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Gridiron Preview: Banks County Leopards

The Leopards aim to take a significant step forward this year, with a solid group of skilled players returning. Banks County still faces a...

Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3...

Kirby Smart praises Gunner Stockton’s leadership but he’s not crowned Georgia’s QB1 yet

ATLANTA (AP) — Kirby Smart hasn’t officially named Gunner Stockton starting quarterback for the upcoming season at Georgia, but it doesn’t matter. Since stepping...

With family support, Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby

ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on the lawn. Dad was on the mound and baby...

TFS rifle team places fifth at National Championships

The TFS precision rifle team placed fifth at the 3-Position National Championship match this week. Tallulah Falls’ group consisted of Chloe Erwin, Mitchell McGahee,...

Shane van Gisbergen dominates on another road course, wins at Sonoma to extend streak

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Another road course win was so expected for Shane van Gisbergen that Trackhouse Racing had extra tires ready for his...

Fermín hits first major league homer to break tie in the Cardinals’ victory over...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-3...

Jannik Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open...

Injury fill-in Alvarez scores winning run and Braves hit 3 HRs to edge Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sean Murphy, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna homered and the Atlanta Braves rallied against St. Louis' two top relievers...

Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) — For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to...

The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives

The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected...

Murphy hits two long HRs, Braves beat Cardinals 6-5

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sean Murphy hit the two longest home runs at Busch Stadium this season and the Atlanta Braves held on to...