Jeff Hart

The wait is over for Georgia IronDawg benchpress champion, Tim

In a night that saw 17 hits, five errors and 16 runs cross the plate, the Gwinnett Braves fell to the Charlotte Knights 10-6 in a rain-shortened contest on Saturday night at Coolray Field.

Brazil beat Chile 3-2 in a dramatic shootout after the score was locked 1-1 at the end of extra time, setting the World Cup hosts on course for a showdown against a James Rodriguez-inspired Colombia lineup that beat Uruguay 2-0 later Saturday to reach the quarterfinals for the first time.

For the second year in a row Gainesville High standout Spencer Ralston has qualified to participate in the Unites States Junior Amateur Championship.

When brothers B.J. and Justin Upton homered in the same game three times in the first month they played together in Atlanta last year it looked as if their concurrent power displays might be a trend for the Braves.

With Virginia's season on the line, Brandon Waddell pitched a five-hit complete game in a 7-2 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night that forced a decisive Game 3 in the College World Series finals.

Underscoring a power shift away from Europe, Uruguay fought - and apparently even bit - its way to a 1-0 victory over Italy Tuesday to move to the World Cup's next round with Costa Rica, which sent England home without a single victory after a goalless draw.

With a win over the Portuguese and reigning world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, the U.S. would accomplish a pair of American firsts: reaching the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups and advancing with a game to spare.

The Braves knew they were entering a pitcher's duel. However, Atlanta starter Julio Teheran never found the comfortable rhythm Washington counterpart Doug Fister settled in to.

The Gwinnett Braves were in line to win their second straight contest over Louisville, but the Bats rallied from four down to stun the G-Braves 5-4 on Saturday night at Coolray Field.