Jeff Hart

Tennessee wide receiver Alton "Pig" Howard has been dismissed from the team for a violation of unspecified team rules.

With just five weeks left before the start of the playoffs, it’s crunch time for every team in northeast Georgia as the playoff stretch run gets under way.

The weather has been as big a story as the teams themselves as region tournaments to fill the girls state softball brackets have been postponed twice in the last week due to rain.

Former Gainesville High standout Deshaun Watson threw for two touchdowns, ran for a third, and Clemson's defense stopped DeShone Kizer on a tying two-point conversion as the 12th-ranked Tigers held on to beat No. 6 Notre Dame 24-22 on Saturday night.

Jake Coker ran the offense to perfection, the defense turned in a dominating performance, and No. 13 Alabama even got a touchdown from its special teams Saturday in a 38-10 rout of No. 8 Georgia that re-established the Crimson Tide as a force in the national race.

Quinshad Davis threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Marquise Williams, capping North Carolina's comeback from a three-touchdown deficit, and the Tar Heels beat Georgia Tech 38-31 on Saturday.

The No. 2-ranked North Georgia women's soccer team could never convert after finding themselves in a several good opportunities on a rainy Saturday afternoon as the Nighthawks ended up with a scoreless draw against rival Armstrong.

One of the most accomplished coaches in the history of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is among the latest inductees in Brenau University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

In a pair of non-conference contests, the Lady Lions continued to show improvement as they have now won four straight following two 3-0 victories over Emory & Henry College and Wesleyan College. Piedmont won a close call with the Wasps while leaving no doubt against the Wesleyan Wolves in the final match of the day.

The weather was less than ideal but the outcome of the Piedmont College Invitational was impressive for the Lions cross country team as Piedmont took the top four spots individually and seven of the top eight. Cody Parker won the Collegiate Men's Individual 8k title with a time of 29:06.04 to lead the field.