Jeff Hart

The Peach Bowl referee declined to call a targeting penalty late in the fourth quarter for a helmet-to-helmet hit by Texas safety Michael Taaffe that could've given Arizona State a chance to kick a winning field goal in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals Wednesday.

Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime.

Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and No. 5 Penn State bottled up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 win over No. 8 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night.

Duncan Powell and Javian McCollum each set a season-high with 21 points and they combined for five of Georgia Tech's eight 3-pointers in an 86-75 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday.

The Texas Longhorns were in Atlanta and Mercedes-Benz Stadium less than a month ago, playing for a championship. That one didn't go as planned.

Boise State has taken that long-awaited next step, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time, 17 years after a program-shifting win.

Union County successfully defended its Battle of the States title on Monday, holding off Franklin (N.C.) 79-71 in the finals at Towns County High School.

The North Forsyth girls stayed unbeaten and walked away with the championship of the Insfree Christmas at the Beach Basketball Tournament after beating Arlington (Tenn.) 68-42 Monday night.

Two games into the Michael Penix Jr. era, it's clear the Atlanta Falcons are in good hands at quarterback. Trouble is, there might not be enough time to salvage a trip to the playoffs.

Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance Jr. will undergo surgery for a broken bone in his right hand.