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Photos: Jackets upset the Tar Heels again
AJC photos from the Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina game on Oct. 28, 2023. Tech won 46-42.
Georgia Tech players celebrate as time runs out in a 46-42 win over North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key smiles as he leaves the field victorious after the win.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech players and fans celebrate their win over North Carolina.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech players celebrate their win over North Carolina as fans storm the field.  Georgia Tech won, 46-42.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets offensive lineman Tyler Gibson (74) and other players celebrate their win over North Carolina.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech players celebrate their win over North Carolina.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Former Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is honored for being named to the College Football Hall of Fame.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tight end Brett Seither (80) makes a touchdown reception during the second quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tight end Brett Seither (80) makes a touchdown reception during the second quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (8) indicates a first down during the first quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (8) runs 42 yards with a Haynes King pass to score a touchdown during the second quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (8) celebrates his touchdown reception with quarterback Haynes King (10) during the second quarter against North Carolina Saturday.  Tech won 46-42. (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (8) leaps into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dontae Smith (4) runs for a first down during the first half.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
North Carolina Tar Heels running back Omarion Hampton (28) breaks free for a touchdown during the first quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) throws to the end zone.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Jamal Haynes (11) runs for a first down.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dontae Smith (4) runs for a first down during the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key during the second half.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye (10) scores a touchdown on a keeper during the second half.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
North Carolina Tar Heels running back Omarion Hampton (28) leaps over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive back Myles Sims (0) during the second half.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key is congratulated as he leaves the field.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dontae Smith (4) indicates a Tech first down with 2:23 to go in the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key reacts during the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) runs up the middle for a gain of 52 yards to set up Tech's go-ahead touchdown during the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dontae Smith (4) celebrates with teammates after his  touchdown on a 70-yard run during the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dontae Smith (4) dives for a touchdown.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Jamal Haynes (11) cuts back.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets offensive lineman Joe Fusile (67) celebrates the go-ahead touchdown during the fourth quarter.  (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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Georgia Tech players celebrate as time runs out in a 46-42 win over North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Today’s Gallery Headlines

Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner (42) fights for possession during the first half of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game against the Indiana Fever at Gateway Center Arena on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Atlanta. 
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Dream defeat Fever to open WNBA Playoffs

The Atlanta Dream defeated the Indiana Fever 80-68 to take Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round WNBA playoff series on Sunday

Georgia coach Kirby Smart (center) gives Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton a play during the closing minute of the second quarter against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

PHOTOS: Georgia visits Knoxville to take on Tennessee

The Georgia Bulldogs traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the Tennessee Volunteers in an early-season key matchup in the SEC.

Georgia Tech wide receivers Dean Patterson (left) and Malik Rutherford celebrate after a successful two-point conversion  during the second half against the Clemson Tigers on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. (Jason Allen/AJC)
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Credit: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech defeats Clemson on the final play

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Clemson Tigers on a field goal as time ran out, 24-21.

Georgia faithful drove to Knoxville on Saturday to cheer on the Bulldogs as they play Tennessee in Knoxville. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

PHOTOS: Georgia visits Rocky Top, Tennessee, for SEC showdown

Georgia visits Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., for SEC clash with Volunteers.

Sequoyah wide receiver Brook Darling catches a pass during the first half against Sprayberry at Skip Pope Stadium in Canton on Friday, Sept. 12th, 2025. (Oscar Guevara Saenz for the AJC)
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Credit: Oscar Guevara Saenz

PHOTOS: Sequoyah vs. Sprayberry high school football

Sequoyah defeated Sprayberry, 63-20, in a football game at Sequoyah High School in Canton on Friday.

Fayetteville Firefighter Noah Maupin makes it to the summit of Stone Mountain during the annual 9/11 memorial on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.   Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Credit: Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal

PHOTOS: Metro Atlanta remembers victims of Sept. 11

Two events in metro Atlanta commemorate the 2977 lives lost in deadly terrorist attacks in on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Cobb County fire department hangs a U.S. flag from their fire trucks as a procession for fallen Dekalb County Firefighter Preston Fant arrives at West Cobb Funeral Home on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
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Credit: Ben Hendren

PHOTOS: Fallen DeKalb firefighter honored with processional through metro Atlanta

Several metro Atlanta fire departments paid their respects Wednesday morning to fallen DeKalb County firefighter Preston Fant with a somber procession to a Marietta funeral ho...

Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider throws a pitch against Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game at Truist Park, Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

PHOTOS: Braves fall to Cubs, 6-1

The Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, 6-1, at Truist Park.