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** FREDI GONZALEZ On the umps’ decision to play in bottom eighth “They were trying to get the game in, to complete that inning.

Doug Roberson lists advertising rules for five top sports organizations.1. NCAAThe NCAA said it chooses advertising partners that support the organization’s ideals and exclude those that do not appear to be in best interests of students or student-athletes.

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NEW YORK – Evan Gattis got his first taste of the Big Apple on Friday night, and by now no one should’ve been surprised that he took a big bite.

NEW YORK – The last time Evan Gattis was in New York, he stayed at a hostel, ran out of money, and ate from someone’s unfinished meal at an airport food court.

Falcons coach Mike Smith will ceremonially turn the page on one of the more successful seasons in franchise history when the team starts OTAs on Tuesday.

The Atlanta Falcons reached a deal Friday with state and city officials on how to ensure at least 31 percent of its new billion-dollar stadium construction awards go to minority or women-owned firms.

Perhaps the only thing USC didn’t do well at the NCAA women’s golf championship was give coach Andrea Gaston the celebratory Gatorade bath.

There’s a new star at the University of Georgia, and he doesn’t throw a ball or wear a jersey.

Hawks center Al Horford received 31 points, including two first-team votes, in balloting for All-NBA teams, the league announced Thursday.

Hawks head athletic trainer Wally Blase received the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association’s (NBATA) Ed Lacerte Service Award last week in Chicago.

When he tees it up on the par-4 fifth hole at Capital City Club-Crabapple, Ollie Schniederjans knows better than to leave it on the left side of the fairway if the pin is on the left side of the green.

Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to help Virginia Tech defeat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday afternoon in the ACC tournament and clinch an appearance in Sunday’s final.

Since joining the Georgia High Schools Association in 2004, ELCA has become one of the most successful programs in the state.

Though the Sun Belt Conference considered inviting Liberty into the league, it wrapped up its spring meetings Wednesday without adding a 12th member.

Led by Rookie of the Year Josh Merrigan, Georgia State had six players named to the Colonial Athletic Association all-conference baseball teams Tuesday.

ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday.

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.

Matt Kuchar got up early Saturday morning, made three quick pars to keep his second-round lead at Colonial and then went back to the hotel for a short break.

Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic.

They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.

Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes.