Conceptual design for new stadium completed

Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 7:45pm

ATLANTA (WXIA) - Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons officially announced the completion of a conceptual design for the new Atlanta stadium, and said they plan to move immediately into the schematic design phase of the project.

The Georgia World Congress Center Board of governors has granted approval to the conceptual design, which was required by the memorandum of understanding.

The schematic design phase of the project will further develop the design concept of the stadium.

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Braves comeback falls short, Mets win opener 4-3

Submitted by Jenna Herb, Sports Producer

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 6:56pm

ATLANTA (AP) - Even when they were down 4-0 to Matt Harvey, the Atlanta Braves felt they had a chance.

They nearly pulled off another comeback.

The Braves knocked out Harvey in a three-run eighth inning, but their rally fizzled as the New York Mets held on for a 4-3 victory Tuesday in the opening game of a doubleheader.

"Matt pitched a great game, but we battled," Atlanta's Dan Uggla said. "We just kind of fell short."

The Braves were helpless against Harvey (6-1) much of the day. He pitched six hitless innings and had a career-high 13 strikeouts. John Buck homered for the Mets.

"It's one of those days where it was jumping out nice and I was hitting spots," Harvey said. "Certain days you wake up and you feel good and you can let it go. Today was one of those days."

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Kym Whitley opens up about new OWN Network reality series 'Raising Whitley'

Submitted by ReinChild, By ReinChild, Where U Live Blogger

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 2:26pm

Kym Whitley opens up about new OWN Network reality series 'Raising Whitley'

ATLANTA -- Kym Whitley is more character than most people would actually believe. This born and raised Midwesterner, knew that Ohio would not be the place she built her career. She ventured across the nation before naming Los Angeles the place to plant her career seed. Most know Kym as an big screen actresses and comedian, but with a recent opportunity with Oprah’s Network Kym has added reality show star to her roster.

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Braves C Gattis on 15-day DL with strained oblique

Submitted by Jenna Herb, Sports Producer

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 11:48am

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Evan Gattis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.

The Braves announced the move before Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Mets. Infielder Tyler Pastornicky was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Gattis injured himself on his final at-bat of a 2-1 victory over the Mets on Monday night. Brian McCann was on deck to pinch hit when Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer to win the game in the ninth inning.

The 26-year-old Gattis has been one of baseball's most surprising players. He earned a backup job in spring training as a non-roster player and quickly increased his role with a penchant for dramatic homers.

He is second on the Braves in homers (14) and RBIs (37) while batting .252.

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Freeman's homer in 9th lifts Braves over Mets 2-1

Submitted by Jenna Herb, Sports Producer

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 11:45am

ATLANTA (AP) - Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Dillon Gee, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain.

Gee (5-7) totally shut down the Braves until the ninth, when Justin Upton singled with one out before Freeman launched a towering drive into the right-field seats on a 2-2 pitch to end a game that didn't start until nearly 11 p.m.

Until then, Gee had allowed only two runners as far as second base.

David Carpenter (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Tim Hudson worked seven innings for the Braves, allowing only Gee's RBI single with two outs in the seventh.

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Attorneys for indicted APS educators want cases dismissed

Submitted by Donna Lowry, 11Alive Reporter

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 8:51pm

ATLANTA -- Attorneys for educators indicted in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal worked to try to get the entire case, against all 35 defendants, thrown out during a hearing today before Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter.

MORE | Continuing coverage of APS cheating scandal

"This entire process is so poisoned," Brian Steel attorney for Lucious Brown, a former principal at Kennedy Middle School, said in court. "This indictment must be dismissed."

Steel argued the statements educators made to GBI investigators were coerced because the employees were told they would lose their jobs if they did not cooperate.

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New Falcons stadium roof would twist open, closed

Submitted by Doug Richards, 11Alive Reporter

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 7:20pm

ATLANTA -- The architect behind a new Falcons stadium unveiled new "concept" images of the stadium's design.

PHOTOS | Pictures of the proposed new Falcons stadium

"This is primarily an open building that closes instead of a closed building that opens," said Bill Johnson of 360 Architecture, the Kansas City firm chosen to design the billion -dollar retractable roof stadium.

MORE | Continuing coverage of new Falcons stadium

The stadium architect showed off images of an eleven-sided building wedged into the stadium's south site -- capped with an eight-piece roof that twists open and closed like the aperture of a camera.

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