Jeff Hart

The storybook season of the North Georgia softball team came to a close on Saturday evening as Metro State used the a pair of home runs to take a 4-1 win and eliminate the Saints from the 2010 NCAA Division II World Series at Heritage Park.

Clemson's Richie Shaffer scored three runs and drove in three, while freshman Will Lamb pitched 6 1/3 strong innings to lead the Tigers to a 9-3 win over sixth-ranked Georgia Tech at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championships at NewBridge Bank Park.

Senior Christian Turnipseed threw a four-hitter to power Harrison to a 3-1 win over Lassiter on Saturday to clinch the Class AAAAA state baseball championship.

Jason Heyward homered, Martin Prado drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the sixth, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday night to win for the ninth time in 11 games.

Kobe Bryant wrapped up a magnificent series with 37 points, Ron Artest added 25 and the Lakers held off the Phoenix Suns 111-103 on Saturday night to win the Western Conference finals.

Stoic as always, Roy Halladay's expression never changed. Until the end, that is. Until there was history - a perfect game, the marquee performance of his All-Star career.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the California Golden Bears, 10-1, in five innings Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 1,494 at the UGA Softball Stadium to win the NCAA Softball Athens Super Regional and advance to the 2010 Women's College World Series.

David Ross and Chipper Jones each drove in three runs, Derek Lowe remained undefeated in his career against Pittsburgh and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates 7-3 on Friday night.

The Celtics were supposed to be too old, too hurt, too inconsistent. Boston coach Doc Rivers knew better.

Georgia Tech's baseball game against NC State at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships has been suspended due to heavy rain and lightning in the Greensboro area Friday night. The game will resume at 10:04 a.m. Saturday at NewBridge Bank Park.