Jeff Hart

Having become the first team to clinch a playoff berth, the Atlanta Braves looked ahead toward larger aims.

Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 11 Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night.

Coco Gauff set aside a so-so start and surged to her first Grand Slam title at age 19, coming back to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the U.S. Open final on Saturday to the delight of a raucous crowd that was loud from start to finish.

Haynes King passed for 290 yards and four touchdowns and Georgia Tech bounced back from a season-opening loss to beat South Carolina State.

No. 1 Georgia intercepted three passes and walk-on Mekhi Mews sparked the offense with a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown, leading the slow-starting Bulldogs to a 45-3 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

East Hall lost 5-1 to to Franklin County on Saturday at East Hall Park.

Shedeur Sanders accounted for three scores, Colorado’s defense forced four turnovers and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes beat longtime rival Nebraska 36-14 on Saturday in the home debut of Deion Sanders at sold-out Folsom Field.

If Friday night’s 24-7 win over Clarke Central is any indication, Class 6A may have to be more wary of the Gainesville defense than the Red Elephants’ potent offense.

West Georgia is moving up to NCAA Division I by joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.

If we gave awards at AccessWDUN Sports, Johnson would certainly have been this week’s recipient after ending its program-worst 34-game losing streak last week.