Jeff Hart

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.

A mediocre performance by his backup, a questionable decision by coach Oklahoma Bob Stoops and a late meltdown by OU's defense let Max Hall and 20th-ranked BYU pull out a 14-13 victory over the Sooners Saturday night in the first college football game at Cowboys Stadium.

Melanie Oudin's latest win was the biggest so far: She knocked off three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 Saturday to reach the U.S. Open's fourth round.

White County and Gainesville set up a matchup of unbeaten teams in Cleveland next week with big wins Friday night.

Madison County ran out to a 21-14 halftime and then held on in the second half to beat Winder-Barrow 35-29 Friday night in Region 8-AAAA action.

Lumpkin County put a scare into Class AAA No. 3 Flowery Branch for one quarter Friday night.

North Forsyth ground out 383 yards rushing behind quarterback Joey Vicary to run past Johnson 28-0 Friday night

Lakeview Academy used its running game to take control of the game in the first half and then held on in the second half to beat Towns County 21-13 friday night on the road.