Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 remaining, and the Hawks rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-100.
Former Georgia guard K.D. Johnson is transferring to Southeastern Conference rival Auburn. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said Monday that Johnson has signed an Athletics Financial Aid Agreement to play for Auburn next season.
Olympic champion Ryan Lochte has failed to advance from the preliminaries of the 200-meter freestyle in his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The 36-year-old Lochte is attempting to make his fifth Olympic team.
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday when leader Chesson Hadley made bogeys on his final three holes to lose his two-shot lead.
Austin Riley homered and drove in three runs, Drew Smyly gave up two runs over five innings on his 32nd birthday and the Atlanta Braves snapped a four-game slide by beating the Miami Marlins 6-4.
Novak Djokovic came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final for his 19th Grand Slam title. Djokovic’s victory moves him one major championship away from tying the men’s record of 20 shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Jazz Chisholm’s two-out, two-run single in the fourth inning put the Miami Marlins ahead to stay, and they beat the Atlanta Braves for the fourth time in five meetings this year, winning 4-3.
Joel Embiid scored 27 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rode a dominant third quarter to a 127-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Governor Henry McMaster presented Johnson with the award following Johnson’s first round at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree in Ridgeland on Thursday.
Evans native Hunter Dollander just finished his final season of college baseball and is taking home plenty of hardware. Dollander and the Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies defeated Central Methodist in the NAIA World Series, where Dollander was named MVP.
Dustin Johnson got off to a fast start Thursday at Congaree in his home-state Palmetto Championship, shooting a 6-under 65 that left him a shot behind leader Wes Roach.
ean Segura hit a two-run single high off the left-field fence in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3.
Less than a month before NIL laws go into effect in several states, NCAA President Mark Emmert was back in Washington renewing his plea for help from Congress.
Koepka said the clip put the focus on golf for a younger generation that also likes the spice of a feud. Count on things to heat up again next week when the two tee off at the U.S. Open in Torrey Pines.
Joel Embiid had 40 points and 13 rebounds and Shake Milton buried a 32-footer and scored 14 points in an electrifying stretch off the bench to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Atlanta Hawks 118-102.
Darius Vines, has been named the Pitcher of the Week in the Low-A East for May 31-June 6th. In two starts, Vines allowed only two runs over 11 innings of work. He had a scoreless innings streak of 9.1 frames.
When asked about Jones following the first practice, Smith said, ``I don’t worry about players I never coached.`` Smith also says he has respect and appreciation for Jones’ accomplishments in Atlanta.
Tepper said there is ``no way`` he would build a domed stadium in Charlotte in the post-COVID-19 era. He offered no update on a timetable for a new stadium, saying that will largely depend on outside funding.
The Congaree Golf Club will get its chance to shine this week when it hosts the Palmetto Championships, a relocated PGA Tour event after the planned RBC Canadian Open was called off for a second straight year due to COVID-19.
Aaron Rodgers wasn’t with the Green Bay Packers for their first mandatory minicamp session. This marks the latest chapter in the standoff between the team and its MVP quarterback. Rodgers also hadn’t participated in the Packers’ voluntary organized team activities.
The 69-year-old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national championships since taking over in 2007, will receive an $800,000 ``contract completion benefit’' after each contract year from 2022-25.
Patrick Cantlay is the Memorial winner again on a Sunday filled with drama. But it did not include Jon Rahm. Cantlay made a 12-foot par putt on the first playoff hole to beat Collin Morikawa.
Max Fried outpitched Trevor Bauer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Los Angeles 4-2 to take two of three in the first meeting of the teams since the Dodgers rallied to win last year’s NL Championship Series.
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Tennessee Titans have agreed to a trade with the Atlanta Falcons for seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones.
South Carolina (34-23) saw its season come to a close on Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 loss to Virginia (30-25) in the second elimination game of the NCAA Columbia Regional. The Hoos scored early and hung on, halting several late rallies by the Gamecocks.
When Georgia Tech baseball needed it most, redshirt senior RHP Andy Archer delivered with a complete-game shutout to give it the 9-0 win over Indiana State on Sunday afternoon in the Nashville Regional at Hawkins Field.
After 25 seasons as a collegiate head softball coach, including 21 at the University of Georgia, head softball coach Lu Harris-Champer has announced her retirement.
Augusta pulled out a 9-7 win to earn a series split with Charleston. Augusta now prepares for a six-game series at SRP Park starting Tuesday with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Chicago Cubs).
Daniel Lloyd struck out the side in the top of the ninth inning, as South Carolina (34-21) held on for a come-from-behind 4-3 win against Virginia (29-23) in the opening round of the NCAA Columbia Regional.
If Trae Young is the unquestioned star of the Atlanta Hawks, then Clint Capela is the backbone. A pretty good trash talker, too, as he displayed in an opening-round playoff victory over the New York Knicks.
Chyenne Factor’s two-run homer in the fourth inning helped No. 5 seed Oklahoma State defeat Georgia 3-2 in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams.
Dansby Swanson continued his power surge by hitting a two-run homer in Atlanta’s four-run sixth inning and the Braves beat Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals 5-1.
About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics have told organizers they will not participate when the games open on July 23. Organizers say some dropped out because of worries about COVID-19.
Trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for two years by Churchill Downs after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone in the Kentucky Derby winner’s system.
A person familiar with the situation says Duke Hall of Fame basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22.
Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
