Jeff Hart

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says if the Big Five conferences don't get the autonomy they're seeking from the NCAA, they next step would be to move to "Division IV."

For diminutive Gainesville senior quarterback Mikey Gonzalez, what departed Deshaun Watson was able to accomplish in a stellar four-year career at the helm of the Red Elephants offense has no bearing on what fans should expect in the upcoming season.

The Lanier girls and Madison County and Stephens County boys dominated the Region 8-AAAA All-Region tennis awards, which were announced Tuesday.

The pain of seeing a lead disappear against the Red Sox was bad enough for the Braves. Injury scares for two key players only added to the bad night.

The Gwinnett Braves got a fine pitching performance from right hander Gus Schlosser and made the most of six hits to beat the Pawtucket Red Sox by a 8-3 score in game two of the four game series Tuesday night at McCoy Stadium.

Florida coach Will Muschamp wants to avoid playing teams from the Football Championship Subdivision.

Kentucky's A.J. Reed is the Southeastern Conference baseball player of the year.

It was very nearly the ultimate season to remember on the diamond for area baseball teams in 2014.

Ervin Santana couldn't hold a five-run lead in his third straight poor start as the Atlanta Braves fell to David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday.

The Pawtucket Red Sox broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and then held off a furious rally by the Gwinnett Braves in the top of the ninth for a 3-2 win in game one of the four game series Monday night at McCoy Stadium.