Jeff Hart

The Georgia Force took a bite out of the Jacksonville Sharks with a final game score of 56-39 in the Arena Football League's Week 14 contest held at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Maria Sharapova beat surprise finalist Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to win her first French Open title and become the 10th woman with a career Grand Slam.

The Charlotte Knights scored three times in the first inning against starter Kris Medlen and never trailed, going on to a 5-2 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Saturday night at Coolray Field.

Kevin Durant scored 18 of his 36 points in a scintillating final 7 minutes, Serge Ibaka added a career-high 26 points and the Thunder evened the series at two games apiece by beating the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 Saturday night.

Mike Zunino and Preston Tucker homered, and top-seeded Florida beat Georgia Tech 6-2 in the Gainesville Regional on Saturday night.

Even though Stephen Strasburg is on a three-game winning streak, his most recent starts hadn't been especially smooth. On Saturday, he threw freely and easily, pitching four-hit ball for seven sharp innings to help lead the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.

The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi, a fifth-round pick from Troy.

Andrelton Simmons' major league debut was put off for at least one day after rain postponed Friday night's game between Atlanta and the Washington Nationals.

Jonathon Crawford threw the seventh no-hitter ever in the NCAA tournament, shutting down Bethune-Cookman in a 4-0 victory in the opener of the Gainesville Regional on Friday night.

Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night.