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Georgia is looking to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Bulldogs travel to No. 24 Ole Miss on Saturday to open up both teams' SEC schedule.

Class 3A No. 2-ranked Cherokee Bluff opened Region 8-3A with a solid 65-53 road win over Monroe Area on Friday night.

Georgia Tech takes on Boston College on Saturday in a crucial ACC matchup for both teams.

In a battle between top 10 teams for the Region 6-3A lead, Pickens County used a fourth quarter rally to beat White County 50-46 Friday night at the White County gym.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he doesn't regret aggressive offensive play calls that backfired during the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.

The holiday tournament season is over. NOW, the real drive for playoff spots will resume, or for at least one region, begin on Friday around northeast Georgia.

NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.

Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame's defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday.

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will make his third start as the Atlanta Falcons try to protect their playoff hopes against the Carolina Panthers.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency on what constitutes a targeting penalty after no call was made on Texas safety Michael Taaffe’s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl