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Union County and Johnson requested lateral transfers to a different region in the latest installment of Georgia High School Association reclassification drama.

Towns County used a strong second quarter to pull away from Highlands, NC, en route to a 57-33 win at home on Wednesday.

Major League Baseball has proposed cutting the pitch clock from 20 seconds to 18 seconds with runners on base, according to a person with direct knowledge of the proposal.

Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of his second year with Cleveland after sustaining a fracture in his throwing shoulder, an injury that came during his best performance since joining the team following a controversial trade in 2022.

Georgia sophomore safety Malaki Starks has been named a 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist on Wednesday.

Heath Webb laid out his plans for the Lumpkin County football program after a brutal 49-21 loss to Oconee County in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs in 2022.

Abby Slaton poured in 31 points to lead Dawson County to a stunning 66-39 win over Flowery Branch on the road on Tuesday in both teams’ season openers.

Towns County opened its season with a huge 71-22 win over Taliaferro County at home on Tuesday.

Peter Seidler loved to dream out loud about a World Series parade for his San Diego Padres and their long-suffering fans. He spent that way, too, fearlessly committing hundreds of millions of dollars toward trying to bring his adopted hometown its first major title.

Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb had surgery Wednesday to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, a season-ending injury he sustained in Week 2 at Pittsburgh.