Jeff Hart

Zach Bennett continued his mastery of Region 7-AAA tossing a complete-game, three-hitter in leading Gainesville to a 10-1 win over East Hall Wednesday. Bennett struck out 10 and walked just one allowing just one hit after back-to-back doubles in the first inning.

The Gainesville baseball team kept pace with Flowery Branch in Region 7-AAA after pounding out a 14-2, five inning win over Chestatee Saturday at Ivey-Watson Field.

Georgia Tech's athletic director said Saturday there was no sign of drug use by pitcher Michael Hutts, even though a police report indicated the junior may have taken heroin before his death.

Mike Hampton is still a bit timid about his long-delayed comeback. The Braves left-hander, who hasn't pitched in the majors since 2005, had another stint in the bullpen prior to Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hampton threw about 50 pitches, with no pain in the pectoral muscle that sent him to the disabled list.

Georgia won its 10th straight Southeastern Conference game with a thrilling 9-8 win over LSU Saturday before a crowd of 3,766 at Alex Box Stadium.

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.