Professional Sports

LAVONIA - David McCoy charged his way to the lead in Friday night

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)

The eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks have led by double-digits in every game of their playoff series with Indiana, putting the top-seeded Pacers on the brink of elimination heading into Game 6 Thursday night.

Jose Fernandez allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and the Marlins opened a homestand by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night.

Atlanta Braves left-hander Mike Minor is set to pitch in the major leagues for the first time this season.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.

MILLINGTON, TN - Nineteen-year-old Gus Dean has finished in the runner up position so many times in his X-1R Pro Cup Series career he has probably lost count. The Bluffton, SC driver, in his third year of full time competition, finally put it all together at the biggest track he

KENLY, NC - Morgan Turpen was the fastest lady in Kenly, NC Saturday night. Turpen, from Cordova, TN charged from the pole into victory lane on Saturday night before a near capacity crowd in United Sprint Car Series action at Southern National Motorsports Park.

HARTWELL - After sitting on the sidelines for several weeks due to an ACL injury suffered during early baseball season, Hart County high school sophomore Jeremy Hicks proved to everyone he is back on top of his game, as he took home his first Young Guns feature victory of the season at Hartwell Speedway in Hartwell, GA Saturday night.

IRVINGTON, AL - Strategy was the name of the game for Bubba Pollard Saturday night at Mobile International Speedway in Alabama. Instead of taking advantage of a series pre-season rule change like many of his competitors did, the Senoia, GA speedster made a later pit stop that proved to be the winning plan for victory.