ATLANTA -- Adonis Garcia scored from second on an improbable stolen base attempt in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday night despite Ryan Vogelsongs strong start.Vogelsong allowed only one run in six innings his first start in more than two months. He left with the game tied 1-1.Felipe Rivero (0-4) walked Garcia with one out in the seventh, and Garcia moved to second on Ender Inciartes single. Garcia, who has only two steals this season, broke for third base as the left-handed Rivero held the ball on the mound.Rivero finally threw to third, but Jung Ho Kang dropped the throw for an error, allowing Garcia to score. Inciarte moved to second on the play and scored on Jeff Francoeurs pinch-hit single to center field.The Pirates, who began the night three games behind NL wild-card leaders Los Angeles and St. Louis, have lost five of six.Four of the Braves five runs were unearned.David Freese cut Atlantas lead to 3-2 with a homer to right off Chris Withrow in the eighth. Another error by Kang, who whiffed on Erick Aybars grounder, helped the Braves score two run in the eighth. Aybar stole second and scored from third on a liner to left field by Nick Markakis.Garcia added a run-scoring double off Antonio Bastardo.Hunter Cervenka (1-0) recorded two outs in the seventh when pinch-hitter John Jaso hit into a broken-bat double play on a grounder to first. Jaso didnt leave the batters box.Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his seventh save in 10 chances.The 39-year-old Vogelsong made his return after suffering facial fractures when he was hit by Jordan Lyles pitch in his start against Colorado on May 23. He had surgery on June 2 and made four minor league rehab starts in July.Inciarte scored from third in the third inning on Aybars bases-loaded short bouncer that a charging Vogelsong couldnt scoop. Aybar has a 10-game hitting streak.Braves rookie right-hander Tyrell Jenkins allowed one run on three hits and four walks in six innings. He has at least four walks in four straight starts.The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 16 minutes by rain.Inciarte had two hits, extending Atlantas longest hitting streak of the season to 15 games.BOSCAN RELEASEDThe Pirates released RHP Wilfredo Boscan, who had been on the Triple-A Indianapolis DL with a strained oblique, to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Vogelsong. Boscan was 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA in six games, including one start, with Pittsburgh this season. IF Max Moroff, who made his major league debut on Sunday, was optioned to Indianapolis to open a spot on the 25-man roster.TRAINERS ROOMPirates 2B Josh Harrison started in his first appearance since leaving Sundays game with right leg discomfort after colliding with Milwaukees Keon Broxton on a play at first base. ... Manager Clint Hurdle said C Francisco Cervelli is feeling better after being hit by a pitch, cracking his batting helmet, on Tuesday night. Cervelli grounded out as a pinch-hitter to end the game.UP NEXTPirates: Rookie RHP Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.52) will look for his first win since June 29 at Seattle when the Pirates open a weekend series at Cincinnati on Friday night.Braves: Rookie Joel De La Cruz (0-3, 3.80) will make his fourth start when the Braves open a road trip against Jaime Garcia and the St. Louis Cardinals.St. Louis Cardinals Cheap Jordan 6 From China . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Jordan 6 Shoes For Sale . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. http://www.airjordan6cheap.com/ . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. 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PRO BASKETBALLDALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says his decision to revoke the credentials of two ESPN writers who cover his team was driven partly by concern that automated game reports could eventually replace human-generated content.Cuban said Monday that he banned Marc Stein and Tim MacMahon from Mavericks home games to bring attention to the issue of companies using automation in sports coverage.The Associated Press, in a partnership with Automated Insights, produces automated stories on minor league baseball but does not use the technology for most of its sports coverage. The AP has at least one reporter at all games in the four major professional sports and most major college football and basketball games.The billionaire who made his fortune through internet technology told The Dallas Morning News that ESPN had informed the club that it wouldnt have a reporter at every game and would rely on wire services. Barry Bedlan, APs sports product manager, said ESPN has relied on us for years.BASEBALLNEW YORK -- Slugger Kris Bryant, pitchers Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks, and manager Joe Maddon of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs are among the finalists for baseballs major postseason awards.The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the top three vote-getters in each category.The honors will be announced next week on MLB Network. Voting was completed by the end of the regular season.Bryant, Daniel Murphy of Washington and Corey Seager of the Dodgers are up for NL MVP. Jose Altuve of Houston, Mookie Betts of Boston and Mike Trout of the Angels are on the AL side.The AL Cy Young Award is between Clevelands Corey Kluber, Bostons Rick Porcello and Detroits Justin Verlander. In the NL, its Lester, Hendricks or Washingtons Max Scherzer.Maddon, Washingtons Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts of the Dodgers are up for NL Manager of the Year. Clevelands Terry Francona, Texas Jeff Banister and Baltimores Buck Showalter are the AL candidates.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Toronto sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, and New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and second baseman Neil Walker were among 10 players to receive $17.2 million qualifying offers from their teams as general managers gathered for their annual meeting.Chicago Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler and Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen and third baseman Justin Turner also received offers, as did major league home run leader Mark Trumbo of Baltimore. Texas outfielder Ian Desmond and Philadelphia pitcher Jeremy Hellickson got offers, too.Players have until Nov. 14 to accept. For players who dont and sign elsewhere, their new team loses a high selection in next Junes amateur draft and their old club gets an extra pick after the first round.Twenty players received qualifying offers last year, when the amount was $15.8 million. Baltimore catcher Matt WWieters, Houston outfielder Colby Rasmus and Colorado right-hander Chad Qualls were the only ones to accept.ddddddddddddCOLLEGE FOOTBALLCLEVELAND -- Kent State has indefinitely suspended star senior safety Nate Holley following his arrest on kidnapping charges.Portage County Sherriff Dave Doak said Holley was arrested on Friday. He posted $50,000 bond Monday and was given a court date.Holleys suspension comes one day before the Golden Flashes host No. 14 Western Michigan. Holley is the teams leading tackler.School spokesman Eric Mansfield confirmed the punishment, but did not provide any details about Holleys arrest.Holley is the Golden Flashes top defensive player, averaging 12.3 tackles per game. He leads the nation with 8.9 solo tackles per game.Holleys twin brother, Nick, took over as Kent States starting quarterback earlier this season following injuries to two other QBs.BAYLOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONSome of Baylor Universitys most prominent supporters, including a former Texas governor and the billionaire businessman whose name adorns the football stadium, called for a shakeup of the schools board of regents in the wake of the campus sexual assault scandal.The months of criticism over the response by the nations largest Baptist universitys to sex assault reports led to the firing of school president Ken Starr and popular football coach Art Briles.The Bears for Leadership Reform group says it wants to address regents transparency, appointments, conflicts of interest, structure and authority, as well as demanding more answers from the regents and the schools investigation into how it mishandled reports of sexual assaults for years.The groups leaders include Drayton McLane, whose name is on the $266 million football stadium built at the height of the programs success under Briles, and former Texas Gov. Mark White. White insisted the groups goal is not about defending Briles or the football program.MIXED MARTIAL ARTSUFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will serve a doping ban until next July after an arbitration panel denied his appeal of a positive test.Widely considered the worlds best pound-for-pound fighter, Jones was pulled from a July bout against Daniel Cormier shortly after news about the positive drug test.Jones claimed to have taken a sexual-enhancement pill but ended up testing positive for two banned anti-estrogen agents.The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which handles UFC testing, declared Jones ineligible. He took the case to arbitration and that panel delivered the maximum one-year suspension, saying Jones degree of fault verged on the reckless.Jones is eligible again on July 7, 2017.UFC issued a statement saying it was aware of the one-year ban, which began on July 6. 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