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Sports Minute: Here is the latest Georgia sports news from The Associated Press

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  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:18:17 GMT
    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:14:16 GMT
    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
  • Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:20:39 GMT
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country

ATLANTA (AP) - Evan Gattis hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the ninth to send the game to extra innings and Freddie Freeman won it in the 10th, sending the Atlanta Braves to their fifth straight win, 5-4 over the slumping Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Freeman blooped a two-out single off Brian Duensing to bring home Jason Heyward, handing the Twins their seventh straight loss.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia baseball coach David Perno has resigned after a 12-year tenure that included three trips to the College World Series but fell on hard times in recent seasons. The resignation was announced Monday by athletic director Greg McGarity.

BOSTON (AP) - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners have voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. Earlier Tuesday, owners approved a $200 million loan for stadium construction in Atlanta.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Southern California and San Jose State shared the lead at 4-under 284 after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Tuesday. USC, which won titles in 2003 and '08 and was runner-up to Alabama last year, came in as the top-ranked team in the country, while San Jose State - seeking its first team title in 21 years - was 48th.

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