Jeff Hart

Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials missed him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers.

The North Hall girls tennis team advanced to the second round of the Class AAA playoffs after taking a 5-0 win over Adairsville Thursday.

The Flowery Branch girls tennis advanced to the second round of the Class AAAAA playoffs with an impressive 5-0 sweep of Arabia Mountain Thursday.

The season came to an abrupt end for Region 8-AAAAA champ Flowery Branch Thursday in the Class AAAAA tennis playoffs.

The Atlanta Falcons will open the season hosting NFC South rival New Orleans on Sept. 7 and have prime-time games against Tampa Bay and Green Bay.

West Hall clinched third place in Region 7-AAA after routing Fannin County 11-1 in five innings Wednesday.

The Flowery Branch boys tennis team advanced to the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs after quickly dispatching Tucker 3-0 Wednesday at at the Davis Middle School courts.

McCoy Savage had three hits to lead a 13-hit attack as North Hall rebounded from a loss to Buford on Tuesday with a 14-2 victory in five innings over Banks County Wednesday in Region 7-AAA.

It was a short stay in the Class AAAA state tennis playoffs for the Chestatee boys Wednesday.

The Chestatee baseball team closed out its home schedule on a positive note whipping Madison County 12-2 in 5 innings on Senior Night Wednesday at War Eagle Park.