Jeff Hart

The Atlanta Falcons today announced their 2014 preseason schedule which includes home contests against Miami and Tennessee and road meetings at Houston and Jacksonville, the dates of times of these games will be announced at a later date.

Georgia Southern has obligations for four non-conference football games for the 2015 season with games at Georgia and West Virginia and home contests vs. The Citadel and Western Michigan, Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced Wednesday.

A new wave of 20-somethings is taking golf by storm, eager to make their mark and not at all beaten down by the aura of Tiger Woods, who hasn't won a major championship since 2008 and isn't even at Augusta this week as he recovers from the latest in a series of injuries.

With rare exception, no other major championship inflicts as much emotional pain as Augusta National. The perks of winning include a lifetime exemption to the Masters and a spot in the most exclusive locker room in golf. The scars of finishing second linger because players return to the same course year after year.

Michael Gettys and Brandon Sewell each belted home runs and Gainesville handed Loganville its first Region 8-AAAAA loss of the season Tuesday in a 9-6 victory on the road.

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Bartolo Colon combined with two relievers on an eight-hitter, Ruben Tejada drove in two runs with two hits and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The University of North Georgia baseball team used a seven-run fifth inning to run away from visiting Truett-McConnell College for a 13-3 victory on Tuesday evening at UNG's Bob Stein Stadium.

The Gwinnett Braves (3-2) banged out 19 hits, including eight doubles in a 10-5 win over the Norfolk Tides (1-4) in the opener of the three-game series on Tuesday night at Harbor Park.

Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond each had a double-double and the Detroit Pistons snapped a 10-game skid in Atlanta with a 102-95 victory over the Hawks on Tuesday night.