Jeff Hart

Matt Ryan threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, Matt Bryant added four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons moved into a tie for first place in the lowly NFC South with a 19-17 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The Chicago Cubs have acquired second baseman Tommy La Stella in a trade with the Atlanta Braves for reliever Arodys Vizcaino.

The Florida Gators parted ways with Muschamp on Sunday, one day after a gut-wrenching loss to South Carolina that summed up the former defensive coordinator's four-year tenure as head coach.

Brandon Mobley knew that his role this season was going to change with the Seton Hall basketball team.

Gainesville got all it could handle but in the end the Red Elephants survived a slugfest with Creekview to take a 42-37 win Friday in the first round of the Class AAAAA playoffs at City Park Stadium.

Grayson turned the matchup of the playoffs into its own personal statement Friday night at Mill Creek Community Stadium.

Ty Cockfield poured in 38 points to lead the Johnson boys to a 72-60 win over Cambridge Friday night in both teams' season opener.

Lanier was hoping its first-ever region title and home field advantage would help carry the Longhorns deep into the Class AAAAA playoffs. Sequoyah had other plans.

The appetizers are done, the dinner bell has been rung, and now its time to settle down for the main course as the state football playoffs begin Friday night.

For eight years the challenge has seemed almost as big as Mt. Everest itself.