Jeff Hart

Jonathon Crawford threw the seventh no-hitter ever in the NCAA tournament, shutting down Bethune-Cookman in a 4-0 victory in the opener of the Gainesville Regional on Friday night.

Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night.

For more than 50 years, the New York Mets chased that elusive no-hitter. Johan Santana finally finished the job. Santana pitched the first no-hitter in team history, helped by an umpire's missed call and an outstanding catch in left field in an 8-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

The Atlanta Braves aren't blaming their free-fall toward .500 on a troubling string of injuries and illnesses. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the excuse isn't valid when the teams beating the Braves also have injury woes.

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row - tying the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs - by rallying in the fourth quarter on the orders of their furious coach to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 in Game 1 on Sunday night.

Georgia forced a deciding game three of the Knoxville Super Regional with a 1-0 win over the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Saturday.

Dario Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday with Takuma Sato, their tires briefly touching to send Sato spinning hard into the wall. Franchitti sailed away to the checkered flag, with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon crossing the finish line right behind the Scotsman.

Mealanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga., overcame a shaky start Sunday to beat Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open, ending a five-match Grand Slam losing streak.

Jake Davies homered and Georgia Tech claimed a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by beating Clemson 5-1.

The Braves' longest losing streak this season and a series of injuries and health problems have caused manager Fredi Gonzalez to reach a long way for a positive spin.