Jeff Hart

Tony Plagman had a career-high five hits and Brad Feltes drove in three runs to lead No. 25 Georgia Tech past Virginia, 9-7, Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field.

The seventh-ranked Georgia baseball team will head into next week's SEC Tournament, which gets underway Wednesday in Hoover, Ala., at Regions Park as the top seed after winning the regular season title. The Bulldogs are slated to play the No. 8 seed, Ole Miss, at 6 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised live by CSS.

NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Kasey Kahne won a popularity contest, then parlayed it into a $1 million payday. After failing to qualify for the All-Star race, Kahne grabbed a spot in the field when the fans voted him into Saturday night's event at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Alain Bailey won the men's long jump title to help Arkansas move into first place in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

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Arizona manager Bob Melvin seeks out pitcher and former Gainesville High standout Micah Owings on the days he isn't starting. Owings isn't a typical pitcher. On April 29, Melvin called on Owings to pinch hit for fellow pitcher Brandon Medders and the righty-swinging Owings lined his first pitch into the right field seats to tie the game.

Hokie freshman Justin Wright tied a career high with seven strikeouts while throwing a complete game to help the Virginia Tech baseball team stun top-ranked Miami on Saturday, 7-6, in the opening game of an ACC doubleheader at English Field.

Georgia Southern exploded early in game one then held off a late UNC Greensboro rally in the nightcap to complete a series sweep, winning 20-6 and 10-9 at J.I. Clements Saturday. The Eagles improved to 31-20 overall and 15-9 in the Southern Conference.