It's almost time for Armanti Edwards and Appalachian State to take center stage in the Southern Conference again.

Rick VandenHurk and three relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Mike Jacobs hit a three-run homer to help the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday night.

There will be a new name outside South Carolina's basketball facility next fall.

The childhood home of former baseball home run king Hank Aaron will be donated to the city where he grew up and will become a museum operated by the city's minor-league team.

Clemson is the preseason favorite in the Atlantic Coast Conference this year. Georgia Tech, under new coach Paul Johnson, was chosen to finish fourth in the ACC's Coastal Division.

Two Georgia Bulldogs were named to the first team by Southeeastern Conference football coaches in their preseason poll.

Freshman quarterback Aramis Hillary is pleased with the early praise from South Carolina's Steve Spurrier. But Hillary points out he's got a long way to go to live up to it.

Augusta amateur Laura Coble shot a 3-under-par 69 to lead the first round of the Yamaha Georgia Women's Open by two shots.

Mike Hampton will make his second rehabilitation start Wednesday for Double-A Mississippi.

Sophomore defensive end Michael Lemon has been dismissed from the Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Kara Lynn Joyce is going to Beijing after all. The 22-year-old former University of Georgia swimmer has been added as an alternate to the 400-meter freestyle relay after Dara Torres withdrew from the 100 free.

The Atlanta Braves have signed right-handed reliever Julian Tavarez, who will join his third team of the season.

Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick is seeking bankruptcy protection, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors.

Martin Truex's bid to make the Chase for the championship took a severe hit Tuesday when NASCAR penalized his team 150 points for bringing an illegal car to Daytona.

Former University of Georgia diver Chris Colwill will compete in two events in the Beijing Olympics.

Georgia freshman Jeremy Jacob has decided to transfer after a foot injury limited him to only six games as a freshman.

The Braves activated infielder Martin Prado from the disabled list Thursday and optioned infielder Brent Lillibridge to Triple-A Richmond.

Tennessee signed football coach Phillip Fulmer and basketball coach Bruce Pearl to new deals Wednesday that will keep them with the Volunteers through 2014.

The Southern Conference has grown. The league officially welcomed Samford as its 12th member Tuesday. Samford is the conference's only school in Alabama.

Georgia Tech cornerback Jerrard Tarrant has been charged with rape and has been suspended from the football team.

Six Clemson football players are listed as candidates for two awards announce by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday.

The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Kroy Biermann, their fifth-round pick this year, to a four-year deal.

Clemson hoops coach Oliver Purnell has found his new director of operations for men's basketball.

Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, and the banged-up Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Wednesday to avoid getting swept in the three-game series.

Dave Bush earned his first road victory of the season, scattering four hits over seven innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers held on in the ninth to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday night.