Jeff Hart

The Class AAA second-ranked North Hall girls tennis team continues to roll through Region 7-AAA. The Lady Trojans easily dispatched Gainesville 5-0 Tuesday dropping just one set overall.

Apalachee shut out last year's NEGA Mountains Cup tournament champion West Hall 2-0 Saturday night to win the 2008 boys' title. In the 3rd-place match, Johnson defeated Buford, 2-0, and in the Consolation match, Chestatee beat Winder-Barrow 6-0.

Bruce Pearl led Tennessee to its winningest season, a brief No. 1 ranking and a regular-season Southeastern Conference title in only his third year at the helm. Let the speculation begin. With coaching vacancies cropping up around the country, Pearl almost certainly will draw some suitors.

The Braves finalized their 25-man roster on Saturday, optioning pitcher Buddy Carlyle to Triple-A Richmond and handing Jeff Bennett the final spot in the bullpen. The Braves will go into Sunday's season opener at Washington with a 12-man pitching staff that includes starters Tim Hudson, Tom Glavine, Jair Jurrjens and Mike Hampton. John Smoltz and Chuck James were placed on the disabled list.

A grand slam by Brad Feltes highlighted a seven-run seventh inning and the senior third baseman added another home run - a three-run shot - in the eighth to lead No. 17 Georgia Tech to a 13-2 win over Boston College to sweep a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Commander Shea Field. In Game 1, David Duncan allowed just one hit through the first six innings to lead the Jackets to a 5-2 win.

Graig Cooper ran for 91 yards on eight carries and scored two long touchdowns Saturday to highlight the Hurricanes' annual spring game, the final official workout before training camp begins this summer. Miami's defense rallied to beat the offense 32-29, sealing the win with interceptions on each of the game's final two drives.

A prep basketball star who signed to play at Wake Forest next season was charged with aggravated assault and trespassing. Al-Farouq Aminu, a 6-foot-8 senior at Norcross High School, turned himself in Friday after being accused of shooting a female with a BB gun from a vehicle on March 14...

Clemson coach Tommy Bowden says he liked the way his defensive line looked at his team's first scrimmage, but wishes his Tigers could have gotten more work.

First baseman Nick Johnson and second baseman Ronnie Belliard were picked by manager Manny Acta to start for the Washington Nationals.

Chris Relf hit Co-Eric Riley with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the second play of overtime to give the Maroon squad a 6-0 win over the White team Saturday in Mississippi State's spring game.