Louisiana Floodgates Opened

Floodgates along the Mississippi River were opened Saturday, transforming hundreds of miles of farmland in minutes into lakes as Louisiana residents and animals move to high grounds to protect them from the flood.

The Morganza Floodgate was opened for the first time in almost 40 years, diverting water from the river into the basin's swamplands, backwater lakes and bayous to save larger cities in Baton Rouge and New Orleans from severe flooding.

There are 125 gates, which are being opened slowly to give residents and wildlife the chance to escape and to maintain the integrity of the spillway itself.

Moments after opening the spillway, a wall of water three times the weight of Niagara Falls spewed into smaller waters and tributaries, changing the reality for residents in smaller towns farther south of the river.

New Orleans District Commander Colonel Ed Fleming tells ABC that it will still be weeks before engineers begin to assess the new landscape and declare emergency warnings.

NHRA Stars Ready for Sunday Eliminations in Atlanta

Sunday's weather forecast for Atlanta Dragway calls for cooler temps and some cloud cover.  That means  fast and potential record times in eliminations.

John Force matched an NHRA record Saturday with his 138th No. 1 qualifier, topping the field the Funny Car field Saturday for the NHRA Southern Nationals.  Force will face a tough first round opponent in Tim Wilkerson on Sunday.

The 62-year-old Force, a seven-time winner at Atlanta Dragway, took the top spot for the fourth consecutive event with his Friday run of 4.072 seconds at 310.98 mph. He matched the qualifying record set by Pro Stock star Warren Johnson.

Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also topped their divisions in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.

Massey and Edwards also had their top runs Friday. Massey had 3.825-second pass at 323.19, and Edwards had a run of 6.605 at 208.55. Tonglet took the top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle in the final round Saturday, finishing at 6.904 at 192.93.

God Help Us: Bristol Palin With a New Reality Show

Bristol Palin has joined up with Kyle and Chris Massey for a new reality series I'm sure you don't want to miss.
The single mom, 20, moved out of her Arizona digs and back to Los Angeles with her son Tripp, 2, to live with fellow former DWTS contestant Kyle, 19, and his brother Chris, 21, in an experience Kyle calls "a lot of fun."

"Kyle and Bristol hit it off from pretty much the first day they met," Chris tells PEOPLE Magazine. "We all became really good friends. Over the whole course of the show, we only got closer and closer. Both of our families connect well. It's one big happy family."

"It's definitely going to be a ride," adds Kyle, who recently performed at Hugh Hefner's birthday party with Chris as the Massey Boyz hip-hop duo. "What you can expect is just three friends taking on the world." 

GA Tech Blanks Jacksonville St. in Tennis Regionals (Atlanta,GA)

It didn't take long as Georgia Tech blanked Ohio Valley Conference Champ Jacksonville St. 4-0 Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.  Georgia Tech swep the doubles and lost only 15 ganes in 6 six singles matches to take the singles and the match.

The Yellow Jackets now advance to play Arizona St. in Sunday's Regional finals.

Here are some pictures from Georgia Tech's opening round win.

GA Tech dominates the doubles

Jacksonville St. was no match for Georgia Tech on Saturday

NCAA Women's Tennis Regionals at Georgia Tech

Four teams competing at Georgia Tech in the NCAA Women's Tennis Regionals today at Georgia Tech.  Good tennis and exciting matches.  The Arizona State/Ole Miss match went down to the wire as Jacqueline Cako of ASU defeated Connor Vogel of Miss. in a 3+ hour match when the teams were tied at 3-3.

Here are some pictures from today's early action.

Connor Vogel of Ole Miss

The Bill Moore Tennis Center at Georgia Tech

Jacqueline Cako of ASUOne one point in the first set, Cako ran to get a drop shot hit by her opponent and she slid into and through the net, somehow escaping injury.