Jeff Hart

The Friendship Elementary Lady Falcons won the 2009 Hall County 8-year-old girls Softball Tournament Friday.

Joey Archer drove in three runs, reliever Scott Copeland pitched three scoreless innings and Southern Mississippi beat Florida 7-6 on Sunday night to advance to the CWS for the first time in school history.

Courtney Orlando's Lee missed a potential game-winning alley-oop as regulation ended, giving Los Angeles another shot it didn't waste. Pau Gasol scored seven points in overtime and Bryant finished with 29 as the Lakers, so dominant in the series opener, survived with a 101-96 win over the Magic in Game 2 on Sunday night.

Roger Federer caught a break in Paris and made the most of it, winning the title by beating the man who beat Federer's nemesis, Rafael Nadal. Federer swept surprise finalist Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday.

Virginia coach Brian O'Connor is headed home, and this time he's taking the Cavaliers along.

Arizona State left-hander Josh Spence gave up four hits and struck out 10, and Jason Kipnis hit a two-run single to key a five-run fifth inning as Arizona State beat Clemson 8-2 on Sunday to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. for the third time in five seasons.

Tiger Woods climbed out of a four-way tie with a 7-under 65 to win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. It was a record fourth time he had won the event created by his idol and measuring stick, Jack Nicklaus.

Orders for all-session tickets to attend the NCAA Women’s College World Series can be ordered online via the NCAA Women's College World Series website. The Georgia Lady Dogs are making their first-ever appearance at the Women's College World Series after a thrilling series win over Ohio State.

Micah Gibbs broke a tie with a two-run single in the fifth inning and Paul Bertuccini got the final four outs to help LSU beat Georgia for the second time Saturday night, 3-2, and advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game.

Lost in the hoopla that was the latest rehab start for Tom Glavine Saturday night was that the Gwinnett Braves won their third straight game with a 9-3 win over Toledo at Gwinnett Stadium.