Jeff Hart

John Cohen is coming home to Mississippi State to win a national championship. That was the message the former Bulldogs outfielder delivered to hundreds of fans who greeted him at news conferences in Starkville and Jackson on Saturday, a day after he resigned at Kentucky and took the job over the objection of former coach Ron Polk.

ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur gave himself a mixed grade Saturday on his season so far. He says he'll take his power numbers seven homers and 36 RBIs but would like to see some other statistics improve in the final 100 games of the season. Francoeur is hitting only .240 (18 for 75) with runners in scoring position, including only .133 (2 for 15) with the bases loaded.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA -- UC Irvine's red-hot pitching had little trouble icing LSU's big bats Saturday night in the opener of their super regional series.
When they added a bit of power to their offense and some chicanery to their defense it added up to an 11-5 victory.

CHICAGO -- Candice Dupree scored 20 points, Jia Perkins had 19 and the Chicago Sky cruised to a 91-70 victory over the winless Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.
Chasity Melvin had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Cathy Joens scored 10 points to help the Sky (3-4) set a franchise record for a margin of victory.

GLADEVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Brad Keselowski raced to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday night, passing Clint Bowyer with six laps to go and easily holding off his closest rivals at Nashville Superspeedway.

BRASELTON

What do you get when you combine a former Pro Late Model track champion at Lanier National Speedway and another driver who has finished second in the points in the division three different times?

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Kenny Perry joined Tiger Woods as the only three-time winner of the Memorial on Sunday, taking a big step toward joining the No. 1 player in the world on the Ryder Cup team this fall. The 47-year-old Perry surged ahead with pars and one timely birdie, coasting home to a 3-under 69 and a two-shot victory that could not have come at a better time.

Kyle Busch revels in his role as NASCAR's villain. He enjoys his role as the top driver so much more. Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race Sunday at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season.