Sports

Joe Burrow threw his third touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 1:07 left in overtime, and the Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a wild 30-24 win over the Denver Broncos.

Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed out a four-game homestand, winning a third straight contest, 120-110 over the Miami Heat on Saturday

Chestatee defeated Hickman County (Tenn.) 61-56 in the third place game of the Smoky Mountain Winter Classic on Saturday.

Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.

Georgia offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Bobo, alongside Tate Ratledge, Oscar Delp, Arian Smith and Trevor Etienne, spoke with the media Saturday afternoon about the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Notre Dame on Jan. 1 in the Sugar Bowl.

University of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck made it official on Saturday: he will be declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, meaning his Bulldogs career is done.

Jamarcus Harrison continued to light up the eastern Tennessee mountains on Friday night.

Brooklyn Phillips and Claire Carlson each scored 11 points to lead the Cherokee Bluff girls to a 58-29 win over Therrell in the Bluff Holiday Classic on Friday.

Diego Pavia threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Vanderbilt secured its first winning season since 2013 with a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday in the Birmingham Bowl.

The Class 2A fourth-ranked Union County boys won their second straight game with a dominating 90-51 win over Coosa on Friday in the first round of the Battle of the States.