Jeff Hart

North Hall routed Gilmer and Lambert in taking a pair of Area 7-AAA matches Tuesday in volleyball action.

The Flowery Branch girls volleyball team remained unbeaten in Area 7-AAA play after taking a pair of area matches over West Hall and defending Area 7-AAA champion Creekview at the West Hall gym.

At any Grand Slam where Melanie Oudin wasn't becoming a star, any of these other women would make a fine story. The 70th-ranked player in the world, sharing a room with her mom at a hotel in Manhattan, put together another come-from-behind upset in Queens, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 over 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova.

Former Georgia Bulldog standout John Isner is out of the U.S. Open, guaranteeing this will be the first time the tournament will not include an American man in the quarterfinals.

Want to get Nick Saban riled? Get him to go on a nice long rant? Ask him about the possibility of a letdown when No. 5 Alabama goes from an impressive win over No. 7 Virginia Tech to facing relatively unknown Florida International.

The Vanderbilt Commodores are realists. So what if they ran for 433 yards in the season opener? Running room will be much tighter when they visit No. 11 LSU and a stadium called Death Valley.

Tennessee freshman wide receiver Marsalis Teague knew he'd have to calm some nerves for his first game as a Volunteer.

Sophomore Adrian Mora kicked a 44-yard field goal with 40 seconds remaining to give Georgia Southern a 29-26 win over Albany (N.Y) on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

No. 5 Alabama overcame a 98-yard kickoff return, two costly turnovers and several silly penalties, finally wearing down No. 7 Virginia Tech in the final quarter for a 34-24 victory Saturday night.

In a three-man race for the Super 6 Championship at Lanier National Speedway, Casey Roderick stood behind Chase Elliott and P.J. Reid in the standings coming into Saturday's GAS Series event.