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Chattanooga and Carolina went back-and-forth during the early portion of Friday night's game; however, the Lookouts were able to pull away,

 WASHINGTON (AP) - Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead
three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Points leader Tony Stewart was
awarded the pole for Saturday night's race at Daytona International

The nation's top kicker has verbally committed to play football at Tennessee.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Candace Parker is returning to action for the
Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.

      CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class.

       ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.

       BELGRADE, Serbia --- Georgia's Ashley Houts scored eight points, dished out four assists and collected three steals to help the U.S. National Team to a decisive 115-30 victory over France in its opening game of the 2009 World University Games on Wednesday.