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Atlanta coach Larry Drew tried desperately to send his players a message...

The grandest stage in sports was too much for the guys who are putting together the College Football Playoff to pass up.

Omar Poveda turned in another fine performance for the Gwinnett Braves (10-11), pitching into the eighth inning and leading the G-Braves to 7-3 win over the Louisville Bats (10-10) on Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Stadium.

Gwinnett dropped Game 3 of its Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the Cincinnati Cyclones 5-0 Wednesday night at US Bank Arena.

The Jefferson baseball team closed out its regular season with a 7-0 win over arch-rival Commerce Wednesday.

The North Georgia women's softball team remained third this week in the Southeast Region rankings as the top three spots did not change with No. 2 Armstrong Atlantic State University still first and 14th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University second.

Athletes from the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) will be traveling to Oklahoma City this week to compete in the USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team Trials on April 26-27.

Gainesville girls tennis coach Kellie Smith says that despite her team