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Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s lush World Cup grass is turning heads in Atlanta and renewing questions about why the Falcons still play on artificial turf.

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Final girls basketball rankings: 4 first-time state champions finish No. 1

In the final girls basketball rankings after the state championships, four first-time winners finish No. 1.

4A Boys State Championship game between St. Pius X and Pace Academy
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Final boys basketball rankings: 3 first-time champions finish No. 1

St. Pius, Rabun County and Darlington won titles for the first time. Class 6A champion Wheeler won its 11th.

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Best in Georgia: 2025 AJC Varsity high school football all-state teams

Not only did the AJC Varsity name first-team all-state honorees for each GHSA classification, but it also added breakout players to watch in this year's all-state honors.

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Atlanta Braves

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Georgia Bulldogs

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UGA approves 2027 athletic budget; AD says Bulldogs can keep up financially

BULLDOGS

After April concert, what comes next for Sanford Stadium as a music venue?

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UGA athletic director Josh Brooks on ‘biggest problem’ in NIL oversight

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Stadium World Cup turf
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Georgia Tech

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Late-inning surge powers No. 3 Georgia Tech past Virginia in ACC quarters

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Top-seeded Georgia Tech baseball seeks first ACC Tournament title since 2014

YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech gets approval for up to $70M in financing for stadium upgrades

Atlanta United FC

The newly installed playing surface for the FIFA World Cup is watered at the stadium in Atlanta on May 21, 2026. The pitch is Kentucky bluegrass mixed with perennial ryegrass with artificial fibers stitched in. It came from a turf farm in Colorado. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Atlanta United training center to serve as Uzbekistan’s base camp for World Cup

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Atlanta United blows lead again, falls to LA Galaxy

Atlanta Hawks

NBA Draft
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The Hawks are looking to ‘nail the draft.’ What will they do at No. 23?

NBA

Former Hawks player Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47

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The Hawks will pick at No. 8. Now what?

High Schools

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Chance Gilbert, the state’s No. 4 prospect, shares why UGA is his top school

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Prince Avenue’s Andrew Beard, the state’s No. 2 RB prospect, commits to Florida

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Retief Goosen changes putting grip, wins Mitsubishi Electric Classic

PHOTOS: Indoor football kicks off in Georgia
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Credit: Jason Getz/AJC
Former Georgia defensive lineman David Pollack, left, talks with former Georgia football head coach Mark Richt during the Athens Football Kickoff celebration at the Akins Ford Arena, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Athens, Ga. The new Athens-based franchise will begin play in March 2027, bringing a new season of football to the Classic City through July. Team owners Jerome Bettis, Brian Jordan and Pollack attended the event and spoke during the celebration. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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