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Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 for their sixth straight victory.

Oregon will be the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff, with Georgia getting the No. 2 seed, followed by Boise State and Arizona State, who all received automatic byes into the quarterfinal round.

The College Football Playoff bracket sends No. 10 seed Indiana to No. 7 Notre Dame for a first-round game on Dec. 20 with the winner facing No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1

When Gunner Stockton trotted out to start the second half of the SEC Championship game Saturday night for Georgia against the big, bad Texas Longhorns (yes, sarcasm), who didn’t feel a sudden case of the serious “uh ohs” about the Bulldogs’ chances?

Gunner Stockton, a little-known backup who had barely played in his Georgia career, came off the bench after an injury to Carson Beck and led the No. 5 Bulldogs to an improbable 22-19 overtime victory over No. 2 Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks seemed to be a team on the rise when they made an unexpected run to the Eastern Conference final in 2021

Travis Noland is no stranger to state title games. He took a pair of Oconee County teams to the finals in 2019 and 2020.

The last ride at Tom Riden Stadium, home of the Buford Wolves since 1990, proved disappointing as No. 1 Carrollton beat No. 2 Buford 30-17 Friday night in the Class 6-A state semifinals.

Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight win, beating the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 134-132

The East Hall boys basketball improved to 5-0 with a 70-55 win over Rabun Gap at Valhalla on Friday.