Jeff Hart

Jordan Schafer scored from first base on Justin Upton's bloop single to right field with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

Logan Burt belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to give Dawson County a thrilling 14-12 win over West Hall in a key Region 7-AAA game Friday night.

Lincoln Hewett and Andrew Smith combined for nine hits to lead North Hall to a 13-9 win over Fannin County Friday night.

Monroe Area scored six unearned runs with two outs in the fifth and held on for a 6-4 win over Chestatee Friday night in Region 8-AAAA action.

Bubba Watson likes the way he looks in green. He wants to get that color back in his wardrobe. Watson surged to the Masters lead with a spree of birdies on the back side Friday, positioning him for a weekend run at his second green jacket in three years.

Durham left-hander Mike Montgomery stifled the Gwinnett Braves for the second time this season as he led the Bulls to a 5-1 victory in the G-Braves

Paul Millsap had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks moved to the verge of a playoff spot with a 93-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

Cameron Crawford's three-hit outing from the plate fueled the University of North Georgia baseball team's 7-4 Peach Belt Conference win over visiting Young Harris College on Friday evening at UNG's Bob Stein Stadium. The game was the first of a three-game Peach Belt Conference series between the two schools.

The Piedmont College men's tennis team took control early in a 9-0 shutout of 5th seed LaGrange College in the USA South Championship Tournament to move on in postseason play.

The Piedmont College women's tennis team fell earlier today in a USA South quarterfinal at the league's championship tournament to 5th seed Huntingdon College by a final score of 8-1.