Justin Upton hit his third homer in four games and Mike Minor pitched into the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Friday night.
After frigid temperatures and rain forced a postponement of Opening Day on Thursday, the forecast could not have been better for the Gwinnett Braves to start the 2013 season on Friday.
Evan Turner had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers opened with their highest-scoring quarter of the season and beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-90 on Friday night.
The Atlanta Braves lost for the first time in Kris Medlen's last 24 starts as Cliff Lee held them to two singles in eight scoreless innings of a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Georgia wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Friday and miss the remainder of the team's spring practice.
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the school is reviewing allegations of rules violations in the football program during its 2010 national championship season but doesn't believe they're credible.
