Jeff Hart

Trae Young had 40 points and 13 assists, Dejounte Murray added 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a slow start and spotty late foul shooting to beat the Washington Wizards 130-126 on Sunday.

The Union County boys and Rabun County girls both came away with Battle of the States titles on Saturday at the Towns County gym.

Carson Beck passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, backup QB Gunnar Stockton passed for two more scores and No. 6 Georgia routed previously undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night.

Chris Sale's injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended Saturday when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom.

Friday night was more than just the conclusion of the 64th edition of the Lanierland tournament. It made history not seen since the days when Lyndon Johnson was president.

All-America running back Cody Schrader bulled through two defenders to open the fourth quarter with ninth-ranked Missouri's first score in the Cotton Bowl.

Boston Kersh said there was never a doubt.

Not too long ago, there was talk of Lakeview Academy pulling out of the Lanierland tournament. Especially for the girls, who needed more than a decade in the event to get a first round win.

Let's be honest: Neither fourth-ranked Florida State nor sixth-ranked Georgia really wanted to be here, for obvious reasons.

The Peach Bowl matchup of No. 10 Penn State and No. 11 Mississippi would be a good pairing in the 2024 debut of a 12-team playoff.