Jeff Hart

Canadian road-racer Ron Fellows splashed his way to victory Saturday in the first NASCAR points event run on grooved rain tires, winning when heavy rain and poor visibility forced officials to end the race 26 laps early.

Tim Hudson has come to the conclusion that he's not going to realize a miracle in regards to his right elbow. After feeling more discomfort while simply playing catch at Turner Field on Saturday afternoon, the Braves right-hander has decided to undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.

Georgia coach Mark Richt's offseason of dealing with players with discipline problems continued on Saturday night when he announced the indefinite suspensions of two players.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hopes to have Brett Favre's standoff with the Green Bay Packers resolved by Monday - even if he has to force the issue.

Paul Kelly and Shane Sawyer put on one of the best finishes of the season at Lanier National Speedway Saturday night in a 100-lap Pro Late Model race during the annual Saturday of Speed at the 3/8ths mile oval.

Bobby Wirsing pitched six innings and allowed just one earned run in leading the Gainesville A's to a 6-5 win over Loganville Sunday in the quarterfinals of the North Georgia American Legion Tournament at Cherokee High School. The A's will take on Rockdale at 2 p.m. Monday at Cherokee High. The winner will move into the title game against Loganville at 5 p.m.

Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the fifth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies again rallied past the Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Sunday. Chris Coste, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth and Jimmy Rollins also went deep for the Phillies, who overcame a 5-0 deficit a day after coming back from a 9-3 hole.

Jimmie Johnson celebrated his second victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a burnout. Appropriately, one of his tires exploded. Johnson survived horrendous tire troubles that made Sunday's race a caution-filled debacle because the Goodyear product was not durable enough to withstand the lack of downforce on NASCAR's new car and the speeds and surface of Indy.

The last two seasons the Gainesville A's American Legion baseball team lost in the second round only to come out of the loser's bracket to win the North Georgia title each time. The 2008 A's are following their own script for success after beating Conyers 8-1 Saturday at Cherokee High School to qualify for the upcoming state tournament.

As a kid, Rich Gossage's dreams never matched those of his father. "My dad always said, 'You're going to play in the big leagues some day,' " Gossage recalled. Gossage did more than just play in the major leagues. He became a dominant relief pitcher in a 22-year career that will receive its finishing touch on Sunday when he is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.