John Smoltz returned to the Atlanta Braves as a reliever on Monday, hoping the role he had from 2001-04 will help him cope with an aching right shoulder and extend his career.

The Augusta GreenJackets (33-23) held on to beat the Savannah Sand Gnats (24-32) Sunday afternoon 7-6 to earn a series split of the four game series.

Kyle Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season.

Brad Feltes broke a tie with a two-run double in the eighth inning and Georgia Tech beat Lipscomb 6-3 on Saturday night.

Marcus Jones' tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning Saturday night and lifted North Carolina State to a 5-4 victory over South Carolina in the Raleigh Regional.

Gordon Beckham's three-run homer helped Georgia rally from a three-run deficit with seven runs in the seventh, and the Bulldogs beat Louisville 9-8 on Saturday

Augusta State with a rough first day at the NCAA Championship.

The Augusta GreenJackets (31-20) held on to beat the Charleston RiverDogs (32-19) Monday afternoon 9-8 for their third straight win on the home stand.

Georgia's Mark Richt was among five NCAA head coaches who met with President Bush today after recently returning from a week-long visit to military bases in the Middle East.

University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richt spent part of his Memorial Day meeting with President Bush.

Kasey Kahne capitalized on yet another heartbreaking Tony Stewart defeat, grabbing the lead from the two-time champion when his tire went flat with three laps to go in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night.

The Augusta GreenJackets (30-20) rallied back from a two run deficit to beat the Charleston RiverDogs (32-18) 9-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Walkoff homer wins game for Braves

Bobby Cox will be back for a 24th season as manager of the Atlanta Braves after agreeing to a one-year contract extension.

Grace Taylor of Aiken has accomplished more in 20 years then most people will in a lifetime. Plenty of gymnastics titles and even a national title. Pretty impressive.

Jeff Francoeur, back in the lineup after a rare night off, homered and drove in four runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4 on Wednesday night for their third straight win in the series.

The Augusta GreenJackets (26-19) began an eight game home stand on Tuesday night when they welcomed to town the Savannah Sand Gnats (18-27) for the first of a four game series and came away with a 5-3 win in a rain shortened game.

Not even Mother Nature could slow down Mount Olive’s offense as the top-seeded and top-ranked Trojans (54-6) took two games from #10 USC Aiken (47-17) to claim the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II College World Series on Monday.

The Augusta GreenJackets (25-19) and Columbus Catfish (19-25) split their four game series with the Catfish winning the series finale 11-2 on Monday night.

Minor League Baseball announced their weekly awards for Offensive and Pitcher of the Week and GreenJackets first baseman Angel Villalona was named the Offensive Player of the Week in the South Atlantic League for May 12-18.

Boston Red Sox lefty Jon Lester has thrown a no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Kansas City Monday night.

Throwing session Tuesday could decide.

Completion of suspended game.

Former Georgia player had troubled history.

ANGC is donating a total of approximately $3.4 million this year, including $1.25 million to the Community Foundation for the CSRA.