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AJC Varsity

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

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GHSA Class 5A Boy’s State Basketball semi finals
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GHSA basketball state championships: Full schedule, livestream and TV info

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Region 5AA Championship : Holy Innocents vs. KIPP Atlanta

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East Hall’s boys win their 31st region title, Lowndes’ girls win their 30th and Christian Heritage’s girls win their first.

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Atlanta Braves

Spring Training Day 3 (Thursday)

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MLB

Strider continues to work on breaking pitches during fourth GFL start

MLB

Game updates: Braves beat the Rays

Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia
BULLDOGS

David Pollack announces his wife is cancer-free 1 year after brain surgery

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Carrollton junior — currently unrated — gets high honors at prospect showcase

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints
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Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh
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YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech baseball’s offense stays hot after ACC start

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Weekend Reflections: Stoudamire lost at Tech despite good in-state recruiting

Atlanta United FC

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PHOTOS: Atlanta United falls in home opener to Real Salt Lake

MLS

Home opener spoiled as Atlanta United falls to Real Salt Lake

Atlanta Hawks

Trail Blazers Hawks Basketball
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Dyson Daniels unlocking more tools

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NBA

Hawks down Mavericks to grab NBA’s longest active winning streak

High Schools

Martin Scott
AJC VARSITY

‘MVP of fans’ has cheered on St. Pius through 22 years of ups and downs

In battle of Augusta-area rivals, Cross Creek prevails to win 3A state title

Heritage-Catoosa girls claim first state title in OT after fourth-quarter rally

State Report

Kennesaw State vs. UTEP

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EAGLES

Emory needs one more victory to reach Division III quarterfinals

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Photos: Darlington boys basketball win program's first state championship
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Credit: Jason Getz/AJC
Holy Innocents’ forward Khalid Worthy (10) attempts a shot against Darlington forward Cam Selig (21) during the second half of the Class 3A-A Private Boys GHSA State Championship at the Macon Coliseum, Wednesday, March, 11, 2026, in Macon, Ga. Darlington won 53-50. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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