Trae Young scored a career-high 50 points to help the host Atlanta Hawks to a 129-124 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.

McDONOUGH - Clarke Central wasn't figured to come to Eagle's Landing and top the Golden Eagles but it happened Thursday night in Sweet 16.

D.C. United midfielder Julian Gressel signed a four-year contract with the club, according to multiple reports.

McDONOUGH - Looking through the brackets, Henry County as a whole, has done well in Sweet 16 and Eagle's Landing was looking to do the same Thursday night.

For the second consecutive year Denny Hamlin has started his NASCAR Cup Series season in championship form, becoming only the fourth person in history to earn back-to-back Daytona 500 victories and perhaps, more importantly, proving his Joe Gibbs Racing team is absolutely ready to continue a championship pace of a season ago.

Redshirt-sophomore Bryan Hart (Hampton, Va.) delivered a major career-high and led three players beyond 20 points as Clayton State (6-18, 4-13 PBC) fell 108-90 at rival Columbus State (15-10, 10-7 PBC) Wednesday.

The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday its annual football media days will take place July 13-16, returning to the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center.

Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast announced the in-game broadcast team for the Atlanta Braves 2020 season on Thursday.

Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian interviewed Wednesday for Colorado's head coaching position, multiple outlets reported.

DAWSONVILLE – The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 continues to approach and Wednesday marked another day where Atlanta Motor Speedway threw it back old school.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen will opt out of his contract and become a free agent, multiple outlets reported Thursday.

Roger Federer will miss the French Open as he recovers from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

The NFL is expected to add two playoff teams and reduce the number of teams getting a playoff bye in the next collective bargaining agreement, and that agreement could be completed within a week, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday night.

Sandro Mamukelashvili laid in a basket off an inbound lob pass with 0.6 seconds remaining, capping No. 16 Seton Hall's 74-72 comeback win over No. 21 Butler on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.

The Chicago Cubs want to get third baseman Kris Bryant as many at-bats as possible by using him in the leadoff spot this season.

Michael Devoe used a big second half and finished with 24 points as Georgia Tech pulled out an 86-79 victory against Wake Forest, spoiling a special occasion for the home team Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Led by 18 points from freshman Anthony Edwards, Georgia upset No. 13 Auburn 65-55 Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference game in Athens, Ga.

Jordan Nwora shook off back-to-back rough outings to score 19 points, and No. 11 Louisville rolled to a much-needed 90-66 victory over visiting Syracuse on Wednesday night.

LOCUST GROVE - The Luella Lady Lions have been in this position before and Wednesday, they looked like they belonged early against Gilmer.

The Atlanta Hawks have yet to get any production from perhaps the two biggest names they acquired before the trade deadline, and it appears they won't be getting any until the final 20 games of the season at the earliest.

ATLANTA – As the offseason continues to march on, the Atlanta Dream have made another chain of moves as they build into the 2020 season.

Giancarlo Stanton thought about the prospect of knowing what pitches were coming via illegal sign stealing and realized how he could have used it to his advantage.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy came out against the proposed Premier Golf League on Wednesday, saying he values scheduling flexibility over promises of big prize money.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was released from the hospital Wednesday, just two days after his terrifying crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500.

The Atlanta Dream acquired guard Courtney Williams, one of the most dynamic young players in the WNBA, and a 2020 second-round pick in a three-team trade, the organization announced Wednesday.

Two teams with disparate goals will meet for the final time this season on Thursday when the Miami Heat visit the Atlanta Hawks.

NASCAR CUP SERIES: PENNZOIL 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles around a 1.5-mile oval), Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas.

Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Greg Robinson, the No. 2 overall selection of the 2014 NFL Draft, is facing a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute drugs after his arrest at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in Texas, near the Mexico border, TMZ reported.

Adrian Peterson will return to the Washington Redskins in 2020 as the team officially picked up his option for next season.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo will receive a sponsor's exemption to play in the Korn Ferry Tour's Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas, on April 16-19, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday.

Patrick Williams scored 16 points, and No. 8 Florida State avenged its season-opening loss to Pittsburgh, producing a 82-67 victory on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Fla.

Jalen Smith and Anthony Cowan combined for 41 points as No. 7 Maryland beat Northwestern 76-67 Tuesday night at Xfinity Center in College Park, Md., for the Terrapins' ninth straight victory.

After a Day 1 performance that had them tied for fourth out of 15 teams, seven of which are nationally ranked, Clayton State men's golf will finish in that position as the final day of the Sixth Annual Newberry Invitational was rained out on Tuesday, February 18. As a team they shot 290-303-593.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, including a clutch runner in the lane with 16.1 seconds left, to lift Illinois past No. 9 Penn State 62-56 on Tuesday at University Park, Pa.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for his comments in which he referenced the World Series trophy as a "piece of metal."

Ex-Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen agreed to contract terms with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.

John Beilein and the Cleveland Cavaliers are discussing plans to mutually part ways this week, just over midway through his first season as head coach, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.

Admitted New York Yankees fan LeBron James threw his opinion into the Houston Astros cheating-scandal fray on the same day Yankees slugger Aaron Judge also sounded off on the situation.

Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco intends to continue playing in 2020, assuming he is cleared medically in his recovery from a neck injury, his agent said Tuesday.

Division I athletes in all sports could transfer once and be immediately eligible if the Division I council adopts an idea being considered by the Transfer Waiver Working Group.

Ryan Newman was "awake and speaking with family and doctors" a day after his harrowing final-lap crash in Monday's Daytona 500.

The Atlanta Falcons have signed one-year contract extensions with punter Ryan Allen and kicker Younghoe Koo.

With no clear-cut top team in college basketball, Kansas and Gonzaga have emerged as slight favorites to win the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia, Clemson and the Charlotte Sports Foundation announced Tuesday that the Clemson Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs will face one another in a neutral site season opener in 2021.

Five-star recruit Makur Maker will be eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

Former South Florida head coach Charlie Strong is joining Nick Saban's staff at Alabama as a defensive analyst, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.

When we need to relocate a deer, reaching for the dart gun is the obvious choice. It wasn’t always that way, and the dart gun that’s now used everywhere has its roots right here in Georgia.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be back in 2020.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis ratcheted up the aggressive criticism of the Houston Astros on Tuesday, calling for a "beating" for players cheating the game.