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In an odd yet understandable marketing strategy, the folks behind E!'s new reality show "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" have spent a lot of pre-premiere publicity time explaining what the show isn't. Which is to say, Clint Eastwood. The legendary actor and director will appear in but a few episodes and then only briefly. He will not, for instance, be slamming doors or engaging in filmed therapy sessions with his wife, Dina, around whom the show revolves (see title.) That doesn't mean the show is not about Clint Eastwood; it is. If the principal characters -- Dina, her 15-year-old daughter Morgan and 19-year old stepdaughter Francesca -- were not related to him, there would be Absolutely No Reason to watch this, which, by reality show standards, promises to be tame to the point of sedation.

Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Celtics to a 90-84 overtime victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday night and give Boston a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Game 4 is Sunday night. Ray Allen returned after missing almost a month and scored 13 points in 38 minutes. Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 21 points one game after leading Boston with 36 points and 14 rebounds.

Five people were dead Wednesday morning after a gunman entered a Korean health spa in suburban Atlanta, got into an argument and then opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Norcross police were continuing their investigation and were interviewing witnesses after the Tuesday night shooting, officials said. Capt. Brian Harr told the Associated Press the shootings appeared to be “domestic-related.” The incident began about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when the unidentified man walked into the Su Jung Health Sauna, about 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County, police said.

Stan Kasten still wears the massive World Series ring he won 17 years ago as president of the Atlanta Braves, and he says there has rarely been a day when someone hasn't wanted to touch or hold it. "I take it off every day," he said Wednesday. "Because I'm asked by a fan, by a staffer, by a player to see it. And I want them to see it. This is why we're here. " Kasten, 60, was standing in front of home plate at Dodger Stadium wearing a crisp white Dodgers home jersey over a blue tie as he spoke about how he, as team president, planned to turn the Dodgers into consistent winners — just as he had done in Atlanta.

The Clippers made progress in clawing themselves out of their recent slump with a 96-82 win against Atlanta on Wednesday. It was a lopsided victory in which the Clippers often led by double digits, and never trailed. The Hawks went on a run at the start of the fourth quarter, coming to within five points of the Clippers after Josh Smith made a three-pointer to put the score at 74-69. But the Clippers were not about to lose their third game in a row on their home court -- and it was the team's bench that ensured the victory.

The problem with "The Real Housewives of Atlanta's" breakout wife NeNe Leakes is that she wants it both ways. She wants the fame of Bravo's top reality show about the back-stabbing, high school-style shenanigans of five well-to-do Atlantans, but she doesn't want the baggage -- namely, that's she's the brash manipulator the show makes her out to be. Early on, the outspoken Leakes, who is featured prominently in tonight's second season finale,...

The problem with "The Real Housewives of Atlanta's" breakout wife NeNe Leakes is that she wants it both ways. She wants the fame of Bravo's top reality show about the back-stabbing, high school-style shenanigans of five well-to-do Atlantans, but she doesn't want the baggage -- namely, that's she's the brash manipulator the show makes her out to be. Early on, the outspoken Leakes, who is featured prominently in tonight's second season finale,...

The victims of an overnight shooting at a Korean health spa in suburban Atlanta were related to each other, supporting the police theory that the murder-suicide was the result of a family dispute. Five people, including the gunman, died in the Tuesday night shooting at the Su Jung Health Sauna in Norcross, Ga., about 15 miles from downtown Atlanta. Two of the victims were sisters of the gunman and the other two were their husbands, police confirmed on Wednesday. The fifth dead person was the shooter.

Clippers tonight AT ATLANTA When: 4 p.m. PST. Where: Philips Arena. On the air: TV: Prime; Radio: 980. Records: Clippers 21-27; Atlanta 30-17. Record vs. Atlanta (2008-09): 1-1. Update: The Clippers' eight-game, 14-day trip concludes against the Hawks, who have lost three of their last four games but feature two dynamic guards in Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford. "They're athletic all the way across the board," Clippers forward Marcus Camby said.

No. 2 ORLANDO vs. No. 4 ATLANTA Season series: Magic, 3-1. Key stat: The Magic won the season's first three meetings by 23, 32 and 18 points, respectively. Underachieving to an even greater extent than expected, the Hawks not only had to go seven games to beat Milwaukee without Andrew Bogut, but had to come back after trailing, 3-2, in the series. Orlando, boasting the game's best-balanced inside-outside game, has won 27 of 35, including its 4-0 sweep of Charlotte.

The Atlanta Falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick Wednesday when they acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons announced the trade after Samuel agreed to restructure his contract to a three-year, $18.5-million deal. His contract with Philadelphia called for him to earn $9.9 million in 2012 and $11.4 million in 2013. Samuel, 31, gives Atlanta a strong but high-priced trio at cornerback with Dunta Robinson and Brent Grimes under new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan . Grimes, who signed his franchise tag tender Tuesday, will make $10.262 million this season.

LeRoy Walker, the first African American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team, died Monday in Durham, N.C. He was 93. Walker's death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral home, but no cause was given. The grandson of slaves, Walker led the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1992 to 1996, shepherding the Summer Games staged in his native Atlanta and leading the group when the 2002 Winter Olympics were awarded to Salt Lake City.

The concerns about Javy Guerra that Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly shared on Wednesday night were about his health, not his ability to close. Guerra was the losing pitcher for the second consecutive night, as he was charged with his second blown save of the season in a 4-2 defeat by Atlanta. The right-hander recorded only one out in the three-run, five-hit ninth inning by the Braves that dropped the Dodgers' record to 13-6. Three batters into the disastrous inning, a comebacker by Brian McCann struck Guerra on the right side of the jaw. Guerra remained in the game and a batter later, the 2-1 lead the Dodgers took on Matt Kemp's major league-leading 10th home run disappeared.

ATLANTA — Chris Paul limped out of the Clippers' training room Tuesday night, his mild left groin strain causing as much pain as his team's inexplicable performance against the Atlanta Hawks. He took the blame for the Clippers' 109-102 loss to the Hawks at Philips Arena, saying it was his job to have his teammates ready for a game that had so much importance. Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro was upset his team didn't play better, knowing it would have clinched at least fourth place in the West and the home-court advantage over the Memphis Grizzlies, whom they now will face in a first-round Western Conference playoff series.

When: 4:30 PDT. Where: Philips Arena. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 980, 1220. Records: Clippers 40-24, Hawks 38-26. Record vs. Hawks : 1-0. Update: The Clippers still have a chance to win the Pacific Division. They must win their two remaining games and the Lakers must lose at Sacramento on Thursday night. The Clippers lost the tiebreaker, 2-1, to the Lakers in the regular season. Hawks guard Joe Johnson leads the team in scoring with 18.7 points a game.

African American women in six U.S. cities are becoming infected with HIV at a rate five times the national average for black women, and closer to the rates of some African countries, according to a new study. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and around the country who made the findings suspected the rates were relatively high in these "hot spots" that have battled the epidemic for decades, but the numbers still came as a surprise in a field that tends to focus more on black and gay men. The researchers found that in Baltimore; Atlanta; Newark, N.J.; New York City; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Washington, the annual rate of infection was 24 per 10,000 black women.

Quotage Lakers forward Metta World Peace is averaging a career-low of under six points a game while shooting about 35% from the field. He tweeted: "It's amazing people think I'm having a bad season…They expect me to score more…I really appreciate the respect...It's also amazing I can still get minutes without scoring or shooting a horrible percentage…That's how good my defense is. " Sacramento center Jason Thompson said he and teammate DeMarcus Cousins urged Kings Coach Keith Smart to keep his bench players on the floor to close out their 115-99 win over Minnesota last week.

With his 40th birthday approaching, Chipper Jones announced on Thursday that he will retire after his 19th season with the Atlanta Braves. The third baseman, who has spent his entire career with Atlanta, has battled injuries for the last several seasons and actually decided to retire in 2010, only to change his mind. This time, he means it. The team issued a statement to announce this would be Jones' final season. No matter what happens, the 1999 National League most valuable player will go down as one of baseball's greatest switch-hitters, and a strong candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame with his .304 career average, 454 home runs and 1,561 runs batted in. :: The Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard is working out without a boot on his left foot.