Jeff Hart

It was the kind of game Chandler Newton had been looking for all season.

Freddie Freeman drove in three runs with three hits, including the first of three Atlanta home runs Monday night, and the Braves beat Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on opening day.

North Hall finished off a home-and-home sweep of White County Monday taking an 8-2 win in a key Region 7-AAA baseball matchup at Jody Davis Field.

The Gainesville boys golf team sits in second place after the first round of the North Georgia Invitational at Achasta Golf Club.

Devin Harris scored a season-high 25 points and Josh Smith nearly added a triple-double Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 to improve their chances of securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Franklin Hale scored on a passed ball to give East Hall the lead and the Vikings went to beat Banks County 9-7 in Region 7-AAA baseball action Monday.

Georgia Southern has named former Virginia Tech assistant Mark Byington as coach of the Eagles men's basketball team.

The Atlanta Braves have placed left-hander Jonny Venters on the 15-day with a sprained elbow and purchased the contract of catcher Evan Gattis as they set their opening day roster.

Freshman guard Nik Stauskas scored 22 points including six 3-pointers and Michigan is going to the Final Four for the first time since the Fab Five era after a 79-59 rout of Florida in the South Regional final Sunday.

Jasmine Hassell scored six of her 13 points in the final 3 minutes and fourth-seeded Georgia beat top-seeded Stanford 61-59 on Saturday night to reach the NCAA women's regional finals for the first time since 2004.