Jeff Hart

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.

Kayln Dumanowsky scored on a pass from Emily Byers with 2:11 left in overtime to lift the Johnson girls soccer team to a 1-0 win over North Hall Friday night.

Former Flowery Branch standout Josh Barrett was selected as second team All American by the National Christian College Athletic Association.

If there were any questions about whether injuries to several key Buford players would affect the Lady Wolves against Brooks County in the Class AA semifinals Thursday night, the answers came in the first four minutes.