Jeff Hart

A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup.

Three area teams get underway on Thursday, two in the annual Corky Kell Classic, as the 2023 high school football season kicked off around the state and the area. Sixteen more games are schedule for Friday.

In a tri-match at North Hall on Thursday, Jefferson swept both matches with Gainesville and North Hall while the Lady Red Elephants split their two matches.

East Forsyth stayed perfect and atop the Region 8-4A standings after a 10-1 clubbing of Walnut Grove on Thursday at home.

Jefferson remained unbeaten and in first place in Region 8-5A after taking an 11-1 win in five innings over \Clarke Central on Thursday.

If you’re a Gainesville fan, the 2022 season was just what you had been wanting -- badly. A fun and surprising run to the state championship game after a decade of mediocrity.

Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power Five college football programs long before many teams open play in their new league homes.

Venus Williams will be back in the U.S. Open at age 43, and Caroline Wozniacki will join her in the field for her return to Grand Slam tennis.

Georgia Tech's string of four consecutive losing seasons may have made Brent Key's 4-4 record after taking over for Geoff Collins last season look promising to some observers.

Max Fried allowed two runs in his first home start in more than three months, Nicky Lopez had three hits and three RBIs in a fill-in role, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 11-3 on Monday night.