Jeff Hart

Except for Region 7-AAA, it was a rough night for area boys soccer teams in first round action Thursday.

Johnson girls soccer coach Phil Higgins and the Lady Knights came into Wednesday

The eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks have led by double-digits in every game of their playoff series with Indiana, putting the top-seeded Pacers on the brink of elimination heading into Game 6 Thursday night.

Jose Fernandez allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and the Marlins opened a homestand by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night.

Atlanta Braves left-hander Mike Minor is set to pitch in the major leagues for the first time this season.

Three Brenau University athletes will participate in the NAIA

David Hale allowed only two hits over eight innings in a performance that may not be enough to save his spot in Atlanta's rotation and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Saturday night.

Gainesville sophomore Spencer Ralston fired a 4-under par 68 Saturday and is tied for second place, one shot behind leader John Augenstein of Owensboro, (Ky.) after the first round of the American Junior Golf Association Wells Fargo Junior Classic at The Country Club of the South.

The Indiana Pacers knew what they were up against. This was a game they had to have. Paul George and David West made sure they got it.

The Columbus Clippers scored seven runs on 14 hits to whip the Gwinnett Braves 7-1 on Friday night in the finale of the four-game series at Huntington Park.