ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Famer manager Bobby Cox was able to accept visitors in his Atlanta-area hospital room on Wednesday, one day after the longtime Braves skipper suffered a stroke.

ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Snitker has a two-year contract for only the second time in his 43 years with the Braves.

It's little wonder that Snitker, who turns 63 on Wednesday, said Monday he never assumed he'd be asked to return as manager even after leading Atlanta to a surprise NL East division title and its first playoff berth since 2013.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two state House incumbents lost their re-election bids in South Carolina's primaries.

Phyllis Henderson lost her bid for a fifth term in her Greenville County district in Tuesday's Republican primary to businessman and Army veteran Bobby Cox.

The other incumbent to lose was state Rep. MaryGail Douglas, who was beaten for the Democratic nomination in a district that is anchored in Fairfield County by Fairfield County School Board member Annie McDaniel.

HINTON, W.Va. (AP) — For much of Bobby Cox's life, two weekends in October in his hometown of Hinton have been devoted to Railroad Days.

The festival brings in thousands of visitors who travel in by antique rail car from Huntington to the city at the confluence of three rivers that was once a central hub for the C&O Railroad in southern West Virginia.

"People look forward to Train Days," Cox said. "Even myself, I look forward every year for it."

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Looking over Hinton, the Hilltop Cemetery provides a panoramic view through the bare trees of the old railroad town and the river junction that led to its creation.

As he walked over the leaf-covered graves, Bobby Cox called out the names and occupations of Hinton's past: Flanigans, merchants, Pecks, doctors, Millers, a judge, Parkers, who owned the city's first opera house, alongside the Waldos, Plumleys, Skaggs and Jordans.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame players George Brett, Rod Carew, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton, Dave Winfield and Robin Yount will be on the 16-man committee that decides Sunday if anyone formerly passed over for Cooperstown will now get elected.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A former U.S. Army Ranger is jumping - literally - into South Carolina politics.

Bobby Cox announced his candidacy on Friday as a candidate for a state House seat in the state's conservative Upstate. Before taking the podium to discuss his candidacy during an event in Greenville, the Republican hopeful jumped out of a plane with the U.S. Army Special Forces Association Parachute Team.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves leaned heavily on some of the biggest names from their past to help open their new park.

The first pitch before Friday night's opener at SunTrust Park was delivered from one Hall of Famer, Hank Aaron, to another, Bobby Cox.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Metropolitan High School has pulled out of the boys' state basketball tournament after self-reporting multiple rules violations.

ATLANTA (AP) — R.A. Dickey was won over by an Atlanta Braves sales team that included two Hall of Famers, including a fellow knuckleballer.

Dickey said he knew the Braves would be a good fit after meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, with a group that included manager Brian Snitker, general manager John Coppolella and two Hall of Famers — former manager Bobby Cox and knuckleballer Phil Niekro.