Jeff Hart

On the strength of Russell Henley

Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, aware there are some fans who have doubts about his option offense, could have let his starters put up big numbers against backups in Saturday's T-Day spring game.

The Atlanta Hawks are in the playoffs for the first time in nine years. Their stay may very well be short. The Celtics' 66-16 record was the best in the NBA. They had 29 more wins than the Hawks, the biggest difference between first-round opponents since Chicago was 30 games better than Miami and swept the Heat in a best-of-five series in 1996.

Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps.

Steve Piper in open-wheeled and Paul Kelly in Pro Late Model both got wins after some wild racing Saturday night at Lanier National Speedway.

An early morning fire completely destroyed a mobile home on Waldrip Drive off Browns Bridge Road Saturday morning. Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle said the call came in around 4:30 a.m. and estimated around $10,000 in damage to the structure.

Clemson totaled 14 hits in its 7-4 win at Duke in front of 632 fans at Jack Coombs Field on Friday night. The win snapped the Tigers' 11-game losing streak.

Seventh-ranked Georgia won its ninth straight Southeastern Conference game, posting a 6-3 win over LSU Friday in front of 2,243 at Alex Box Stadium, and Bulldog closer Joshua Fields set the school record with his 34th career save.

North Hall baseball team moved into sole possession of fourth place in Region 7-AAA after taking a 4-1 win over White County Friday night.

Flowery Branch flexed its offensive muscle yet again Friday in pounding out a 10-0, five-inning win over rival West Hall in Region 7-AAA baseball action at West Hall Field.