Jeff Hart

Eric Hinske snapped an 0-for-17 hitless streak with a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Tim Lincecum to help the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.

A surge over the final four holes propelled the team of Cheyenne Woods and Michelle Shin from Wake Forest to a two shot victory in the inaugural Hooters Women

Other than perhaps opening night, no event in the world of high school football generates more excitement than the first day of fall practice.

Mark Richt isn't afraid of starting a freshman quarterback. He has started two freshmen - David Greene and Matthew Stafford - at the position in his first nine seasons as Georgia's coach.

Tony Romo hit an expected stage after nine days in training camp. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback has a sore right throwing arm. Romo first started feeling the soreness Saturday, and started cutting back on his throws then. He said it is nothing to worry about.

Despite a last-minute change in venue, the 20th Annual Georgia Games Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships went off without a hitch Saturday the new Ironbeast Barbell Gym.

Lance Armstrong is brushing off as ``nonsense'' a reported claim by Greg LeMond that the seven-time Tour de France champion tried to pay someone $300,000 to say LeMond used a banned drug.

Chipper Jones is out of the Atlanta Braves' lineup for the second straight day with a mild left hamstring strain.

The Connecticut Sun finally beat the Atlanta Dream this season, and they can thank their reserves for the lift.

Georgia Tech's Matt Skole and Siena's Dan Paolini top the list of sluggers who will compete in the inaugural TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on Wednesday.