Sports

The playoffs are officially here! And since we only had one team play this past week, we thought let's do things a little differently with the 5 Things this week.

Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified.

Mount St. Mary’s graduate transfer Dakota Leffew came off the Georgia bench to hit 5 of 10 from beyond the arc and score 23 points as the Bulldogs rolled to a 92-64 win over Texas Southern in the Peach Tree Classic

Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught three passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in his second game for New Orleans, and the Saints began Darren Rizzi’s tenure as interim coach by snapping a seven-game skid with a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons

Josh Harris scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures, Jasai Miles posted a double-double, and North Florida cruised to a 105-93 victory over Georgia Tech. Harris made 8 of 10 shots from the floor and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line for the Ospreys (3-0)

Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week

Atlanta United ousted Messi and MLS's biggest-spending team earlier than anyone imagined from the playoffs, stunning Inter Miami 3-2 on Saturday night to win their best-of-three first round playoff series in three games.

Justin Allgaier won his first NASCAR Xfinity season championship Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway, making a stunning comeback after falling a lap down midway through the race

Gainesville opened its season with a 58-44 win over Dutchtown on Saturday in the Elite 8 Showcase at McEachern High School.

Jaxson Dart threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Wells Jr. in the third quarter, and No. 16 Mississippi shut down No. 2 Georgia for a 28-10 victory on Saturday.