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The North Hall boys are ranked 13th in the Class AAAA boys prep basketball poll while the East Hall boys are ranked fourth in Class AA. The Gainesville girls are ranked ninth in Class AAA.

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport will miss the Australian Open because of a right knee injury that might require surgery.

Jimmie Johnson led the start of winter testing at Daytona International Speedway on Monday, a strong start for his 2002 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year campaign.

Trev Faulk, a first team All-Southeastern Conference linebacker and a second team All-America this year, will forgo his senior season at LSU and will enter the NFL Draft.

For the first time since its Final Four season of 1995-96, Mississippi State is ranked.

Sophomore quarterback Zak Clark, who started the Cotton Bowl and nine other games for Arkansas, was granted a release Monday by the school, clearing the way for him to transfer.

B.J. Pratt scored all his 14 points in the second half and Ryan Goral also had 14 as Denver defeated Morris Brown 78-50 Monday.

Wil Howard-Downs and Jese Snyder scored 16 points each as Belmont beat Mercer 87-65 Monday night.

Julius Jenkins had 27 points and Sean Peterson 22 to lead Georgia Southern in a 101-89 victory over Appalachian State Monday night.

Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves says he will continue to meet with new owner Arthur Blank to help shape the future of the team.