Professional Sports

The Gwinnett Gladiators season comes to a close with a 2-0 loss to the South Carolina Stingrays in Game 5 of the Division Semifinals at the North Charleston Coliseum on Wednesday night.

GAINESVILLE -- Greg Henderson gave Team High Road an appropriate surge of energy in the third stage of the Tour de Georgia. Not only did the 31-year-old New Zealander win the stage and take the overall lead on Wednesday, he took first place for a team that wants to wipe out doping in cycling.

NEW YORK -- Former Patriots assistant Matt Walsh will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on May 13th to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing teams.

John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts, but was outpitched by John Lannan in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

Craig Kowlaksi stopped all 31 shots he faced to notch his second shut out of this postseason and Scott Marchesi tallied his first professional goal as the Gwinnett Galdiators beat the South Carolina Stingrays 3-0 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Tuesday.

AUGUSTA -- Juan Jose Haedo outsprinted Greg Henderson to win today's second stage of the Tour de Georgia. But Ivan Dominguez maintains the overall lead.

ATLANTA -- John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when the Atlanta Braves' right-hander struck out Washington's Felipe Lopez in the third inning.

CINCINNATI -- Former Georgia star David Pollack is leaning toward retirement. Pollack, a first-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals after his career with the Bulldogs, broke a bone in his neck while making a tackle during the 2006 season and went through months of difficult healing and rehabilitation.

MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal judge today denied the National Football League's motion that he dismiss his earlier ruling that allows suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick to keep $16.5 million in bonuses.

Tim Hudson pitched six scoreless innings before tiring and drove in two runs, leading the Braves past the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Monday night for Atlanta's fifth straight win.