If any pitcher could turn seven runs into a hiccup, and his worst outing in 10 months into a desert mirage, it would be Greg Maddux. Never one to admit he lets one outing affect another, Maddux started Wednesday night like he might. With the sun beating on his braids, South Gwinnett freshman sprinter Michael Grant stretches on a black track, preparing for the 100 meter dash as an eager audience awaits. His grandmother, Barbara Robinson, leans over a railing for a closer look. A few rows back Grant's personal coach, Lascelles Lewis, sports a Yankees cap and is ready to break down his pupil's every step.
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Atlanta Beat goalkeeper Briana Scurry . . . Maybe this won't be the most exhilarating Saturday of George Godsey's career at Georgia Tech. It's definitely something that, like football, has taken a lot of hard work and a lot of preparation,'' he says. Tanner's big serve remains a weapon Todd Holcomb - Staff Roscoe Tanner is as impressed as anyone with Andy Roddick, whose serves reached a high speed of 139 mph while winning the ATP's Verizon Tennis Challenge. And after Saturday's scintillating goal to beat the Dallas Burn, New York is taking an even bigger shine to him.