Fans attending an English second-tier match between host Millwall and Derby on Saturday jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s number of drug tests dropped sharply during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
It is not unusual to see players and coaches wearing masks on the sideline as the college basketball season gets going.
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This week, Los Angeles Rams players took part in awarding $750,000 to 25 nonprofits focused on social justice across the greater Los Angeles region.
GRAY — Jaleel Chambliss caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quamari Williams and Jordan Favors scored on a 65-yard run to lead Griffin High in a 34-13 season-ending loss to Jones County in the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs Friday night at Greyhound Field.
As I threw another log on the fire, my mind wandered over the past 40 years of deer camp here. When I first joined, the “old” men mostly stayed in camp and didn’t hunt much. For several years “Captain” was the old man in charge of the fire. Now it is my “old man” job and I don’t leave camp much.
The Spalding High football team’s season came to an end with a 53-30 loss to visiting Howard on Nov. 20 in the 10th game as the Jags closed the books on the first season in the head coach Carl Kearney Era.
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In the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs Friday night in Gray, Jones County beat Griffin 34-13.
In the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs, Jones County leads Griffin 27-13 at the end of the third quarter.
FLOWERY BRANCH — Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones and running back Todd Gurley are questionable for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson will open his first year of semi-retirement by racing the Rolex 24 at Daytona as part of an Action Express Racing lineup revealed Friday that should be among the best in the field.
In the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs, Jones County leads Griffin 17-13 at halftime.
EDINBURG, Texas — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game was charged with assault Friday and his team has been taken out of the playoffs.
The Southeastern Conference has announced a revamped schedule for Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, including Vanderbilt's game at No. 11 Georgia that could not be played as scheduled on Saturday because of coronavirus concerns.
FLOWERY BRANCH — Julio Jones returned to practice as a limited participant Friday and is listed as questionable for the Atlanta Falcons' game against the New Orleans Saints.
Vanderbilt’s football game at No. 11 Georgia scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because the Commodores’ roster fell below minimum requirements.
The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clint Satterfield, who guided Locust Grove football from its inception in 2009 through this season, is retiring.
The Georgia high school football playoffs, normally in the semifinals by now, enter the second round this week with 64 games scheduled from Christian Heritage in Dalton to Benedictine and Savannah Christian on the coast.
Eliminated by Jones County in the state playoffs twice in the last three years, Griffin High looks to reverse that trend when it clashes with the No. 10-state ranked Greyhounds tonight in the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs.
North Carolina State and Georgia Tech are proving it's possible to find positive results in a season made difficult by the coronavirus pandemic.
CLEVELAND — After more than 40 years, the city of Cleveland has granted landmark status to the correct birthplace of John Heisman, the namesake of college football’s most prestigious player award.
ATHENS — Senior day is packed with uncertainty for No. 11 Georgia as it prepares to play its final home game of 2020. On the other sideline, the big question for winless Vanderbilt: Will Sarah Fuller get a chance to put up some points?
ESPN announced Thursday that Dan Le Batard will be leaving the network next month.
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Josh Brooks is getting a shot as Georgia’s interim athletic director.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday called Lou Holtz "one of the greatest coaches in American history” as he honored the college football Hall of Famer and political ally with the nation's highest civilian honor.
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jacob Tuioti-Mariner has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 12.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will award the nation's highest civilian honor on Thursday to former college football coach and political ally Lou Holtz.
PARIS — An investigation has been opened into Formula One driver Romain Grosjean's horrifying crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, governing body FIA said Thursday.
ATLANTA — Power-hitting outfielder Adam Duvall is a free agent after the Atlanta Braves declined to offer him a contract for the 2021 season.
The Georgia High School Association conducted its universal coin toss for the quarterfinals Wednesday, and the result will give home-field advantage to teams slotted higher on the playoff brackets when two same-seeded teams meet.
NEW ORLEANS — Saints defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive end Cameron Jordan see the significance of New Orleans' No. 1 defensive ranking in much the same way.
NEW YORK — The NBA said Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus since testing resumed last week.
ATLANTA — Bogdan Bogdanovic is tired of losing.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 12th former NFL player has admitted to participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league’s health care benefit program.
South Carolina interim coach Mike Bobo wasn’t sure what would happen when the Southeastern Conference kicked off its 10-game, all-league football season amid the coronavirus pandemic
Clemson’s Death Valley does not have as many signs of life on game days. Hard Rock Stadium is often very quiet when Miami scores. Lane Stadium isn’t shaking atop its foundation when Virginia Tech takes the field before kickoff.
LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled.
Dalton and Tift County are looking for new football coaches after resignations this week. Jobs also came open at Morgan County and Villa Rica.
No football program dropped off more from one decade to the next than LaGrange recently did. The Grangers were 114-17 with three state titles from 2000 to 2009, then 34-71 with only two winning seasons from 2010 to 2019.
Area hardwood fans who enjoy area public school basketball are in luck. The local public schools teams have a full slate of games on tap the first two weeks of December.
ATLANTA — After losing their first five games and firing the head coach, the Atlanta Falcons had every reason to throw in the towel on this season.
ATLANTA — Trae Young said it's going to take some time to adjust to the Atlanta Hawks' new mix following the additions of such veterans as Danilo Gallinari, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kris Dunn and Rajon Rando.
No. 2 Notre Dame wrapped up a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by virtue of the league shuffling its schedule Tuesday to create an open date for the Fighting Irish and No. 4 Clemson before their likely rematch on Dec. 19.
FLOWERY BRANCH — The Atlanta Falcons have placed wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus on injured reserve with a toe injury.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt Commodores have only one kicker listed on their two-deep chart for this weekend's game at No. 11 Georgia, and it's Sarah Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five game.
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