NBA FINALS: Heat beat Spurs in OT, force Game 7
Miami's Ray Allen hits a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation to send Game 6 of the NBA Finals into overtime, and the Heat hold on to win, 103-100, and force a Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs.
Not this time
Less than 24 hours after the Braves beat the Mets with a ninth-inning home run from Freddie Freeman, Atlanta leaves the tying run on base in the final inning to drop Game 1 of a double header to New York. (ADDS: Braves lose Game 2 of doubleheader)
BRAVES NOTEBOOK: Gattis put on DL with strained oblique
Braves rookie catcher Evan Gattis and his powerful swing will be sidelined for 15 days after he strained an oblique muscle checking his swing. (ADDS: Note on SS Simmons)
Freeman becoming Mr. Walk-Off for Braves
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run — his second game-ending hit in three games — is becoming a trend for the first baseman, who is the Braves’ hottest hitter.
FALCONS NOTEBOOK: TE Gonzalez named PFWA Good Guy
Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez becomes the first non-quarterback to be given the Good Guy Award since 2007. (ADDS: Falcons' new stadium envisioned; team signs new TE; Trufant goes back to school)
Falcons’ Koetter finally has control of offense
Dirk Koetter relied on QB Matt Ryan last year during his first season as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator, but Koetter is becoming more comfortable calling plays on his own entering his second season in Atlanta.
Worth the wait: Freeman hits walk-off homer after four-hour delay
Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Braves past the Mets early Tuesday morning in a game that was delayed nearly four hours before the opening pitch.
Miami’s Big Three on brink of another Finals letdown
Miami will try to avoid falling in the NBA Finals for the second time in three years in tonight’s Game 6 vs. the Spurs.
Minor setback
Saturday’s loss to Lehigh Valley means the Albany Panthers will have to win back-to-back games on the road to clinch a third straight league title, but it’s a challenge the 6-5 Panthers are up to.
BRAVES NOTEBOOK: Wood to get first career start vs. Mets
Former Georgia Bulldog Alex Wood, Atlanta’s second-round pick in 2012, will get his first big-league start today. (ADDS: Notes on Freeman, B.J. Upton and Justin Upton)
Tiger’s major slide reaches 16 after U.S. Open disaster
Tiger Woods’ last major championship victory came in 2008, and many are wondering if the greatest player of this generation will ever win another.
LORAN SMITH COLUMN: Mickelson’s time is running out
Herald guest columnist Loran Smith writes about Phil Mickelson’s collapse at the U.S. Open and how Lefty’s clock is ticking in his quest to win golf’s second major.
NBA FINALS: Spurs take 3-2 series lead behind Ginobili's surprise start
Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green combine to score 74 points to lead the Spurs to a 114-104 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, giving San Antonio a 3-2 series lead.
Teheran pitches Braves to 3-0 win vs. Giants
Atlanta's Julio Teheran tosses six shutout innings and strikes out eight Giants to lead the Braves to a 3-0 win late Sunday night.
Biffle takes checkered flag, gives Ford 1,000th win
One week after losing a late battle to Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle gets revenge with a win at Michigan International Speedway.
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Prep Sports
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Monroe’s Glanton turns heads after Atlanta MVP showcase; Brooks County star Parrish commits to UGA
- Albany High LB Young commits to Miami
- Clamoring for Collier
- The wait continues ...
- Not over yet
- They're due
- Solid as a rock
- Terrific end
- Sloppy start
- Crisp blown out in GISA Class A Final Four series by Bethlehem
Outdoors
- OUTDOORS FEATURE: Making food plots make a difference
- OUTDOORS COLUMN: The man in the mirror
- OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing reports
- Paddlers start 106-mile trip
- OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing reports
- OUTDOORS COLUMN: Mourning an ‘outlaw’
- OUTDOORS FEATURE: Game cameras greatly enhance feral hog trapping
- OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing reports
- OUTDOORS COLUMN: ‘Pretty’ isn’t always that important
- OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing reports
College Sports
- UGA NOTEBOOK: Georgia's depth in secondary being tested
- Former Lee, GSW star Gahman shines in amateur tournament
- Henry hits gold mine with Darton’s latest recruiting class
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Monroe’s Glanton turns heads after Atlanta MVP showcase; Brooks County star Parrish commits to UGA
- UGA lands Peach State’s No. 1 RB recruit
- FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Panthers DB Cutts earns PIFL POY award; New college bowl games to be played in ... Dubai and Bahamas?
- Hoosier Heartbreaker
- BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Former Auburn hoops star arrested for point-shaving; Hawks fined for tampering by NBA
- New coach Stricklin: UGA can be national baseball power
- FSU stunned by Indiana in Super Regionals opener
















