Sports

Atlanta United has hired Chris Henderson as its chief soccer officer and sporting director, reuniting him with team president Garth Lagerwey

Bryan De La Cruz and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year contract paying $860,000 while in the major leagues and $180,000 while in the minors, giving Atlanta another outfield option while Ronald Acuña Jr. recovers from knee surgery.

The Atlanta Falcons face the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night looking to snap a 4-game losing streak.

For both Jefferson coach Travis Noland and Calhoun coach Clay Stephenson, a pair of very rare middle school home-and-home contests in 2022 and 2023 between the two programs, who are hours apart, may have been a sign of things to come.

Josh Allen ran for two scores in the first quarter and threw two touchdown passes in the second half, leading the Buffalo Bills to a 48-42 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday

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Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach added 16 points apiece and Northwestern beat Georgia Tech 71-60 at the MKE Tip-Off

Tonie Morgan had 23 points, freshman Dani Carnegie scored a season-high 22 and unbeaten and 25th-ranked Georgia Tech knocked off No. 14 North Carolina 82-76 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener

Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction

North Forsyth took over sole possession of first place in Region 6-6A with a dominating 70-36 win at home on Saturday in both teams’ final region game until after the New Year.