Bo Wilson

Jason Heyward drove in two runs with two hits and the Chicago Cubs emerged from their hitting slump to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 and end their five-game losing streak.

The Bears outscored Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 20-1 over the next 10 innings to sweep the Warriors, 8-3, 12-1, in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs at home.

A couple of area baseball teams advanced to the second round, while one forced Game 3 in the Georgia High School Association playoffs on Thursday night.

The Atlanta Falcons decided not to pick their quarterback of the future, going for more immediate help by selecting Florida tight end Kyle Pitts at No. 4 in the NFL draft.

Marcell Ozuna homered in a four-run first inning, Huascar Ynoa pitched 5 1/3 strong innings and the Atlanta Braves went deep five times to beat the Chicago Cubs 10-0 for their third straight victory.

Seth Curry scored 20 points, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid each added 17 and the Philadelphia 76ers built a big early lead and cruised to a 127-83 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to clinch an Eastern Conference playoff berth.

In a light night of Georgia High School Association playoff baseball around the area, Flowery Branch and North Hall rolled into the second round on Wednesday.

Flowery Branch is not a typical No. 3 seed, and they proved that on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.

On this week's Slightly Off Target, North Hall girls soccer coach Alex Wright talks about his team's run to the Class 3A quarterfinals.

The Atlanta Braves will resume normal seating capacity at Truist Park beginning on Friday, May 7, the organization announced on Wednesday.