Jeff Hart

The Gwinnett Braves took a three-run lead to the bottom of the ninth, withstood a furious rally from Pawtucket and held on to beat the Red Sox, 5-4, in game one of the four game series at McCoy Stadium on Saturday night.

Union Rags picked up right where I'll Have Another left off, coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown race.

The Georgia Force took a bite out of the Jacksonville Sharks with a final game score of 56-39 in the Arena Football League's Week 14 contest held at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Maria Sharapova beat surprise finalist Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to win her first French Open title and become the 10th woman with a career Grand Slam.

The Charlotte Knights scored three times in the first inning against starter Kris Medlen and never trailed, going on to a 5-2 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Saturday night at Coolray Field.

Kevin Durant scored 18 of his 36 points in a scintillating final 7 minutes, Serge Ibaka added a career-high 26 points and the Thunder evened the series at two games apiece by beating the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 Saturday night.

Mike Zunino and Preston Tucker homered, and top-seeded Florida beat Georgia Tech 6-2 in the Gainesville Regional on Saturday night.

Even though Stephen Strasburg is on a three-game winning streak, his most recent starts hadn't been especially smooth. On Saturday, he threw freely and easily, pitching four-hit ball for seven sharp innings to help lead the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.

The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi, a fifth-round pick from Troy.

Andrelton Simmons' major league debut was put off for at least one day after rain postponed Friday night's game between Atlanta and the Washington Nationals.