Saturday July 12th, 2025 11:06AM

Jeff Hart

Sports Reporter
Jeff Hart
UConn becomes 1st FBS program to cancel football over virus
UConn canceled its 2020-2021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, as other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with high infection rates...
11:19AM ( 4 years ago )
Riley homers, Fried dominates as Braves rout Blue Jays
Max Fried boosted Atlanta's depleted rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night...
12:17AM ( 4 years ago )
Wednesday meeting could decide fate of 2020 fall sports for GHSA; Decatur cancels games til Sept. 25
Wednesday could be the day the state's sports fans learn whether the Georgia High School Association's plan to begin playing sports as early as Thursday (girls fastpitch softball) is still on track...
2:59PM ( 4 years ago )
SEC announces new fall preseason practice schedule
The Southeastern Conference Tuesday announced adjusted dates for preseason football activities for SEC schools with the first allowable practice now scheduled for August 17...
2:35PM ( 4 years ago )
Gainesville's Justus captures junior world crown
Hudson Justus is literally on top of the world. The 8-year-old Gainesville golfer took on a field of 95 junior golfers from around the world in the US Kids World Championship 2020...
8:14AM ( 4 years ago )
Softball: Area teams poised for another banner season in 2020
The 2019 softball season for northeast Georgia area teams was one of the best in recent memory. And even factoring in reclassification, graduations, and the shifting of several teams into new classifications, the 2020 season already has the look of what could be another banner year for area teams...
7:03AM ( 4 years ago )
Braves win 5th straight with shutout of Mets
Kyle Wright and the Atlanta bullpen combined on a 10-hit shutout and the Braves won their fifth in a row, beating the Mets 4-0 Sunday and blanking a New York lineup that found out late that slugger Yoenis Céspedes had opted out of playing any more this season...
7:09PM ( 4 years ago )
Acuña smacks first homer, carries streaking Braves past Mets
Ronald Acuña Jr. shook off a slow start by driving in two runs with two hits, including his first homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Michael Wacha and the New York Mets 7-1 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win...
7:12AM ( 4 years ago )
SEC contenders must navigate 10 games versus league foes
The Southeastern Conference has long touted itself as the nation’s toughest football league from top to bottom. That begs the question: How hard will it be to win the SEC this season? The league announced Thursday its 14 teams will each play a 10-game schedule against fellow SEC opponents because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
6:43AM ( 4 years ago )
Two-a-Days: Guys in the trenches could be the key for Warriors in 2020
The Warriors in 2019 were perhaps the best 5-5 team in the state to not make the playoffs after having to navigate a brutal Region 7-4A. But the experience they gained may serve them well after a drop down to Region 7-3A, which is expected to be wide-open...
2:03PM ( 4 years ago )