Jeff Hart

BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN -- Kanstantin Sivtsov of Belarus, competing in the United States for the first time, pedaled to a surprising mountain stage win Saturday and became the fourth overall leader of the Tour de Georgia.

ATHENS -- A day after the Georgia gymnastics team won the program

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA -- Florida junior left-hander Stephen Locke tossed a complete game to lead the Gators to a 7-2 win over fifth-ranked Georgia Saturday at McKethan Stadium.

ATLANTA -- Thomas Nichols went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI to guide Georgia Tech past Wake Forest, 14-6, Saturday afternoon to win their first ACC series since the last weekend of March.

Kyle Parker's three-run homer in the eighth inning provided the winning runs as Clemson beat Virginia Tech 8-7 on Saturday night.

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Patrick Henry tossed a five-hitter and allowed just one run as Flowery Branch whipped Johnson 6-1 Saturday in a key Region 7-AAA game for the Falcons.

GAINESVILLE -- Kevin Clifford struck out four in leading Chestatee past West Hall 7-2 Saturday in Region 7-AAA baseball action.

ATLANTA -- Led by high-flying Josh Smith, the Atlanta Hawks finally showed they can beat the Boston Celtics. Good timing. Smith scored 27 points - and give him a perfect 10 in his own personal dunking contest - to lead the Hawks to a 102-93 victory Saturday night that breathed life into their long-shot playoff hopes.

BRASELTON

Tim Hudson repeatedly said he felt fine after another perplexing start. Just one bad inning, he said. One bad inning was all New York needed to send the Atlanta Braves to another one-run loss.