Alex Helmick

During his 29 years as a major league manager, Bobby Cox was ejected from more than 160 games.

But that record didn't overshadow his success.

He led the Braves to 14 straight division titles, five World Series appearances.

And in 1995, nearly two decades later, Cox went into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Born in Oklahoma in 1941 and raised in California, Cox's big league playing career lasted only a couple of seasons, but his 2,504 wins as manager are the fourth most in the history of the game.

For NPR News, I'm Alex Helmick in Atlanta.

The Highway 82 blaze grew quickly, fueled by dry, windy conditions with little humidity, and has destroyed at least 87 homes.

Churches and other facilities nearby have opened their doors to help those forced to evacuate.

Containment had lingered in the single digits for about a week.

Then today, officials announced the fire was more than 30% contained.

And more good news could be on the way as a chance of rain is set for the area the rest of the week.

Meantime, about 70 miles south of the Highway 82 fire, the Pineland fire is now more than 20% contained, up from about 10% on Monday.

That blaze, too, is threatening hundreds of homes and has forced evacuations.

Air quality still remains a concern for large parts of the state.

For NPR News, I'm Alex Helmick in Atlanta.

The Highway 82 fire began nearly a week ago, about 100 miles southwest of Savannah.

Officials say when a foil balloon hit a power line.

And over the dry, windy weekend...

A Brantley County official said it has basically doubled in size to more than 21,000 acres and is just 7% contained as of late Sunday.

Meanwhile, about 70 miles south of the Highway 82 fire, the Pineland fire has grown to more than 32,000 acres and is threatening more than 300 structures.