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Seattle Seahawks fans sit in the stands after an NFL football divisional football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. The Falcons won 36-20. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Seahawks go into offseason dejected at another missed chance

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder, of Germany, drives to the basket as Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon (13) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Bazemore, Dunleavy pick up offense, Hawks beat Bucks

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

NFL Today, Divisional Playoffs

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brian Poole (34) hits Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during the second half of an NFL football divisional football game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Seahawks suffer yet another road divisional playoff loss

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) celebrates his touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football divisional football game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Matt Ryan leads Falcons to NFC title game, beating Seattle

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder, left, and Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas chase down a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Thomas steadies Celtics, Horford triumphant in return home

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan loosens up with a baseball during practice at the NFL football teams training facility in Flowery Branch, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Curtis Compton//Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

A lot has changed since previous Atlanta-Seattle matchup

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Judge declines to stop attorney from selling wife’s assets

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1999, file photo, Atlanta Falcons' Bob Whitfield (70) and Ephraim Salaam (74) sit on the bench surrounded by confetti following their 34-19 loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII, in Miami. The Falcons are in rare territory, indeed. For only the eighth time in franchise's 51-season history, they are among the final eight teams in the NFL playoffs. Of course, the Falcons have never won a Super Bowl title, a burden that hangs over this year's high-scoring team heading into Saturday's divisional round game against the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

After 51 years, Falcons still chasing first championship

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Smyly pitches against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Mariners have made a pair of trades, landing left-handed starter Drew Smyly from the Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander reliever Shae Simmons from the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Seattle acquires Drew Smyly as it makes pair of trades

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets' Isaiah Whitehead (15) defends Atlanta Hawks' Dennis Schroder (17), of Germany, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Hawks win 7th straight, defeat skidding Nets 117-97

By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN - Associated Press

2016 AP All-Pro Team Voting

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Lindsey Hodges shops at Kroger located off of Alps Rd. in Athens, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. A menacing winter storm approaching the South could bring freezing rain to states as far south as Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and up to 8 inches of snow in parts of North Carolina and Virginia, forecasters said. The storm also brings the threat of freezing rain to parts of the Deep South including Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

The Latest: Some Alabama, Georgia roads risky _ sleet, snow

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Lindsey Hodges shops at Kroger located off of Alps Rd. in Athens, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. A menacing winter storm approaching the South could bring freezing rain to states as far south as Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and up to 8 inches of snow in parts of North Carolina and Virginia, forecasters said. The storm also brings the threat of freezing rain to parts of the Deep South including Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Storm approaches South: snow, sleet, freezing rain forecast

By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

McCoughtry to miss at least part of Dream’s 2017 season

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Hi-Rez Expo kicks off online game championship in Atlanta

Associated Press

This April 19, 2016 photo shows Jay Jamerson in Carrollton, Ga. Jamerson, one of the first men who integrated the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for this service, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his wife, Doris Jamerson.(Melaine Boyd/Times Georgian, via AP)

Vet who served with pioneering 1st black Marines dies at 89

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Man convicted of killing son is sent to south Georgia prison

Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND/NEW YEAR'S EDITIONS - FILE - This Oct. 3, 2016, file photo shows Justin Ross Harris listening to jury selection during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. A judge in December sentenced 36-year-old Justin Ross Harris to life in prison with no possibility of parole in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. The case was among the top stories of 2016 in Georgia. (Stephen B. Morton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool, File)

Hurricane, drought, officer deaths among state’s top stories

By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, right, and running back Devonta Freeman celebrate Ryan's touchdown pass to Julio Jones, center, against the New Orleans Saints during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Falcons enjoy major turnaround, Saints end with a thud

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press