Jeff Hart

Kobe Bryant wrapped up a magnificent series with 37 points, Ron Artest added 25 and the Lakers held off the Phoenix Suns 111-103 on Saturday night to win the Western Conference finals.

Stoic as always, Roy Halladay's expression never changed. Until the end, that is. Until there was history - a perfect game, the marquee performance of his All-Star career.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the California Golden Bears, 10-1, in five innings Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 1,494 at the UGA Softball Stadium to win the NCAA Softball Athens Super Regional and advance to the 2010 Women's College World Series.

David Ross and Chipper Jones each drove in three runs, Derek Lowe remained undefeated in his career against Pittsburgh and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates 7-3 on Friday night.

The Celtics were supposed to be too old, too hurt, too inconsistent. Boston coach Doc Rivers knew better.

Georgia Tech's baseball game against NC State at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships has been suspended due to heavy rain and lightning in the Greensboro area Friday night. The game will resume at 10:04 a.m. Saturday at NewBridge Bank Park.

Evan Geist pitched a six-hitter to win the opener, and Marist wrapped up the Class AAAA title with an 11-7 victory in Game 2 Friday.

Devin Stanton pitched a two-hit shutout and Wesleyan beat Aquinas 13-0 on Friday to clinch the Class A state championship.

Savannah State University's ex-football coach has sued the school in federal court, saying the historically black college forced him to resign because he's white and engaged to marry a black woman.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and the men's basketball program he took from obscurity to national titles have been accused of eight major NCAA infractions, with investigators citing hundreds of improper calls and texts from UConn staff to recruits.