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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine, during a post-game interview following his dazzling six innings pitched for the Rome Braves, said this could be his final season in the major leagues. He hopes to start this weekend for Atlanta and get through the season. Glavine is shown here with ice packs in place over his pitching shoulder. The Braves beat the Augusta GreenJackets, 3-0> Sports
Rome Braves tied for first place with 19 games to go in first half
| Team | Today's record | Games due vs. Rome Braves |
| Charleston | 29-22, tied with Rome | 6 games to go vs. Braves |
| Greenville | 27-23, 1.5 games back | Done for the first half season |
| Lexington | 26-25, 3.0 games back | Done for the first half season |
Sure, Tom Glavine was the big draw to Tuesday night's game but a bigger fish is out there. The Rome Braves are tied for first place with 19 games to play in the season's first half. The top teams in the South Atlantic League's Northern and Southern divisions at the end of each half play in the league tile match. Rome won the SAL crown in 2003 and made it to the semi-finals in 2006> Standings
Gas prices haven't been this high since election week last November:
This price tracker from Georgia Gas Prices shows how price fell last fall but started to inch upward after Christmas. The red line tracks U.S. averages; the blue line, Georgia prices.
Georgia's average cost per gallon of unleaded gasoline continues to rise as fast as the temperature. As of today, prices are at a level, $2.42 a gallon, last seen on Nov. 1. Prices have jumped about 44 cents in the last month but remain far below the $3.95 we paid a year ago. "The current retail price trend has been pushed by refinery reductions, crude and wholesale price increases, but not by consumer demand," said Gregg Laskoski of AAA Auto Club South. "On May 1, the national average price of gasoline was 45-cents per gallon less than it is today. Even the most bullish of analysts would have to expect the rate of (retail gasoline) price increases to slow down in coming weeks since all rallies come to an end."> Georgia Gas Prices
>On the road: Again, prices are soaring just as North Georgians hit the road for summer vacation. One qualifier: Prices were in the $2.40 range across the northern part of the state on Tuesday (Rome to Dahlonega). Usually Rome prices are higher than Calhoun, Cartersville and other areas.
Government to pay $3.75 million to families of Tillman crash victims: Reports Jacksonville.com: "The federal government has agreed to pay $3.75 million to the families of three people killed when a small plane crashed into the ocean off Vilano Beach in December 2005." The Rome-to-Bahamas flight was piloted by business Gary Tillman; on board were his daughter, Hannah, and friend Anna Kipp as well as the only survivor, Rachel Hostetler> Details
Politics
-Oxendine tells AJC why Yanceys have served on insurance board: John Oxendine says state law requires a representative from a mutual insurance company be on the board; State Mutual (Dee Yancey) is the state's only one> AJC
-Barnes to announce today? Another AJC piece says former Gov. Roy Barnes will announce his decision on a 2010 Democratic bid at 1:30 p.m.> Barnes
Weather
-Latest local Radar / Latest regional Radar
-Wednesday: 20% rain chance, high of 89.
-Wednesday night: Low of 68, 30% chance of thunderstorms.
-Thursday: 70% chance of thunderstorms, high of 79.
-Extended forecast> Weather Service
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable/brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. really the most overrated sports figure?
-Sold-out crowd watches Braves, Glavine beat Augusta, 3-0.
-Tonight: Home vs. Augusta, 7 p.m.
-Latest Mills Fitzner game photos> Gallery
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