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It may have taken an extra week thanks to Mother Nature, but the wait was worth it for Terry Poore. The Seymour, Tennessee driver held off local hero Brandon Haley...

Six teams remain in the playoffs in the AccessWDUN coverage area, and all have a shot at moving to the third round.

On Monday, the Buford boys basketball team knocked North Springs, 68-35, on the road in the Sprayberry Thanksgiving Tournament.

Riley Black scored 16 points and pulled eight rebounds to lead the Chestatee girls basketball team past Calhoun, 43-33, on Monday in the Jackson EMC Tip-off tournament at Jefferson.

Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart, along with Oscar Delp and Javon Bullard, previewed the upcoming game at Georgia Tech with media on Monday.

While keeping up their search for starting pitching, the Atlanta Braves added another reliever to their bullpen Monday by agreeing to $30 million, three-year contract with right-hander Reynaldo López.

On Friday, six area teams advanced in the Georgia High School Association football playoffs.

Northeast Georgia area players dominated the year-end awards as the Region 7-3A All-Region team was released over the weekend.

Georgia remained No. 1 and received a season-high 61 first-place votes. The Bulldogs have been atop the rankings for 23 straight weeks, the second-best streak in the history of the poll.

Devin Carter and Josh Oduro scored 19 points each and Providence defeated Georgia 71-64 on Sunday at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.