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  • High School Baseball

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:41:45 GMT
    Cadets Celebrate win
    SAVANNAH, GA - Benedictine and The Lovett School split their GHSA-AA baseball series doubleheader Tuesday.  They had been rained out on Monday and now will play game 3 on Wednesday.Lovett started quickly
    Benedictine lost the opener of the 3-game series but bounced back in the nightcap.
  • Golf

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:49:44 GMT
    Brian Harman with belly putter
    The long putters have long been a controversy in golf.  Tuesday, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and the US Golf Association agreed to a ban on anchoring them against the body beginning in 2016.The upright
    The popular belly putters have been outlawed by the R&A but not the PGA Tour, as yet.
  • South Atlantic League

    Monday, May 20 2013 10:42 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:42:57 GMT
    Gabriel Ynoa
    Savannah, GA – The Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Charleston Riverdogs 5-2 in front of 2,010 fans at Historic Grayson Stadium to take first place away from the ‘Dogs. The Gnats (25-17) now lead Charleston
    Gabriel Ynoa held the Riverdogs in check until the bats came alive as Savannah takes over first place.
  • College Baseball

    Monday, May 20 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:33:54 GMT
    David Perno
    ATHENS, GA - Georgia baseball coach David Perno has been fired after 12 seasons at the helm. Perno took the Bulldogs to three College World Series and won the 2008 title. But since then, Georgia has a
    David Perno leaves Georgia with one national title and three College World Series berths in 12 seasons.
  • Sports Features

  • Swimming

    Monday, May 13 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-13 22:38:52 GMT
    Grace Van Brunt
    In Clearwater, Florida over the weekend, Grace Van Brunt of Savannah beat the 10-and-under national age group record in the 50-meter back stroke. Van Brunt raced to a time of 32.85 to knock 2/100ths of
    Grace Van Brunt of Savannah set the 10-and-under mark in Clearwater, Florida.
  • Athletics

    Monday, May 6 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-07 03:37:40 GMT
    Greater Savannah Athletic Hall-of-Fame
    It was a great night for four athletes who were inducted into the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall-of Fame. There were also two citation honorees, and swimmer Patricia Forrester was honored as the athlete
    Four athletes, 2 Citation honorees, the Lawton M. Calhoun Award and the M. A. Spellman Award were handed out.