Jeff Hart

In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books. Now relegated to part-time duty and with little pop left in that perfect swing, Griffey unexpectedly decided Wednesday night to retire after 22 mostly brilliant seasons.

The Gwinnett Braves defeated the Indianapolis Indians 2-1 on Wednesday at Coolray Field despite being no-hit for the first six innings.

The Gainesville Gladiators Adult Minor League football team won the Deep South Football League Championship this past Saturday by defeating the Chattanooga Steam 24-13.

Omar Infante came in for injured Chipper Jones and lined a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth inning to back Derek Lowe's best outing of the season, leading the Atlanta Braves to their eighth straight win, 2-1 over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

The North Georgia softball team continued to pick up postseason awards as the 2010 Daktronics All-America Team was released and four Saints landed on the team, the most by any program in the country.

North Georgia baseball standout Anders Oster has been named the 2009-10 Peach Belt Conference male Scholar-Athlete of the Year announced Wednesday morning from the league’s annual meetings in Hilton Head.

The Gwinnett Braves split a doubleheader with the Indianapolis Indians on Tuesday night at Coolray Field.

Early on, Serena Williams knocked dirt from her shoes by angrily whacking them with her racket, as if punishing the clay that keeps tripping her up at the French Open. The top-ranked Williams lost in the quarterfinals Wednesday, squandering a match point and losing to Australian spoiler Samantha Stosur, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.

LeBron shames. That's what Cleveland fans have been thinking about LeBron James ever since he disappeared and his Cavaliers collapsed in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Troy Glaus stayed hot with a three-run homer, Tim Hudson pitched six strong innings around a delay, and the streaking Atlanta Braves extended their lead in the NL East with a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.