Rock Springs Christian Academy defeated Vidalia Heritage School 54-24 Thursday, Oct. 21 to win GAPPS Middle School 8-Man Football Region Championship. Rock Springs is undefeated this season. The first round of the playoffs is Saturday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Rock Springs.
Nazir Berry scored on a 2-yard run and and 10-yard pass to lead co-No. 7 state ranked Spalding in a 27-14 loss to No. 10-ranked Baldwin in a battle for the top spot in Region 4-AAAA on Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Griffin.
HOUSTON — Dusty Baker, then manager of the San Francisco Giants, had just left the stadium after a crushing loss to the Anaheim Angels in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series when he met up with his father.
Formula One has been down this road before.
Freddie Freeman swinging onto baseball’s biggest stage for the first time, Jose Altuve & Co. back for more. Luis Garcia, Framber Valdez and a fresh set of Houston arms facing Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and these eager, young Atlanta bats.
Alabama inched up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football Sunday behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Cincinnati.
ATLANTA — Eddie Rosario talked the other day about his lucky lumber, a 331/2-inch, 31-ounce Louisville Slugger that started to heat up with a four-hit night in mid-September.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Matt Ryan fell asleep during Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, and wasn't even aware until waking up Sunday morning that the Atlanta Braves are heading to the World Series.
HOUSTON — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
KERRVILLE, Texas — A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities said.
HAMPTON — Atlanta Motor Speedway recently announced Nalley Automotive Group and Alsco Uniforms will each sponsor a NASCAR Xfinity Series event at the speedway in 2022.
Recently, the Rock Springs volleyball team became the state runner-up in the GAPPS 1-AA Volleyball State Championship game. The team finished the season with a 19-3 record. “This is the furthest RSCA has gone within their volleyball wins and we are so proud of all of the hard work and dedica…
OAKWOOD — Two days after his second birthday, Daniel Standridge’s parents brought him to the doctor’s office for a routine checkup. Moments later, they would be on their way to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston Hospital.
ATLANTA — Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer, sending the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the first time since 1999 with a 4-2 victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
CLEVELAND — Rookie Evan Mobley had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally for their first win of the season with a 101-95 over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Xavier Shepherd accounted for three touchdowns and Kennesaw State kept the Campbell offense out of the end zone in a 30-7 victory on Saturday.
ATLANTA — Jamyest Williams ran for two touchdowns and Darren Grainger threw for two more as Georgia State defeated Texas State 28-16 on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ty Gibbs disrupted the Xfinity Series championship, then rushed off for the fuel he needed to run another race.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At best, Florida coach Dan Mullen is merely experiencing a down year. At worst, his team has plateaued and needs a leadership change.
Nazir Berry scored on a 2-yard run and and 10-yard pass to lead co-No. 7 state ranked Spalding in a 27-14 loss to No. 10-ranked Baldwin in a battle for the top spot in Region 4-AAAA on Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Griffin.
There is no defensive revolution in college football this season. Just at Georgia.
Georgia Tech doesn’t have much to show for its recent visits to Virginia.
FLOWERY BRANCH — Matt Ryan is looking to see more growth from the offense when the Atlanta Falcons, refreshed after their bye week, play Sunday at Miami.
Sophomore running back Jakarri Ponder scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns, including two in overtime as Griffin High beat Northgate, 27-21, in double overtime Thursday night at Henry Seldon Field in Newnan to clinch their 21st consecutive state playoff berth.
Five area high school football teams won games Friday night: Mary Persons, Lamar County, Pike County and Skipstone Academy.
I continue to be amazed at what my Garmin Panoptix shows while I am fishing. The Panoptix Livescope has a transducer that sends out sonar pulses and receives them back from three different angles at the same time. It then combines and interprets the resulting “pings” from objects the pulse h…
FLOWERY BRANCH — Atlanta Falcons defensive end Dante Fowler was placed on injured reserve Friday and will miss at least three games.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves know what happened last October and want to avoid a repeat. The Los Angeles Dodgers plan on an encore.
LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves welcomed back outfielder Jorge Soler for Game 5 of the NL Championship Series on Thursday after he was sidelined following a positive COVID-19 test.
LOS ANGELES — For a guy who dislikes drama, Chris Taylor sure provided plenty of it.
Three high school football teams across the area are scheduled to play at home tonight — Class AAAA co-No. 7-ranked Spalding at home against No. 10-ranked Baldwin, Mary Persons against Upson-Lee and Lamar County against Jasper County.
Sophomore running back Jakarri Ponder scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns, including two in overtime as Griffin High beat Northgate 27-21 in double overtime Thursday night at Henry Seldon Field in Newnan to clinch their 21st consecutive state playoff berth.
With a win Friday, co-No. 7 state ranked Spalding can take a big step toward clinching its first region championship since 2003 when it hosts No. 10-state ranked and Region 4-AAAA first-place Baldwin at Memorial Stadium in Griffin.
The St. George’s Episcopal School middle school girls and boys cross-country teams competed in the GISA AA Middle School Invitational hosted by Middle Georgia State on Oct. 9 at the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course in Macon. Led by meet winner Pressley Burson (16:07.42), the SGES Middle …
The Griffin Daily News incorrectly reported the game time for tonight’s Griffin High football game at Northgate in Newnan on Page A9 in Wednesday’s edition of The Griffin Daily News. Originally scheduled to be played on Friday, it is being played at 7:30 p.m. today. The GDN regrets the error…
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech is still searching for respect, even after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
ATHENS — Senior forward P.J. Horne, Georgia's only returning starter, will miss the 2021-22 season after suffering a knee injury in practice.
Georgia and Alabama could be heading for another showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
Spalding County Leisure Services is offering two Adult Basketball Leagues — Men’s Open and Men’s Industrial Leagues.
Back-to-back state champion
The Griffin High Bears football team can lock up its 21st consecutive state playoff berth with a win Thursday night at the Region 2-AAAAA last-place Northgate Vikings in Newnan.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks agreed Monday to a four-year, $65 million contract extension with guard Kevin Huerter, locking up another important player from the team that made a surprising run to the Eastern Conference final.
Khalfani Harps scored on runs of 1 and 65 yards and tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Kelsey to lead Griffin High in a 28-20 loss to visiting Starr’s Mill on Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Griffin as the Bears chances for winning the Region 2-AAAAA championship came to an end.
ZEBULON — In area high school football Friday night, Pike County topped visiting Morrow 31-26.
Georgia's defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway point.
ATLANTA — A startup basketball league with goals of giving high school players another option besides the college route has added Gatorade as its first brand sponsor.
FLOWERY BRANCH — The Atlanta Falcons placed right tackle Kaleb McGary on the COVID-19 reserve list Monday, while top receiver Calvin Ridley returned to practice after skipping the team's last game for personal reasons.
Gonzaga carried a No. 1 ranking all last season before falling a win short of becoming college basketball’s first unbeaten national champion in 45 years.
Surely the racism and misogyny and homophobia weren't a Jon Gruden exclusive.
Cincinnati moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, the first time a team from outside the traditional power conferences has been ranked that high since 2010.
Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan believes big men entering the league from other countries thrive because they were taught the fundamentals of the game at a young age.
