Jeff Hart

Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break open a tie game and the Atlanta Braves started the second half of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.

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Stuart Moore fired a 2-under par 70 Friday to take the lead after the first round of the 2013 City Championships at the Chattahoochee Golf Course.

The legal problems of current and former SEC players - from ex-Florida and NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez to LSU running back Jeremy Hill - cast a negative light on the league that has won seven consecutive national championships.

he stretching routine that Miguel Angel Jimenez goes through before each round may look a bit ridiculous. It's sure working out, though.

In their first game back following the Triple-A All-Star break, the Gwinnett Braves (42-57) took advantage of costly mistakes by the Indianapolis Indians (61-39) and routed the International League West Division

The Georgia Games powerlifting and benchpress championships will be contested at IronBeast Barbell in Gainesville this Saturday.

Georgia Tech senior running back David Sims, who has rushed for more than 1,300 career yards, was named Thursday to the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award.

A blue sky and a gentle breeze usually means ripe scoring conditions at the British Open. Just not on the brown links of Muirfield. Zach Johnson handled it better than anyone Thursday. Helped along by a 45-foot eagle putt and only one bogey despite trouble lurking around every pot bunker, Johnson had a 5-under 66 for a one-shot lead

Kristi Toliver scored 15 points, and Lindsey Harding and Alana Beard each added 13 to help the Los Angeles Sparks remain unbeaten at home with a 77-73 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night.