Braves break out

ATLANTA - Brian McCann delivered the slump-busting big hits the Atlanta Braves desperately needed.

Portal's Brown gets All-Star bid, promotion

Brooks Brown's 22nd birthday is shaping up quite nicely. The former Portal High School star pitcher will play in tonight's California League All-Star game, the culmination of a stellar first half of the season for the Visalia (Calif.) Oaks. Brown emerged as the ace for the Arizona Diamondback's Advanced Class A team, going 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 80 innings. The Diamondbacks took notice, promoting the right hander ...

Oregon State handles UNC in game one of CWS

OMAHA, Neb. - Oregon State's Jorge Reyes got himself and his team a whole lot closer to the national championship trophy that's been teasing him.

Woes continue for slumping Braves

ATLANTA - What a debut for Kenny Rogers. Making his first start of the season after a blood clot was removed from his pitching shoulder, Rogers allowed only two hits in six innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the punchless Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Friday night. The Braves were shut out for the third game in a row, their scoreless streak stretching to 28 innings. It was the first time since ...

Despite swoon, Braves still in it

ATLANTA - This sounds familiar. The Atlanta Braves have hobbled through the month of June, struggling to cope with injuries to several key players, a patched-together rotation and a horrendous slump by one of the team's top sluggers. But there's one big change from a year ago. This time around, the June swoon hasn't knocked the Braves out of the NL East race. In fact, they're actually closer to first than they ...

Shut out big time by Boston

ATLANTA - Julian Tavarez pitched seven scoreless innings, switching to cruise control after the Boston Red Sox homered three times in the first two innings on the way to routing the Atlanta Braves 11-0 on Wednesday night.

SHS's Thompson is ready to go for Auburn

For Josh Thompson, the last four years have certainly been memorable ones. Now, the senior noseguard is ready to enter his final season with the Auburn football team and hopes 2007 won't be any different.

Braves trade former Screven pitcher McBride

ATLANTA - The Braves swapped left-handed relievers with Detroit on Wednesday, sending former Screven County pitcher Macay McBride to the Tigers for Wilfredo Ledezma.

Beckett shuts down Braves

ATLANTA (AP) - Josh Beckett's slump lasted all of one game. Bouncing back from his first loss, Beckett pitched six scoreless innings and even contributed a run-scoring double in his 10th win, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday night. The weather was the only thing that got the best of Beckett (10-1). The right-hander didn't return after a 48-minute rain delay, letting three relievers finish up a five-hitter. Beckett joined ...

McCann plates four as Braves beat Sox

ATLANTA - Curt Schilling was missing his overpowering stuff. Brian McCann and the Braves sure took advantage of it.

SBC Sharks: Swimming, living, learning

The Statesboro-Bulloch County Sharks swim team has a pretty basic goal - developing world-class citizens and world-class athletes. First-year coach Bill Sprague plans on fulfilling that mission by teaching and developing life skills through the Sharks, a local year-round team for swimmers ages six and up.

Braves miss the sweep against Indians

CLEVELAND - Fausto Carmona's sharp sinker gave the Cleveland Indians a needed lift.

Not too Bad-deley

OAKMONT, Pa. - Aaron Baddeley teetered on the edge of a collapse, staring at bogeys on the golf course and Tiger Woods' name high on the leaderboard.

Andruw's struggles continue

ATLANTA - Andruw Jones was only 19 and still had Class A dirt in his cleats when he made his debut with the Atlanta Braves in 1996.

Renteria rips Tribe

CLEVELAND - Edgar Renteria couldn't be contained, a day after barely getting the ball out of the infield.

Kirk overcomes the wind for Sea Island lead

ST. SIMONS ISLAND - Chris Kirk was at his best when the wind was at its worst Friday in the McGladrey Classic. Kirk rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt from off the green, chipped in from nearly 60 feet for birdie on another hole and wound up with another 4-under 66 at Sea Island to take a one-shot lead going into the ...

Georgia Southern vs. St. Francis photo gallery

Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State photo gallery