Jeff Hart

A young Chestatee softball team looking for some confidence can feel good about itself after taking a 6-4 win over East Hall Tuesday in Region 7-AAA action at Talon Field.

The Atlanta Falcons cut quarterback Joey Harrington and offensive guard Kynan Forney as the team reached the NFL's 53-player limit on Saturday. The decision to cut Harrington, who opened the 2007 season as the starter, leaves D.J. Shockley as the team's No. 3 quarterback behind rookie starter Matt Ryan and Chris Redman.

East Carolina's T.J. Lee returned his own blocked punt 27 yards for a touchdown with 1:52 left as the Pirates pulled a 27-22 upset win over 17th-ranked Virginia Tech.

Mark Sanchez threw three touchdown passes in his first game as Southern California's true No. 1 quarterback and the third-ranked Trojans rolled over Virginia 52-7 Saturday.

Quarterback Chris Crane, who waited four years for his chance to run the offense, ran for two touchdowns to lead Boston College to a 21-0 season-opening win over Kent State on Saturday night.

Thaddeus Lewis threw two touchdown passes to Eron Riley, and Duke beat James Madison 31-7 Saturday night to give David Cutcliffe a victory in his coaching debut with the Blue Devils.

Brad Oestriecher made a career-best three field goals and Louisiana Tech took advantage of three Mississippi State turnovers in the third quarter in a 22-14 upset on Saturday.

It's Kyle Busch - again. The 23-year-old NASCAR star was dominant on the 2-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway Saturday night, leading 144 of the 150 laps to race off with his seventh Nationwide Series victory of the season.

Nick Saban's plan to bring No. 24 Alabama back to prominence looks way ahead of schedule. As for No. 9 Clemson, another big game ended with the Tigers on the losing end. The Crimson Tide had little trouble rolling past Clemson 34-10 at the Georgia Dome on Saturday night, the biggest victory in coach Saban's two seasons at Alabama.

Ben Tate ran for 115 yards on 13 carries and No. 10 Auburn scored touchdowns on defense and special teams in a 34-0 opening win over Louisiana-Monroe Saturday night.