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Evans leads Tech past Illinois, 6-3, with ninth-inning rally

Submitted by Jenna Herb, Sports Producer
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013, 8:30pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Georgia Tech rallied from a run down in the ninth, scoring four times as the Yellow Jackets stayed alive in the Nashville Regional with a 6-3 win over Illinois Sunday afternoon. Junior first-team All-ACC catcher and Golden Spikes Award semifinalist Zane Evans had three hits, two RBI and got the win with three innings of relief.

The victory moved the Jackets to 2-1 in the regional and into a championship match-up with Vanderbilt tonight at 8 p.m. ET at the Commodores' Hawkins Field. The Illini (35-20) were eliminated as second-seeded Tech (36-26) advanced to the championship bracket for the ninth consecutive time in NCAA regional play.

The Jackets must beat Vanderbilt twice over the next two nights in order to advance to next week's Super Regional round.

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Kuchar secures 2-stroke Memorial victory

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013, 7:15pm

Dublin, OH (Sports Network) - Matt Kuchar carded a 4-under 68 on Sunday and rolled to a 2-stroke victory at the Memorial Tournament.

Ahead by two entering the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Kuchar never relented the advantage, pushing his lead to four shots on the back nine before sinking a 21-foot birdie putt on the last to finish at 12-under-par 276.

It is the sixth career PGA Tour win for Kuchar and his second of the season after February's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship triumph.

Kevin Chappell birdied four of his last six holes but couldn't overtake Kuchar, instead grabbing solo second at 10-under after a final-round 68. Kyle Stanley (71) placed third at 7-under, while Scott Stallings (67) and Bill Haas (71) tied for fourth at minus-6.

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Free Buckhead Mansion Finds New Home

Submitted by Jaye Watson, 11Alive Reporter
Friday, May 31st, 2013, 12:54pm

BUCKHEAD, Ga. -- It was an intriguing, unusual offer. If you can pay to move it, you can have an historic Buckhead mansion that was built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson's great great grandson.

The offer came after The Buckhead Heritage Society began the battle to save the Randolph Lucas house, which was destined for demolition this summer.

RELATED | Historic Buckhead mansion slated for demolition

The house sits on Peachtree Road in Buckhead and has already been moved once, in 1990, when the 2500 Condo Building was built. At that time, the builder and owners agreed to save the home. But the Condo Association said the house had fallen into disrepair and it didn't have the money to make it habitable. Several months ago, the group obtained a demolition permit. 

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Chaotic Midtown melee ends in police shooting

Submitted by Gary Franklin, 11Alive Assignment Editor
Friday, May 31st, 2013, 10:55am

ATLANTA -- Two Atlanta police officers are being debriefed at police headquarters while the man they shot is in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.

The two were working off duty at Club Opera early Friday morning when they heard about a huge fight in a parking lot near 13th Street and Crescent Ave NE.

PHOTO GALLERY| Crescent Ave. shut down after huge fight

The head of security at Sutra Lounge was locking up the back patio when he saw the fight break out. Theodore Tuncel and other witnesses at the scene said the fight started with a group of girls beating up on one man. Others joined in, and soon the fight included 25 people. 

"I radioed for them [police] to come down 13th street, and they when they were on their way down when shots started. It was about 15 shots I heard," Tuncel said. 

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Gun range in Atlantic Station moving forward for now

Submitted by Keith Whitney, 11Alive Reporter
Friday, May 31st, 2013, 8:01am

ATLANTA -- The owner of Stoddard's says his business is a state of the art gun range with a high-tech ventilation system that's designed to keep the air as clean as it is in a hospital operating room.

It would be that kind of million-dollar technology, that includes recycling and lead mitigation, that would also come to a blighted building on Bishop Street in Atlantic Station.

"We are going to be paying payroll taxes, property taxes," said Stoddard's owner Michael Halbreich. "We are going to be employing a minimum of 25 full-time employees at the range, probably more than that. We will also be bringing in sales taxes to the city."

But that's only if the permits for the new range were all in order before the new law banning such ranges, which are within 800-feet of homes, schools and churches, went into effect in Atlanta this week.

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Exhibit features historic copy of Constitution

Submitted by The Associated Press on Thursday, May 30th, 11:12 am

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is set to display George Washington's personal copy of the Constitution.

National Archives spokesman Tony Clark says the museum will display the document along with Georgia Washington's handwritten notes between June 7 and June 24.

Clark says the exhibit is one of the most significant pieces of intellectual property Washington owned, and shows the first president's role in the drafting, ratification and interpretation of the Constitution.

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American Family Insurance Top 5 Performances

Submitted by Sam Crenshaw, 11Alive Sports Anchor
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, 7:03pm

ATLANTA -- It's the American Family Insurance Top 5 Performances for fourth week of May.  This week's performances come from the state high school baseball playoffs.

Number 5 is from Starr's Mill vs Pope and Nathaniel Lowe singles home a run for the Greyhounds who best the Panthers on their way to capturing the state AAAAA crown.

Number 4 comes from Troup at Redan.  It's Miles Fore with the grounder that gets through the shortstop and Bakari Gayle comes around to score as the Raiders start a rally.

Number 3 comes from Roswell at Walton.  Alex Dickerson into the gap in right center and two runs score as the Hornets advance to the class AAAAAA final.

Number 2 is from Lovett at Benedictine.  It's Grant Wells drive down the line in left allowing two runs to score.  The Lions win the game and advance to the class AA final.

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