Jeff Hart

Georgia cornerback Branden Smith has been arrested and charged with marijuana possession in Alabama.

The Hall County Golf Championships figure to be yet another tight affair as the two-day event gets underway Monday at the Royal Lakes Golf Club.

The good news is the NCAA tournament starts Tuesday. The great news is the word bracketology now will disappear for 11 months.

Were they minor hiccups or something much bigger? Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina will sort that out over the next three weeks. For now, though, they have "No. 1" by their names - top seeds and beneficiaries of a selection committee that all but ignored their weekend losses and put them in prime position for the NCAA tournament.

Josh Smith scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half for the Atlanta Hawks, who defeated the Sacramento Kings for the eighth straight time with a 106-99 victory.

Peyton Manning spent nearly 6 1/2 hours at the Arizona Cardinals' headquarters and training facility on Sunday in meetings designed to lure the superstar to the desert.

Leo Manzo provided the only offense in a 1-0 victory for the Flowery Branch boys soccer team over Clarke Central.

Six different players scored for East Hall as the Vikings took a 6-0 win over Jefferson Friday in boys soccer action.

The East Hall girls soccer team fell 1-6 on the season after a 7-3 loss to Jefferson Friday night.

Cassidy Elrod had three goals and one assist to lead the Flowery Branch girls soccer team to a 9-0 thumping of Clarke Central Friday night.