Jeff Hart

The U.S. World Cup team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday following a 17-hour flight and was greeted by the same visible security presence that was on hand for the arrival for other countries.

Georgia Tech, which was awarded a No. 8 national seed, will host Alabama , Elon and Mercer this weekend in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament's Atlanta Regional.

It was only fitting to have Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi cars chasing each other for a victory in a Memorial Day weekend race. That it happened at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a NASCAR race, and not at their beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway, likely didn't matter to either team owner.

Second baseman Tyler Hanover knocked in the game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning with a single to left, and junior right-hander Anthony Ranaudo fired three final shutout innings to lift LSU to a 4-3 victory over Alabama in 11 innings to clinch the SEC Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon in Regions Park.

Pinch-hitter Chipper Jones had a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

One lap to go, running on empty and someone bearing down on his tail.

After having the dominant car and the perfect game plan, Dario Franchitti still needed more Sunday - one break to win his second Indianapolis 500.

The storybook season of the North Georgia softball team came to a close on Saturday evening as Metro State used the a pair of home runs to take a 4-1 win and eliminate the Saints from the 2010 NCAA Division II World Series at Heritage Park.

Clemson's Richie Shaffer scored three runs and drove in three, while freshman Will Lamb pitched 6 1/3 strong innings to lead the Tigers to a 9-3 win over sixth-ranked Georgia Tech at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championships at NewBridge Bank Park.

Senior Christian Turnipseed threw a four-hitter to power Harrison to a 3-1 win over Lassiter on Saturday to clinch the Class AAAAA state baseball championship.

Jason Heyward homered, Martin Prado drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the sixth, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday night to win for the ninth time in 11 games.