Jeff Hart

Buford opened its Region6-AA softball schedule in style Tuesday against Avondale. The No. 1-ranked Lady Wolves needed just three innings to while Avondale 15-0 in a game shortened due to the Mercy Rule.

Jefferson is still looking for its first Region 8-AA win after falling to Walnut Grove 6-0 Tuesday on the road.

The East Hall girls volleyball team made a little bit of history Tuesday taking first-ever wins over Chestatee and Johnson Tuesday in a pair of Area 7-AAA matches.

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.