Jeff Hart

The Braves are not promising Will Smith the closer’s role. Smith isn’t complaining...

Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship is a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the top college football player who began his career as a walk-on...

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takk McKinley has awarded himself an upgrade on his Twitter bio. The Falcons may soon deserve a similar rewrite on reviews of their once-dismal defense as they prepare to play Tampa Bay...

Despite the ugliest loss of any national championship contender, the No. 4 Bulldogs head into late November with a clear path to the College Football Playoff...

LeBron James scored 12 of his 33 points during a breathtaking opening nine minutes for Los Angeles, which raced to a 25-point lead and handed the Atlanta Hawks their second ugly loss in 24 hours at Staples Center, 122-101 on Sunday night...

Atlanta intercepted Kyle Allen four times and sacked him five times, Kenjon Barner returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown and the Falcons defeated the Carolina Panthers 29-3 Sunday for their second straight lopsided win against an NFC South foe...

The Dawson County girls picked up their first win of the season Saturday with a solid 72-53 win over Class 6A Alpharetta at home...

Despite a fourth-quarter rally by Auburn, the fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs clinched their third-consecutive SEC Eastern Division championship Saturday afternoon with a 21-14 victory over the 12th-ranked Tigers in front of 87,451 fans at Jordan-Hare Stadium and a CBS television audience...

Hendon Hooker ran for two touchdowns and Virginia Tech rode its dominant defense to a 45-0 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, giving the Yellow Jackets their first shutout in 22 years...

The Gainesville girls opened their season Friday night with a tough 63-51 loss to Forsyth Central on the road...