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Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track.

Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston,Purdue and North Carolina, are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out Sunday.

Atlanta United returns to action on Sunday as the club hosts Orlando City SC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Bobby Zmarzlak blasted a three-run, go-ahead home run in the 8th inning to power Georgia Tech past No. 13-ranked NC State, 8-7, on Saturday at Russ Chandler Stadium.

Kentucky clinched the opening SEC series Saturday over Georgia with a 9-3 victory at Proud Park.

Qualifying is important each week but can be even more so in a race like Sunday’s, given how quickly cars can go a lap down at a short track like Bristol Motor Speedway.

The North Hall baseball team will have to forfeit its entire non-region schedule after discovering an ineligible player.

Top-ranked Johnson continued to flex its defensive muscles, taking a 4-1 win over East Forsyth on Friday in Region 8-4A action at The Dungeon.

Korbyn Sosebee cranked a solo home run to lead off the fifth inning and that was all that North Hall needed in taking a dramatic 1-0 win over East Forsyth on Friday.

Class 4A ninth-ranked Johnson scored four second half goals to rally for a 4-1 win over East Forsyth on Friday in Region 8-4A action at The Dungeon.