Jeff Hart

Two members of Georgia Tech's defensive line have another game waiting after Wednesday night's Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU.

Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday.

The Class AA No. 3-ranked Buford girls basketball team took home the title of the Deep South Classic Tuesday night routing Class AAAAA Peachtree Ridge 55-25 in the championship game.

Xavier used an 18-0 second-half run to turn a six-point deficit into a 12-post lead en route to a 56-44 win over Georgia before a crowd of 4,534 at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Joe Johnson scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday night. Josh Smith had 24 points, Mike Bibby scored 15 and Al Horford added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won six straight games and nine of 10.

Zachery Peacock scored a season-high 22 points and Gani Lawal had a career-best 16 rebounds as Georgia Tech overcame 21 turnovers to beat Tennessee State 63-58 on Tuesday night.

Curtis Joseph made 29 saves to earn his first win of the season and the 450th victory of his career and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Jacqua Williams led four Georgia Tech players in double figures with 16 points and the No. 23 Yellow Jackets routed Florida A&M 77-42 on Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

West Hall overcome a seven-point deficit in the final 36 seconds to force overtime and then escaped with a 56-52 win in the extra period to beat North Hall Tuesday night in boys basketball action.

McKenna Rushton hit consecutive 3-pointers to cap a 10-4 run in the fourth wuarter to give North Hall its first lead since the opening minutes of the game and the Lady Trojans held on down the stretch to take a 36-33 win over West Hall Tuesday night at the West Hall gum.