Jeff Hart

Derek Lowe had trouble finding the words for what had just happened. Cruising along with a 2-1 lead, it all came apart for Lowe and the Atlanta Braves. Edgar Renteria replaced injured rookie shortstop Zack Cozart and drove in three runs Saturday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-2 victory.

North Georgia and head softball coach Mike Davenport have announced the addition of Meghan Burke as the new assistant coach of the Saints softball team.

Dan Uggla's first career pinch-hit home run lifted the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Uggla, who missed the last two starts with a strained left calf, batted with two outs in the ninth inning

John Isner says he'll need to be well-rested to beat Gilles Muller in the semifinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships. Isner overwhelmed Yen-Hsun Lu 6-1, 6-2 in less than an hour on Friday.

Alabama's the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title. The Crimson Tide was the pick of media covering SEC media days to beat South Carolina in the league championship game.

The Seth Vining Youth Foundation, along with The Gainesville Park and Recreation Department and the Gainesville-Hall County Boys and Girls Club, is sponsoring a basketball camp from July 25-28 at the Boys and Girls Club.

Auburn coach Gene Chizik fielded a steady barrage of questions about an NCAA investigation and a reportedly testy exchange with the governing body's enforcement director.

NFL owners chatted much of the day, polished off a couple of meals, then overwhelmingly approved a deal to end the lockout. Only one problem: The players aren't ready to join them at the table just yet.

No. 1 seed Mardy Fish opened up defense of his title in the Atlanta Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-3 third-round victory over Nicolas Mahut of France on Thursday night.

Carlos Gonzalez singled home the winning run off Eric O'Flaherty with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.