Jeff Hart

North Georgia men's basketball coach Chris Faulkner wasted little time in putting together what the Saints hope will be a solid team for the upcoming 2012-13 season.

Ben Sheets gave up three straight homers in the second inning, including one by Hanley Ramirez, and Ramirez added a three-run shot in the sixth to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings - with a boost from LSU's problems.

Katie Douglas scored a season-high 29 points to lead the Indiana Fever to an 86-72 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.

The Lakeview Academy girls volleyball continued its strong play Saturday, taking three of four matches at the Lakeview gym.

Light-hitting Paul Janish sparked a tying rally, and kept things going in the 11th inning with his third hit of the night before pinch-hitter Juan Francisco won it with a two-out single, giving the Braves their fourth straight win, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Angel McCoughtry scored 25 points to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 86-76 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in the teams' return from the Olympic break.

Errors plagued Jefferson in a 7-4 loss to Effingham Friday in the Mill Creek softball tournament.

Norfolk designated hitter Luis Exposito hit a solo home run off Gwinnett reliever Ryan Buchter to lead off the top of the 10th, propelling the Tides to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the G-Braves in the series finale at Harbor Park on Friday night.

Class AAA No. 1 Buford remained unbeaten after holding off Wesleyan 2-0 in six innings in the GADC Leadoff Classic tournament Friday.