Georgia sports for Friday, March 14th

The men's teams of Georgia and Georgia Tech both advanced through their first-round matchups in their respective college basketball conference tournaments. From the SEC Tourney, Georgia's Bulldogs went to overtime to slip by Ole Miss last night in Atlanta, 97-95. The winner came from Dave Bliss, who banked-in a shot with .4 seconds left. Georgia tonight faces Kentucky in the semifinals. The news was good for Georgia Tech as well. The Yellow Jackets ran past Virginia 94-76 in their opening ACC Tournament contest. Tech now faces Duke tonight in Charlotte.

Spring training action continues for the Atlanta Braves--they played to a 6-6 tie with the Tigers Thursday. Pitcher Chuck James was solid in his first start of the preseason: only 1 hit allowed in his 2 scoreless innings of work. The Braves are in Clearwater, Florida today to face the Phillies.

Out of pro hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk scored 3 goals to pace the Atlanta Thrashers' 6-4 win over Calgary.

Georgia sports for Thursday, September 20th

The Braves completed a 3-game sweep of the Florida Marlins, winning 5-1 last night in Atlanta. Edgar Renteria had a home run among 3 hits, while Chipper Jones added 2 hits and an RBI. Both Jones and Renteria are in a battle for the National League batting title, hitting in the high 330’s. Mark Teixeira and Andruw Jones also had home runs last night. In was all more than enough to support the pitching of Chuck James, who got the win with 2 hits and no runs allowed in 7 innings. The Braves have won 4-straight overall, and open a 4-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, June 19th

It was a great start for the Braves to their 9-game homestand, as they roughed-up the Red Sox last night at Turner Field, 9-4.

Catcher Brian McCann ripped a 3-run homer within a 4 RBI night. 1st baseman Scott Thorman added a 2-run homer. Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria each posted 3 hits.

The Braves did much of their damage against Boston starting pitcher Curt Schilling--10 hits and 6 runs in 4-and-a-third innings. For the Braves on the hill, Chuck James got the pitching win, as he allowed 5 hits and 2 runs across 5-and-a-third innings.

Georgia sports for Thursday, June 14th

The Braves suffered another loss on the road at Minnesota, falling to the Twins last night 6-nothing. The Braves have now lost 8 of their past 11 games.

Atlanta starting pitcher Chuck James had a rough outing, as he allowed 6 runs on 9 hits--3 of them home runs. The Braves at the plate were handcuffed by the pitching work of Twins' starter Carlos Silva: he threw a complete game in scattering 8 hits. Chipper Jones made a successful return from the disabled list, getting 3 hits in the role of designated hitter.

The series finale is tonight, as Tim Hudson will take the mound in Minnesota. Despite the Braves' recent problems, they remain only 2 games out of 1st in the NL-East division. The Mets lead the Braves and now the Phillies by that 2-game margin.

Georgia sports for Thursday, June 7th

The Braves lost again to the Marlins last night to end their 4-game series, the final of 7-4 Wednesday evening. It was a bumpy performance for starting pitcher Kyle Davies, who allowed 6 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings.

The Braves lost 3-of-4 in the Florida series, and in the bigger picture, have dropped 4 of their past 5 games. The Braves now welcome the Chicago Cubs in town for 4 games. Chuck James gets the pitching start at Turner Field this evening.