Jeff Hart

Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium Sunday before an exhibition game between Nigeria and North Korea, leaving 15 people injured, including one police officer who was seriously hurt.

Ninth-ranked Georgia edged Southeastern Conference Eastern Division rival and fifth-ranked Florida, 3-2, Saturday night to stave off elimination in the 2010 Women's College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

Deck McGuire pitched eight strong innings, Jacob Esch had three RBIs and Tony Plagman drove in the go-ahead run to help Georgia Tech beat Alabama 5-2 on Saturday night and advance to the Atlanta regional title game.

Casey Harman pitched a five-hitter and snuffed out a late rally attempt to lead Clemson past Auburn 5-2 on Saturday night to take control of the Auburn Regional.

Omar Infante drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a single as the Atlanta Braves used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Saturday night.

The Gwinnett Braves dropped a tight 2-1 affair against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Saturday night at Coolray Field.

Coming off two straight losses and then trailing by 10 points in the second half, Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors was pleased with the way her team recovered and got back on the winning track.

Junior Megan Wiggins hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning to cap ninth-ranked Georgia's come-from-behind victory over the top-ranked Washington Huskies, 6-3, Thursday night in the 2010 Women's College World Series in front of a crowd of 6,547 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

Kris Medlen took a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning and doubled home a run, Troy Glaus homered for the fourth time in five games, and Atlanta beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Thursday night for its ninth straight victory.

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and the defending champion Lakers did a remarkable job of the dirty work in a 102-89 victory over Boston in Game 1 on Thursday night.