Jeff Hart

Atlanta Braves left-hander Jonny Venters will be shut down for a month after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sprained pitching elbow.

The 32nd-ranked North Georgia men's tennis team captured a 7-2 Peach Belt Conference victory over 26th-ranked Young Harris Tuesday while the 34th-ranked Young Harris women defeated the Saint women by an identical 7-2 score at the North Georgia Tennis Complex.

The Gainesville boys golf team kept its amazing 2013 streak alive Tuesday.

It was the kind of game Chandler Newton had been looking for all season.

Freddie Freeman drove in three runs with three hits, including the first of three Atlanta home runs Monday night, and the Braves beat Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on opening day.

North Hall finished off a home-and-home sweep of White County Monday taking an 8-2 win in a key Region 7-AAA baseball matchup at Jody Davis Field.

The Gainesville boys golf team sits in second place after the first round of the North Georgia Invitational at Achasta Golf Club.

Devin Harris scored a season-high 25 points and Josh Smith nearly added a triple-double Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 to improve their chances of securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Franklin Hale scored on a passed ball to give East Hall the lead and the Vikings went to beat Banks County 9-7 in Region 7-AAA baseball action Monday.

Georgia Southern has named former Virginia Tech assistant Mark Byington as coach of the Eagles men's basketball team.