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Kyrie Irving scored 21 points in 20 minutes of an easy return from a two-month absence with an injured right shoulder, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 108-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

The Kansas City Chiefs knew they were in the market for a quarterback a couple of years ago and, with several first-round talents available, they invited Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes for visits.

Area high school basketball scoreboard for Jan. 11.

Julianne Sutton led all scorers with 21 points as the No. 10 University of North Georgia women's basketball team led wire-to-wire to beat Georgia College, 65-47, Saturday afternoon.

Former Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman is headed to Athens, according to Newman's tweet early Saturday morning.

When Lumpkin County and Cherokee Bluff took the court at the Longhouse on Friday, it was a back-and-forth Region 7-3A battle...

Isabel Davenport was on fire from behind the 3-point arc in a 57-33 win over Region 7-3A foe Cherokee Bluff at the Longhouse on Friday.

Area scoreboard for Jan. 10

Shortstop Dansby Swanson and right-hander Mike Foltynewicz were among six Atlanta Braves who agreed to one-year contracts and avoided salary arbitration. Swanson agreed at $3.15 million and Foltynewicz at $6,425,000.

Jordan McRae scored 29 points, Troy Brown Jr. added 18 and 10 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards overcame a poor shooting performance to beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-101.