Weather a factor in Augusta

AUGUSTA – Firm and fast.

Masters Notebook

AUGUSTA – If anything, England's Justin Rose is older and wiser than he was in 2004, a year he'd probably like to forget.

Tiger 1 over after nine holes at 2007 Masters

AUGUSTA - Swirling, blustery winds kept scores high in the first round Thursday and threatened to blow Ernie Els and defending champion Phil Mickelson out of the Masters early.

Wetterich plays conservative to share lead

AUGUSTA - The Brett Wetterich sitting atop the leaderboard after the second round of the Masters Tournament Friday wasn't the same Brett Wetterich golf patrons are accustomed to.

Augusta's Taylor lurking

AUGUSTA - So far, a hometown boy is living up to the hype.

Local Roundup: SHS splits with Valdosta, Lee Co.

The Statesboro baseball team fell 4-3 at Lee County on Wednesday.

Mickelson sticks with two clubs

AUGUSTA - Defending Masters champion Phil Mickelson is sticking to his guns. Make that, two guns.

McCabb ties it, Thorman wins it

PHILADELPHIA - Two games. Two comeback victories for the Atlanta Braves.

AOTW: Rocker shooting his way to top

Mark Rocker is striving to play golf at the next level. If he continues to play the way he's been playing this season, that dream may become a reality.

NGA breaks BA

After a perfect game on Saturday night, the Bulloch Academy Gators (5-11, 2-3) looked to get something started against Nathaniel Green Academy, but the visitors were too much for BA as they dropped an error-filled Tuesday afternoon game 12-3 to the Patriots.

Tiger admits struggling in 2006

AUGUSTA - Tiger Woods has finally admitted it.

Gators again!

ATLANTA - A long, tough season ended with a Gator chomp again.

A classic of an opener

PHILADELPHIA - Next time Edgar Renteria squares to bunt against the Philadelphia Phillies, the pitcher might try to hit his bat.

Local Roundup: Claxton sweeps meet

The Claxton track teams swept a four-team meet Monday at Southeast Bulloch. The Tigers scored 106 points to SEB's 97, Calvary Day's 16 and Savannah Country Day's 14. The Lady Tigers won with a score of 108 to SEB's 95, Calvary's 20 and Country Day's 18. Here's how the Yellow Jackets finished in the meet:

VanGorder to play at UGA

Statesboro defensive back Molloy VanGorder has been invited to as a preferred walk-on to play football at the University of Georgia in the fall.

SEC hoops upgrade very much work in progress

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference's efforts to upgrade men's basketball remain a work in progress.

Column: Michael Sam bravely comes out. Now what?

Michael Sam could've taken the - well, not the easy, but certainly the easier - way out by staying mum on his sexual orientation, at least until after the NFL draft.

Walker goes from journeyman to juggernaut

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - The brightest lights that interest Jimmy Walker are found in another galaxy through his high-powered telescope.

Grim talk turns to gold for now at Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - All the gloom and grim talk leading to the Sochi Olympics at last gave way to more uplifting things.

Jimmy Walker seizes control at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - The wind was so strong, the conditions so demanding, that Jimmy Walker felt like Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was competing against the golf course instead of the rest of the field.

Russia kicks off Sochi Games with hope and hubris

SOCHI - A crowning achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia kicked off Friday with a celebration of its past greatness and hopes for future glory, most especially for a raucous group of Russian athletes who marched into the rollicking opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics with a message.

Georgia Southern vs. St. Francis photo gallery

Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State photo gallery