Professional Sports

Freddy Sanchez singled home Brian Bixler with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone's hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.

Maryland native and former Orioles pitching coach Leo Mazzone is still collecting a paycheck and has plenty of free time for golf, fine dining and gardening with his wife.

Manny Acosta lost a save when an official scorer realized he mistakenly awarded one in the previous night following the Atlanta Braves' 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The flag was in a tempting location, back and left on the 13th green at the TPC Sawgrass with a pond running alongside the left side. Sergio Garcia took dead aim with a 7-iron and the ball never left its target.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves waited until the last inning of a memorable homestand to put an end to a streak of one-run futility. The Braves finally won a one-run game when Matt Diaz hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 Thursday.

RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal judge on ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves reliever Peter Moylan will miss the rest of the season after having Tommy John surgery Thursday in Birmingham.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have activated infielder Omar Infante from the disabled list and placed catcher Brayan Pena on the 15-day disabled list with a back sprain.

ATLANTA -- A makeshift Silverbacks Under-23 side topped visiting Liverpool Academy in an international friendly in front of more than 3,000 boisterous fans on Wednesday night at Silverbacks Park.