Jeff Hart

The Banks County boys made it a sweep in the Commerce Holiday Tournament after a 67-51 win over Madison County Tuesday.

No. 10 Georgia Tech has the nation's second-ranked rushing offense. No. 8 Mississippi State has held seven of its 12 opponents under 125 yards on the ground.

Mississippi and TCU were part of the playoffs story in 2014. Each team was part of the chase. Each team fell short of the coveted semifinals.

Both Gainesville and Johnson powered their way into the Lanierland Tournament finals on Monday. The two undefeated teams will meet Tuesday for the title at 8:30 p.m. at Chestatee.

Flowery Branch and Gainesville each took impressive wins Monday to advance to the Lanierland Tournament finals...

The Dawson County girls basketball advanced to the finals of the Pickens Holiday Classic after an 81-54 win over Riverwood Monday.

Lane Kiffin was modest in his goals and complimentary about the team he'll be facing in the Sugar Bowl. He went on and on about how much he's learned from Nick Saban, while insisting it's no big deal when his boss yells at him. Very un-Kiffin-like, you might say.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team held off a 2nd half run by the visiting Panthers of Birmingham-Southern College earlier tonight to take a 76-60 win in Cave Arena moving to 6-1 on the year.

Belk Bowl Capsule

Mike Smith's status as the winningest coach in Falcons history wasn't enough to save his job. Owner Arthur Blank said he fired Smith on Monday because in his "heart of hearts" he didn't believe Smith could take the Falcons to the Super Bowl.