Jeff Hart

Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points, Erika de Souza had 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream held off the Minnesota Lynx 85-82 on Friday night.

Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward left Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch from C.J. Wilson.

Andrelton Simmons hit his first career grand slam as part of a seven-run first inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 13-10 on Tuesday night.

The Gwinnett Braves had an opportunity to take the series from the Rochester Red Wings with a win on Tuesday night, but the offense went just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a 7-4 loss at Coolray Field.

Nick Solak's two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning propelled Louisville to a 7-4 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night, sending the Cardinals to their second straight College World Series and third in school history.

Highly-touted Minnesota Twins prospect Alex Meyer kept the Gwinnett Braves in check on Saturday night, tossing six scoreless innings to lead the Rochester Red Wings to a 3-2 win at Coolray Field.

Angel McCoughtry and Erika De Souza each scored 20 points, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 97-59 on Saturday night.

Tonalist sprinted across the finish line first Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, spoiling California Chrome's bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years.

In an entertaining and undulating championship match - the first women's final at Roland Garros in 13 years to go three sets - Maria Sharapova showed that she's as tough as they come, edging Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 Saturday to win a second French Open title in three years.

Former Winder-Barrow standout and current Kennesaw State catcher Max Pentecost was the first Georgia player selected Thursday in the Major League Baseball Draft.