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It was indeed a special night for NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series driver Christian Eckes, who dominated Friday night’s Long John Silver’s 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

Cooper Reid needed just 74 pitches and allowed just two hits in leading Gainesville to a huge 10-0 Region 8-6A win in six innings over Habersham Central on Friday at Ivey-Watson Field.

One of NASCAR's top track owners deleted social media posts made earlier Friday morning in a back-and-forth spat with top driver Denny Hamlin that began when Hamlin criticized the repaving of Sonoma Raceway in California.

Region 8-4A is beginning to take shape while Region 8-6A continues to be a dogfight atop the standings heading into some key showdowns on Friday.

For six years after the turn of the century, Hendrick Motorsports owned Martinsville Speedway, at least in terms of competition on the track.

Luka Doncic scored 25 points after a rare scoreless first quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks stayed alone in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 109-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday they have signed eight-year veteran cornerback Antonio Hamilton.

A judge in North Carolina on Thursday denied Florida State's request to dismiss the Atlantic Coast Conference's lawsuit against the school, which is trying to sue its way out of the league with a complaint in its home state.

It feels like UConn vs. the field in the men's Final Four, and the advanced stats show the defending champions have no glaring weaknesses.

A pair of big games in Region 7-3A will highlight Thursday's action on the diamond around northeast Georgia.