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Hall County and northeast Georgia will be well-represented this weekend when the state track-and-field Sectionals get underway across the state.

Pep Brown had a strange feeling of deja vu on Thursday, as the Gainesville boys golf standout rolled in birdie putts on the first two holes of the day at the Region 8-AAAAA championships at Chattahoochee Golf Club.

The Atlanta Falcons traded up in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday to select cornerback Desmond Trufant.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have taken linebacker Jarvis Jones of Georgia with their first-round pick in the NFL draft.

Gainesville tennis experienced both highs and lows in the same day on Thursday, as the Red Elephants finished off a two-day state playoff match with a victory over Woodland, while the Lady Elephants saw their unbeaten run come to an end in a defeat by Northview.

Lakeview Academy's John Jacobs qualified for the state tournament after firing an 84 Thursday at Athens Country Club in the Region 8-A tournament.

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The College Football Playoff is all but done. The only part that remains unsettled is the membership of the selection committee that will determine which teams play for the national championship when the new system kicks in for the 2014 season.

The undersized Atlanta Hawks are making Indiana look like a high-scoring power.