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Matt Ryan said Tuesday his focus is on his new teammates and a new season and he's not fretting about the status of his new contract.

Georgia Tech has earned its highest score on the NCAA's Academic Progress Report and Georgia has improvements in 10 sports, including men's basketball.

With the Triple-A All-Star Game looming, right-hander Omar Poveda promoted his candidacy by hurling 6 scoreless frames and leading the Gwinnett Braves to a 9-2 victory over the Columbus Clippers on Tuesday afternoon.

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Logan Forsythe homered in his first at-bat of the season, Will Venable added a three-run homer and Jason Marquis won his seventh straight decision to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-6 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.

After both bullpens were taxed for over 12 combined innings of relief work on Sunday afternoon, both the Gwinnett Braves and Columbus Clippers needed a lift from their starters.

The Atlanta Hawks and two other teams have been fined an undisclosed amount by the NBA for tampering.

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The University of Alabama fan who poisoned Auburn University's landmark oak trees at Toomer's Corner has been released from jail and cleared to leave the state.