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ATLANTA - After a tumultuous summer, the Atlanta Hawks relished a joyous home opener against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season.Jeff Teague scored 25 points, Al Horford added 20 and the Hawks held off the depleted Indiana Pacers 102-92 on Saturday night.With President Jimmy Carter and rap star T.I. among the raucous sellout crowd, Atlanta led all the way but got a scare from a Pacers team that was missing three key players and lost Rodney Stuckey in the first half.Indiana closed to 95-92 when Donald Sloan was fouled in the corner by Horford and knocked down all three free throws with 1:13 left. But Teague answered with a jumper, Sloan missed on a drive, and Teague made a pair of free throws with 26.6 seconds left to clinch the victory.It was nice to see the fans out here supporting us, said Paul Millsap of the Hawks, who lost their season opener at Toronto. With all that we went through, we were able to get out there and play basketball.General manager Danny Ferry is still on indefinite leave after making a racially charged assessment of free-agent target Luol Deng during a conference call with the teams owners. An internal investigation into Ferrys comments revealed a 2-year-old email sent by one of the owners, Bruce Levenson, complaining that African-Americans were keeping away potential white fans.Levenson and his main partner agreed to sell their majority stake in the team rather than face possible NBA discipline in the wake of the Donald Sterling scandal, creating more uncertainty as the Hawks await a new owner.Weve got to take care of business on the court, DeMarre Carroll said. The rest will take of itself.Teague scored 11 of Atlantas first 22 points and came up big at the end against the Pacers, who rallied to beat the Hawks in a seven-game playoff series last April.Chris Copeland scored 21 points for the Pacers, who travelled to Atlanta without injured players David West, George Hill and C.J. Watson. Stuckey tweaked his already sore left ankle in the first half, ending his night after only 6 minutes. Hell be re-evaluated on Sunday.Were fighting hard, Copeland said after the Pacers dropped to 1-2. We can do better, though.Horford, returning from a pectoral injury that knocked him out most of last season, took advantage of his limited playing time. He made 9 of 14 shots in less than 28 minutes, showing plenty of hustle on a key fourth-quarter putback after getting his initial shot blocked by Roy Hibbert. Horford grabbed the loose ball, shook off Hibbert and banked it in with 2:42 left, pumping his fist after the ball fell through to extend Atlantas lead to 93-83.In the fourth, I kind of got a second wind and started feeling better, Horford said.TIP-INSPacers: Indiana shot just 38 per cent (31 of 81) from the field. ... In addition to Copelands performance off the bench, all five starters scored in double figures, led by Hibbert and Sloan with 14 points apiece. ... Hibbert had a double-double, leading the Pacers with 12 rebounds. Luis Scola added 10 rebounds.Hawks: The Hawks have been outrebounded in the first two games. Indiana held a 44-37 edge on the boards. Carroll led the Hawks with nine rebounds. ... The Hawks shot 51 per cent (35 of 69) from the field. ... Kyle Korver hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. ... First-round pick Adreian Payne missed his second straight game with an injured left foot.QUOTABLEWe had a chance to be 3-0. Im not happy about being 1-2. — Pacers coach Frank Vogel.OPENING FESTIVITIESThe Hawks pulled out all the stops for their home debut. T.I. performed before the game, at halftime, and afterward. He started out wearing a vintage Dominique Wilkins jersey. I like that, beamed Wilkins, now a Hawks television commentator. Carter and wife Rosalynn watched from the front row. A number of retired Atlanta players were also on hand, including Spud Webb, Kevin Willis and Jon Koncak. In addition, the Hawks unveiled a new scoreboard, two new videoboards, and a court projection system.UP NEXTPacers: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday night.Hawks: Travel to San Antonio on Wednesday night.___Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 Roberto Alomar Jersey .ca has you covered for whos in, whos out and what to expect from all 30 teams. 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And former Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson certainly knows his pain. "Its pretty hard to coach there without allowing some of these things to kind of affect you," Wilson told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun in his ESPN.BALTIMORE -- John Harbaugh listed all the good things the Baltimore Ravens did in their third preseason game. "Very pleased about most everything about the game," he said. "I like the way we played, I liked how we played." Then he stated the obvious. "I just didnt like the four returns for touchdowns," the coach concluded. Ted Ginn Jr. took a punt 74 yards for a touchdown, and the Carolina Panthers defence scored three times in a 34-27 victory over the reigning Super Bowl champions Thursday night. Drayton Florence ran an interception 71 yards into the end zone, Thomas Davis scored on a 2-yard fumble return and linebacker Luke Kuechly picked off another of Joe Flaccos passes late in the second quarter to set up a 54-yard field goal by Graham Gano for a 24-7 lead. "I was able to read the quarterback and make a play on it," Kuechly said. Carolina (2-1) had only 67 yards in offence before halftime, yet reeled off 24 straight points after Baltimore (2-1) scored on its first possession. Late in the third quarter, D.J. Moore intercepted a pass by Tyrod Taylor and ran 31 yards for a touchdown to make it 34-17. After collecting four turnovers against the Ravens, the Panthers have 10 in three games. "Turnovers are great. Its paying off big-time," said Kuechly, the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. "Weve had quite a few turnovers in each game and thats huge for us. Defensive coaches have done a good job of stressing it." Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP, played into the third quarter and went 18 for 24 for 169 yards and a touchdown. In three preseason games, he has two TD passes and three interceptions. Although he produced 10 points in the third quarter, Flacco was far from satisfied with the performance of the first-team offence. "We obviously turned the ball over, and you lose more games than you win in this league when you do that," he said. "With what we did tonight, were not going to win a lot of football games." The Ravens finished with 27 first downs compared to 14 for Carolina, outgained the Panthers 357-173 and had an 11 1/2-minute edge in time of possession. "Its one thing to always remember: When you score (three) touchdowns on defence and on special teams, the offence doesnt get back out there," Carolina coach Ron Rivera said.dddddddddddd "The opportunities are limited. Having said that, 3.7 yards an average offensive play is not good enough, not in this league." Theyll win plenty with a 4-0 edge in turnovers, though. "Tonight was one of those games that we did a lot of good things, but we had some miscommunication and turned the ball over too much," Flacco said. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton completed 10 of 19 passes for 99 yards. Carolina lost backup receiver Kealoha Pilares in the first quarter because of a knee injury. He will have an MRI on Friday. "Theres a little concern, but well keep our fingers crossed," Rivera said. Guard Amini Silatolu left in the second quarter with a strained hamstring and running back Kenjon Barner rolled his ankle. Baltimores opening drive was a display of precision. Flacco went 5 for 5 for 45 yards, connecting with three receivers during a nine-play, 69-yard march that ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by Ray Rice. "We opened the game the way we want to play and know how we can play," Ravens offensive co-ordinator Jim Caldwell said at halftime. "We were crisp, we were fast and we were in rhythm." The next time, though, Flacco missed on three straight passes to set up a punt. Ginn eluded the first wave of tacklers, broke up the middle and held the ball aloft at around the 20 with punter Sam Koch in futile pursuit. That enabled the Panthers to get out of the first quarter in a tie at 7 despite making only one first down and 38 yards on nine plays. Early in the second quarter, Flacco was attempting to convert a third-and-10 when Florence intercepted the pass and took it down the right sideline for a touchdown. After the kickoff, Bernard Pierce fumbled when hit by Kuechly. Davis pounced on the ball and rolled into the end zone for a 21-7 lead. Three turnovers and poor punt coverage offset all the positives for the defending champions. "When you turn it over and give up a special teams touchdown, you get in a big hole," Harbaugh said. "We have to protect the ball better." 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