Freeman's walk-off homer lifts Braves after long delay

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Atlanta Braves a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game delayed nearly four hours by rain.
By Paul Newberry

Grovetown's Watkins running strong into senior year

Grovetown's Darius Watkins won the 200-meter dash and took third in the 100 at the 2013 Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA state championships, and he still has a year left to achieve more goals.
By Scott Rouch

Aiken track star Dicks honored again

Aiken's Natasha Dicks completed her athletic career at Aiken by winning her third state title in the triple jump.
By Wayne Staats

Bruins make quicker work of Blackhawks

Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Mon­day night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
By Jimmy Golen

Ex-GreenJacket to debut against Braves

Zack Wheeler, a 23-year-old former Augusta GreenJacket, is one of baseball's top pitching prospects and a reason for hope in another dismal season for the Mets.
By Paul Newberry

Augustans help with billboard cheering UGA's Murray

A new billboard in Athens celebrates quarterback Aaron Mur­ray's decision to bypass the NFL draft to play a final season for the Bulldogs.
By Marc Weiszer

Rose's US Open win is victory for English golf

The most recent golden era of golf in England had everything but the one prize that brings credibility: a major championship.
By Doug Ferguson

Beavers bounce Cardinals

OMAHA, Neb. - Oregon State stayed alive at the College World Series on Monday, beating Louisville 11-4 after a seven-run fourth inning broke open the game.

Spurs' scouting pays big dividends

The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles.
By Jon Krawczynski

Heat on familiar ground

MIAMI - The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway.
By Brian Mahoney

Tiny Tahiti gets to celebrate despite rout

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - The record books will show a 6-1 drubbing by Nigeria, but Tahiti avoided humiliation by scoring a single goal and iginited the crowd in the Confederations Cup match.
By Rob Harris
Scott Michaux

Rose sticks with plans to play in Travelers

U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has no plans to take any time off after winning his first major championship.

Johnson apologizes, gets out of jail early

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former NFL star Chad Johnson apologized Mon­day for disrespecting a judge when he slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week, and he was released from jail after only a week instead of 30 days.
By Curt Anderson

GreenJackets' Agosta to start in All-Star Game

Augusta right-hander Martin Agosta will be the first pitcher to take the mound for the Southern Division in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on Tuesday.
By David Lee

Overtime

Evans' Eunice Yi sits in third place after shooting 2-over-par 74 in the first round of the Georgia Girls' Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

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