In just six games, Mike Yastrzemski is 8-for-14 with three home runs and five RBIs. Not bad for a 35-year-old who took a two-year contract with the Braves in December.

All four semifinalists in the Class 6A state championship race are Cobb County schools, marking the first time one school system has had all four semifinalists.

Reynaldo López allowed his first run in a Grapefruit League game during action against the Twins on Friday but was otherwise solid as the Braves topped the Twins 4-1.

A 3-pointer by Myles Hayes with six seconds remaining was the go-ahead basket in a 62-61 semifinal win for Woodward Academy over top seed Gainesville, who came in 30-0.

Creekview, ranked No. 4 in the state, will face No. 3 Milton in next Friday’s GHSA Class AAAAA title game in Macon.

Top-ranked Hebron Christian and No. 3 Holy Innocents’ will meet in the championship game for the second consecutive season.

UGA president Jere Morehead is among more than three dozen sports leaders, executives and politicians who will meet with President Donald Trump at a college sports roundtable.

The World Baseball Classic is already underway, and the Atlanta Braves will be represented throughout the tournament.

Braves legends Dale Murphy and Chipper Jones dropped by spring training in Florida to impart their hitting wisdom to the current team.

Six teams are in final fours for the first time, and seven are breaking droughts of more than 30 years.