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With the NBA Draft Lottery set to take place on Wednesday night the full draft order for the 2012 NBA Draft will be set soon. DraftExpress released its final pre-lottery mock and projects Washington combo guard Tony Wroten to the Atlanta Hawks.

The thinking behind the pick is that Wroten would step into Kirk Hinrich's vacated spot. At 6-foot-5 he could seemingly defend both guard spots but he lacks perimeter shooting and isn't anywhere close to Hinrich in that regard. The upside is there however and it makes Wroten an intriguing prospect for this draft. He averaged 16 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a freshman at Washington.

If the Hawks decided to go big with their first round selection, Syracuse big man Fab Melo and Vanderbilt center Festus Ezeli are projected to still be on the board according to DraftExpress. They have Melo lasting until the 28th pick and Ezili going as the second pick of the second round or 32nd overall.

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There figures to be a lot of competition for a couple of spots along the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line for the 2012 season but when OTAs began on Tuesday the line was still intact with last season's starters.

Todd McClure was in his familiar center position and was flanked by guards Justin Blaylock and Garrett Reynolds. Sam Baker and Tyson Clabo were holding down the tackle positions. The second unit featured Vince Manuwai and Mike Johnson at guards, Andrew Jackson and Will Sevitek at tackles with Joe Hawley at center.

The third team consisted of second round pick Peter Konz at guard along with Phillip Manley. Tyler Horn lined up at center and Bryce Harris was at tackle. Lamar Holmes is still not practicing because of a foot injury.

There figures to be quite a bit of cross training along the offensive line in the coming days with Konz in particular expected to challenge for a starting job at the guard position.

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The annual SEC meetings are underway in Destin, Florida with a number of items on a packed agenda. One of the biggest things in the world of college football right now is the proposed playoff and what form it might take. SEC commissioner Mike Slive reiterated his support for a format that would place the best four teams in the country in a playoff to determine the national champion.

"I'm in favor of the best four teams in the country playing for the national championship, I've been there for so long," Slive said. "I'm comfortable there. I think it does a lot more for postseason football and potentially for a lot of other conferences."

The selection of those four teams is still the cause for major debate and it isn't surprising that the SEC is going to be against any proposal that requires the participants to be conference champs which would negate any more than one SEC team making the playoff. Mark Richt stated his opinion saying that it should be the best four teams regardless of conference standing.

"We don't think it should be that you must be a conference champion to be able to play in it,"

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Freddie Freeman's long wait for prescription sports goggles appears to be about over and he could return to the lineup as soon as Wednesday for the Braves. Freeman has battled vision problems since an early May series in Colorado. He has missed the last four games and is hitting just .150 in the 16 games since that Colorado series.

Freeman's problems stem from his eye not producing enough tears to keep it moist therefore making wearing contacts virtually impossible. He tried a set of glasses but didn't like the way his peripheral vision was effected. His only recourse has been to rest his eyes and treat them with eye drops for the last four days.

It took time for the goggles to arrive as they had to be specially made to fit Freeman's prescription and was compounded by a holiday weekend. Freddie Gonzalez stopped short of saying that Freeman would return to the lineup on Wednesday but it appears he would be on course for this weekend at the very least.

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The newly acquired Asante Samuel wasted little time in making his presence felt to his new teammates. Samuel stepped on the field and instantly began begging quarterback Matt Ryan to throw the ball his way. He ended practice with two interceptions and talked about his first day of practice with his new club.

"That's what you've got to do, put the bull's eye on your shoulder and step up to the table. That's how you get better. If you're talking (trash) and telling them they can't do this and do that, of course they're going to try. You've just got to back it up. If you don't back it up, they're going to clown you."

Samuel's addition will mix up some roles with incumbents Brent Grimes and Dunta Robinson still on the roster. The trio however should fit nicely into new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan's pressure oriented system.

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One of the available jobs up for grabs as OTAs open for the Falcons is the punt/kick returner role that was vacated after Eric Weems signed a three-year deal with the Chicago Bears. Atlanta signed several undrafted free agents that could compete for the job but head coach Mike Smith indicated following rookie camp that the job would likely be filled by someone already on the roster.

Those players on the roster currently that have previous experience include Harry Douglas, Dominique Franks and Brent Grimes. Back-up running back Jacquizz Rodgers could also see his name thrown into the ring.

Douglas performed well in the role during his rookie 2008 season before a knee injury sidelined him the next season. Franks held the return job while in college and got some work there during the preseason last season. James Rodgers appears to be the top candidate among the undrafted free agent crop.

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The SEC Meetings are underway in Destin, Florida this week and Mark Richt wasted little time in pointing out the obvious regarding Steve Spurrier and his division proposal.

Mark Richt on Spurrier's division proposal: "I don’t know if he’d feel good about it every year, but he’d feel good about it this year."

— Seth Emerson (@SethEmerson) May 29, 2012

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Not only did the Atlanta Braves' losing streak reach eight games but their record for the season on Monday's reached 0-8. Monday's loss was particularly ugly as Tommy Hanson struggled, the defense was suspect and the once potent offense is misfiring from pretty much top to bottom.

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The Atlanta Braves will have the 21st pick in the 2012 MLB Draft that gets underway on June 4. Many are projecting the Braves to take a pitcher with their first round selection but Matt Grabusky of MLB Draft Guide projects Stryker Trahan of Acadiana High School in Lafayette Lousiana to Atlanta.

Baseball Prospect Nation calls Trahan the best catching prospect in the draft and seems like it will be a long shot for him to be available when the Braves pick.

Really intriguing catching prospect with Projectable defensive tools and legit left-handed power. Good feel for the game and a hard worker. Continues to improve behind the plate. Arm is weakest defensive tool and even that will play at the position. Power offensive profile could land him fifth or sixth in the order on a good club. Some questions about his long term hitting ability, but he shows good aptitude AMD solid hands that should let his power play.

For more on the Braves and the 2012 MLB Draft stay tuned to this StoryStream, check outTalking Chop and Minor League Ball. For more from around Major League Baseball check out Baseball Nation.

After eight straight losses the Atlanta Braves are searching for answers however, there isn't a clear cut solution to their problems. For the last week Atlanta has struggled in nearly every facet of the game but manager Fredi Gonzalez said after Monday's loss that it starts with on the mound with pitching.

"I think starting pitching sets the tone. I thought getting out of the bases loaded jam with no outs facing the middle of the order, I thought it was going to give us a boost, give Tommy a boost to keep going. He got into another jam in the second and got out of it. Maybe he just tired out. I don't want to give anybody any excuses and just couldn't overcome those two high-pitch innings, and we got behind the eight-ball."

The offense is certainly feeling the pressure with Chipper Jones, Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann who returned to the lineup on Monday. The offensive struggles have put pressure on the pitching staff to not make a mistake which has led to everyone trying to do just a little too much.

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We are closing in on the 2012 NBA Draft and many projections have the Atlanta Hawks going big with the 23rd pick of the first round. CBS Sports' Jeff Goodman has Baylor forward Quincy Miller heading to Atlanta in his latest mock draft.

Probably should have stayed in school another year, but he does have plenty of upside. Just didn't look like himself following the knee injury his senior year of high school, but he's a long wing who is an above-average athlete and also fairly skilled.

Interestingly Goodman has the Hawks selecting Miller even with Syracuse big man Fab Melo still on the board. An athletic big man like Melo would be a welcome addition to the Hawks front line but Miller could potentially provide some competition at the small forward position for Marvin Williams.

For more on the Atlanta Hawks head over to Peachtree Hoops. For more news and notes on the NBA Draft check out SB Nation's NBA Basketball page.

Hey everybody I know it's been 1,072 days since my last tweet. But I've decided to get back on the tweeting trail! Stay tuned! Go dawgs!!

— Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) May 24, 2012

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Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox tapped into his program's past with the addition of former Bulldogs' big man Jonas Hayes as the staff's new program coordinator. Hayes had been an assistant at Belmont Abbey College for the last five seasons.

"I am really excited to have Jonas join our staff," Fox said in a release. "He will be a valuable asset as we move forward. He is a smart and talented young man who will be a great example to our players. I am excited to have a former player who is so passionate about Georgia become part of our team."

Hayes played in 88 games for the Bulldogs during his career finishing with a career 8.6 points per game average. He and his twin brother Jarvis were key members on some of Georgia's most successful basketball teams.

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Forgive Braves fans if they get upset at the first sign of a losing streak as that is what living through a September like last season will do to you. Still a quick peak at the standings shows that when this seven game losing streak started Atlanta was in first place and now sit one game ahead of last place Philadelphia. Slumps in May and June can be overcome much easier than those in September and the team isn't anywhere near healthy at this point whether manager Fredi Gonzalez wants to use that as an excuse or not.

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The Atlanta Dream lost for the second time this season to the Indiana Fever on Sunday falling 78-62 this time at Philips Arena. Indiana turned a free wheeling game early into a gritty defensive affair and one that the Dream did not handle well.

Atlanta jumped out to a 22-13 lead in the first quarter before the Fever slammed the door. Indiana responded by outscoring the Dream 26-13 in the second to take a 39-35 lead into the half. Tamika Catchings came alive in the second quarter scoring 17 of her 25 points in quarter. Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry suffered a hip-flexor injury right before halftime which slowed her for the second half.

Angel McCoughtry finished with 21 points with 11 coming in the first quarter. She finished 5 of 9 from the field and 11 of 13 from the free throw line. Lindsey Harding added 13 points but didn't record a single assist in the game. Atlanta tied a franchise low with seven total assists in the game.

Catchings led all scorers with 25 points and also had 12 rebounds. Katie Douglas added 16 points and Jessica Davenport added 12 off the bench. Indiana's bench outscored their Atlanta counterparts 27-2 for the game.

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The Houston Astros ran into a red hot pitcher on Sunday and suffered a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lefty Chris Capuano pitched seven strong innings for the Dodgers holding Houston to just two hits on the afternoon.

The Astros scored their lone run in the top of the first on an RBI groundout from shortstop Jed Lowrie. Tony Gwynn tied things up in the second and Mark Treanor put the Dodgers in front with a home run in the fourth.

Jose Altuve and Jed Lowrie had both hits for the Astros. Jerry Hairston Jr. went 5 for 5 for the Dodgers while Gwynn finished with two hits and two RBIs.

Capuano was the story however as he improves to 7-1 on the season after allowing two hits and one run in seven innings of work. Capuano struck out eight while walking two while throwing 105 pitches. J.A. Happ takes the loss after allowing nine hits and three runs (two earned) in 6 1/3 innings. Happ struck out 10 and walked just two.

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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones had a procedure on Saturday where blood was drained from his injured shin/calf area to expedite the healing process.

Chipper Jones had 120 ccs of blood drained from badly bruised left shin Sat am. Feels immensely better. Leg looks really rough. Ugly

— Scott Miller (@ScottMCBS) May 27, 2012

Chipper was already reporting an improvement and hopes to be ready to come off the disabled list when he is first available around June 8. Martin Prado is playing third and hitting third for the Braves on Sunday who are also without Brian McCann (Flu) and Freddie Freeman (vision) in the lineup. Jones is hitting .307 this season with five homers and 24 RBIs in 29 games for the Braves.

For more on this game Braves fans should check out Talking Chop and Nationals fans should visit Federal Baseball. For more news and notes from Major League Baseball head over to Baseball Nation.

The Georgia Southern Eagles saw their run in the 2012 SoCon Baseball Tournament come to an end with a 9-6 loss in extra innings to Samford on Sunday.

The Eagles fell behind early when Samford scored two runs in the first inning. The Eagles answered back with a single run in the bottom half of the inning. The Bulldogs extended the lead to 4-1 in the second and led 6-3 after the sixth. Georgia Southern scored two in the seventh and one in the ninth to send the game into extras but three runs in the top of the 10th gave Samford the championship.

Eric Phillips, Garren Palmer and Michael Burruss each finished with two hits for Georgia Southern. Burriss and Palmer drove in two runs each. Zeth Stone had four hits in six at bats for Samford and also drove in four runs. Saxon Butler, Brandon Miller and C.K. Irby added two hits each for the Bulldogs.

Missouri shortstop Eric Garcia was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2012 Big 12 Baseball Tournament that the Tigers won with an 8-7 win over Oklahoma on Sunday.

#Mizzou baseball SS Eric Garcia named the 2012 Big 12 Baseball Most Outstanding Player.

— Eric Blumberg (@BlumbergOTB) May 27, 2012

Garcia went 2 for 4 from the leadoff spot in Sunday's victory driving in one run and scoring one. He also walked and stole a bag against the Sooners. He went 7 for 14 in the tournament and was a catalyst for the Tigers who went undefeated 4-0 in the tournament.

Missouri defeated Texas in the opening game of the tournament and followed that up with a 5-3 win over Texas A&M. The Tigers knocked off Kansas 12-2 to reach the championship game where they defeated Oklahoma on Sunday.

For more on the Big 12 tournament, be sure to check out SB Nation Kansas City's Big 12 Baseball StoryStream throughout the weekend.

Lots of big names missing from the Atlanta Braves lineups for their series finale against the Washington Nationals. Chipper Jones is on the disabled list and Martin Prado will take his place at third base on defense and will bat third in the lineup.

Brian McCann is also out of the lineup as he continues to battle flu like symptoms and J.C. Boscan will catch his second straight game for the big club. Eric Hinske will play first base on Sunday as Freddie Freeman continues to battle vision problems associated with his contact lenses.

Here is a look at the full lineups for Sunday's series finale:

Washington Nationals

1. Steve Lombardozzi (S) LF
2. Bryce Harper (L) RF
3. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 3B
4. Adam LaRoche (L) 1B
5. Ian Desmond (R) SS
6. Danny Espinosa (S) 2B
7. Rick Ankiel (L) CF
8. Jesus Flores (R) C
9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P

Atlanta Braves

1. Michael Bourn (L) CF
2. Tyler Pastornicky (R) SS
3. Martin Prado (R) 3B
4. Dan Uggla (R) 2B
5. Matt Diaz (R) LF
6. Eric Hinske (L) 1B
7. Jason Heyward (L) RF
8. J.C. Boscan (R) C
9. Brandon Beachy (R) P

A seven run second inning propelled the Texas Rangers to a 12-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three game set on Sunday.

Things went south for Toronto starter Kyle Drabek in the second. The Rangers scored their first run on a bases loaded walk to Mitch Moreland to make the score 1-0. Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus followed with doubles to extend the lead to 5-0. Adrian Beltre then sent a homer into the left centerfield stands to make the score 7-0.

The Blue Jays came back with a single run in the third but a two run homer by Ian Kinsler sent Kyle Drabek to the showers and extended the Rangers lead to 9-1.

Michael Young went 3 for 4 for the Rangers while Kinsler, Andrus and Mike Napoli all had two hits each. Kinsler finished with four RBIs. Colby Rasmus added three hits for Toronto.

Yu Darvish gets his seventh win of the season pitching five innings while allowing five hits and three runs. He struck out three and walked three while throwing 93 pitches. Drabek takes the loss after getting hammered for eight hits and nine runs in just three innings.

For more on the Rangers, be sure to check back here throughout the summer at SB Nation Dallas, as well as Lone Star Ball, SB Nation's Rangers Blog.

The Missouri Tigers take the 2012 Big 12 Baseball Tournament crown with an 8-7 win over Oklahoma on Sunday.

The Tigers started fast but had to hold on at the end to secure the win. Missouri staked itself to an early lead with four runs in the first inning. The Sooners came back with single runs in the second and fourth to cut the lead in half to 4-2. The Tigers added three more runs in the top of the fifth to extend the lead to 7-2 but Oklahoma answered back with three of its own in the bottom of the frame.

Oklahoma tied the game at 7-7 in the sixth with a two-run single by Garrett Carey but Missouri retook the lead in the eighth with Blake Brown scoring on a double play grounder off the bat of Dane Opel.

Michael McGraw finished with three hits for the Tigers while Dillon Everett and Ben Turner drove in two runs apiece. Caleb Bushyhead had three hits for the Sooners.

Dusty Ross gets credited for the win allowing four hits and no runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Steven Okert gets hit with the loss after allowing an unearned run in 2 1/3 innings.

For more on the Big 12 tournament, be sure to check out SB Nation Kansas City's Big 12 Baseball StoryStream throughout the weekend.

Georgia's season came to an end on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Tennessee in Game 3 of the Women's College World Series Super Regional. The Bulldogs dropped Game 1 3-2 on Saturday and won Game 2 1-0 on Sunday to force the deciding game.

The game remained scoreless through the first four innings with both Ivy Rengroe and Erin Arevalo keeping the hitters off balance. The Bulldogs struck first taking a 1-0 lead on a swinging strikeout by Tess Sito that skipped away from catcher Ashley Andrews. Gracie Goulder scored on the play and staked the Bulldogs to an early lead.

Things unraveled a bit for Georgia in the sixth when Raven Chavanne reached on an infield single with one out. Lauren Gibson followed with a single off of the glove of Arevalo to put runners at first and second for the Vols. Madison Shipman then hit what looked like a potential double play ball but Gibson somehow avoided the tag by second baseman Ashley Pauly who tagged Gibson with her glove while the ball was in her throwing hand. After a conference by the umpires everyone was ruled safe loading the bases. Shelby Burchell followed with an RBI single and Kat Dotson hit a sac fly to put the Vols up 2-1.

Ivy Renfroe took it from there shutting down the Bulldogs the rest of the way to earn the win. She picks up the win while allowing three hits and one runs in the complete game victory. Erin Arevalo takes the loss surrendering five hits and two runs.

For more on this matchup Georgia fans should check out Dawg Sports while Tennessee fans should visit Rocky Top Talk.