel Carrera had an RBI double, Darwin Barney had a two-run double and Russell Martin added an RBI single as Toronto became the sixth team to win five straight series against the Yankees in New York. Continue to Article

August 18, 2016 2:13:am EST

Erick Aybar heated up with the bat in recent weeks. The Detroit Tigers hope their newest acquisition can keep that going throughout their playoff push. The veteran infielder was acquired from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and inserted into the lineup on Wednesday. Continue to Article

August 18, 2016 1:08:am EST

Prized prospect Dansby Swanson, who made his major league debut for the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, will get his first taste of a division rivalry when he faces the Washington Nationals in a four-game series that begins Thursday at Turner Field. The National League East-leading Nationals (70-49) will open a four-game series against the last-place Braves (44-76). Washington will send rookie right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (1-1, 5.74) against Atlanta rookie right-hander Rob Whalen (1-1, 7.31) in a rematch of the Sunday game that Washington won 8-7. Continue to Article

August 18, 2016 12:00:am EST

ATLANTA (AP) -- Kyle Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and the Minnesota Twins overcame two hits from hyped prospect Dansby Swanson in his big league debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

August 17, 2016 10:47:pm EST