Jeff Hart

Charlie Manuel and the Philadelphia Phillies need just one more win to return to the NL championship series. Cole Hamels is ready to go in Game 3, and if he can't get it done, Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt are right behind him.

Stephen Garcia threw three touchdown passes, two to Alshon Jeffrey, and Marcus Lattimore scored three times as 19th-ranked South Carolina stunned No. 1 Alabama 35-21 on Saturday.

Steven Stamkos didn't lose his scoring touch during the offseason. Stamkos had two goals and an assist to help new Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher win his NHL debut in the Lightning's 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.

White County was hoping to play the role of spoiler Saturday in the final round of the Region 8-AAA girls softball tournament at the Lanier Point Softball Complex.

Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings, Marcus Thames and Nick Swisher homered and the New York Yankees beat the Twins 6-1 Saturday night to complete yet another three-game sweep of Minnesota and return to the AL championship series.

The more things change the more they stay the same, especially in Area 8-AAA volleyball. Despite new teams after reclassification, Class AAA No. 6 Oconee County rolled to its sixth straight Area 8-AAA volleyball title Saturday, winning three matches without dropping a set at the North Hall gym.

A total of nine points had determined the last three wins between Wofford and Georgia Southern, but 14 Terrier points in the first quarter Saturday forced the Eagles to battle back the rest of the night. In the end, Georgia Southern came within two points of Wofford but the Terriers pulled out the 33-31 win.

Class AA No. 2 Union County demonstrated it will be a serious contender for the state title after a dominating show Saturday at the Region 8-AA girls softball tournament.

John Jaso lined a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning after Carlos Pena had already delivered a rare clutch playoff hit for the Tampa Bay Rays, who avoided elimination in the AL division series with a 6-3 victory Saturday over the Texas Rangers.

Jefferson will be the third seed from Region 8AA/A in the upcoming Class AAA state volleyball tournament after winning two matches Saturday at Athens Academy.