Jeff Hart

Derek Lowe absorbed yet another setback against the Cardinals on Saturday night, allowing four runs in six innings and taking the loss in a 4-3 Cardinals victory.

Kevin Harvick was all smiles after his Saturday night win at Richmond International Raceway moved him into a tie with rival Kyle Busch atop the Chase standings. And Dale Earnhardt Jr. was thrilled to be back in the Chase for the first time since 2008.

Georgia Tech crashed Middle Tennessee State's 100-year anniversary party Saturday night, rolling out to a 28-0 lead before a special birthday cake was even rolled out at halftime.

Ryan Smith went low and came up big for Auburn. The backup safety stopped Chris Relf at the goal line with a leg tackle on the final play to preserve the Tigers' 41-34 win over No. 16 Mississippi State on Saturday and keep their winning streak going.

Class AA No. 3-ranked Union County split a pair of games in the opening round of the Flowery Branch-Buford Invitational Softball Tournament.

Fannin County ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown and then pulled away in the second half to beat Jackson County 28-20 Friday night in a key Region 8-AA cross-over matchup.

Four-time defending Class AA state champion Buford played the role of rude host Friday night dismantling Yulee (Fla.) 49-7 in a nationally televised game at Tom Riden Stadium.

Kevin Ellison connected with Zac Franks on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 31 seconds left to cap a wild final three minutes and give the Raiders an improbable 43-39, come-from-behind win over Salem Friday night in Region 8-AAAA.

Jefferson used a 22-point second quarter to erase an early North Hall lead en route to taking a 38-28 win over the Trojans Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

If there was any doubt about who is the best team in Class AA, No. 1 Buford put that to rest Friday night against No. 2 Carver-Columbus.