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On Monday, the Braves moved to shore up their pitching staff, trading third baseman Juan Francisco to Milwaukee for minor league pitcher Tom Keeling.

Jonas Hayes, who played three years at Georgia with his twin brother Jarvis Hayes, has been promoted to assistant coach with the Bulldogs.

Scott Stricklin, who led Kent State to five NCAA regionals and the 2012 College World Series, is taking over the Georgia program.

Authorities hope to talk with former NBA star Mookie Blaylock as soon as Monday about a fatal wreck in which he was involved.

East Hall graduate and current Lipscomb University standout Drew Adams was twice honored recently, as the junior outfielder was named second-team All-Atlantic Sun and presented with the prestigious Ken Dugan Award.

Most of the perks from winning the Memorial were evident to Matt Kuchar soon after his 20-foot birdie putt tumbled into the final hole Sunday.

Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta into postseason play the previous two seasons after overcoming slow starts for the opportunity. The Dream don't have to worry about that hurdle this year.

Matt Gonzalez doubled in the go-ahead run as Georgia Tech scored four times in the ninth inning to rally past Illinois for a 6-3 win in an NCAA tournament elimination game Sunday.

With Alabama getting set to play in the final of the NCAA men's golf championship for the second year in a row, coach Jay Seawell got a good-natured call from Nick Saban.

One mention of the Braves' big lead in the division made Atlanta's manager groan and complain "I don't even want to talk about that. It's June 2."