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Grayson and Wesleyan are in the semifinals for the first time. What does that do for Gwinnett County's football reputation? Newnan is allowing 2.4 points per game? How does that rank in Georgia? [From Sports | ajc.com]

Athens - If Auburn gets tired of being turned down by candidates, it could turn to a guy on Georgia's staff. Rodney Garner, an All-SEC offensive lineman while playing at Auburn from 1984-88 and was an assistant coach there from 1990-95, said Thurs...

Athens - Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno, the first Bulldog with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons since Herschel Walker, was named Thursday to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team. The redshirt sophomore from B...

Flowery Branch — Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is proving that he's a pretty cool customer when facing a blitz. Ryan had just one real shaky — rookie-like — performance. That game came in Week Two against Tampa Bay. He was sacked twice against Phi...

The Braves say they had their sights on Javier Vazquez for years, but for a moment Thursday they confused him with another Javy from Puerto Rico. "Javy Lopez," general manager Frank Wren said as he introduced Vazquez at a press conference Thursday...

Friday and Saturday Class AAAAA No. 4 Grayson at No. 7 Peachtree Ridge [From Sports | ajc.com]

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville's job was not in jeopardy when he decided to step down and he declined several requests from his bosses to reconsider, athletic director Jay Jacobs said Thursday. Jacobs said Tuberville's departure...

Al Harrington knows what it's like to be a veteran in a locker room full of young players, each searching for answers during tumultuous times. He did it with the Hawks three years ago. Harrington was a team captain alongside Joe Johnson, then in h...

After spending nearly every moment of the past three weeks plotting his return from a high ankle sprain, the last thing Hawks forward Josh Smith wants to do Wednesday night is rush things. It won't be easy for Smith, the Hawks' emotional and impul...

The Braves continued their dogged pursuit of a rotation ace by making a four-year offer to Toronto free agent A.J. Burnett, an 18-game winner and American League strikeout leader in 2008. The offer is believed to be worth close to $16 million in ...

Boston — The Red Sox have landed another Japanese pitcher, completing their contract with right-hander Junichi Tazawa. Other teams thought to be interested in Tazawa included the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. The 22-year-old ...

A WNBA lottery and dispersal draft for Houston Comets players will be held Monday, a week after the league announced the franchise will shut down. [From WXIA-TV - Sports Headlines]

Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says he was shocked when Tommy Tuberville resigned as football coach. [From WXIA-TV - Sports Headlines]

A freshmen basketball game between Woodward and Saint Pius ended with an amazing game-winning shot. [From WXIA-TV - Sports Headlines]

Auburn, Ala. — For most of Tommy Tuberville's 10 seasons as Auburn coach, the Tigers were the best college football team in a state where that title is almost as important as the national championship. In 2008, Nick Saban and Alabama took the stat...