5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (346+ words) Jaylen Mbakwe pointed to the sky. The Georgia Tech cornerback was taken from the field on a stretcher early in the third quarter in Saturday’s 45-24 loss to Tennessee. Mbakwe was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, according to a Tech spokesperson....

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (577+ words) Texas took its place atop the college football world on Saturday night, knocking off No. 1 Ohio State with 21 unanswered points in a 24-23 win in Austin. The Longhorns (2-0), No. 4 in the previous AP rankings, trailed 23-3 in the fourth quarter to the…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago   (200+ words) Falcons quarterback Cooper Rush suffered back spasms earlier Saturday but will still start Sunday’s season-opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced in a press release Saturday afternoon. Rush, the Falcons’ third-string quarterback, is starting because of injuries to Tua…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (807+ words) Former Georgia star Stetson Bennett made his NFL regular season debut Thursday night, taking 10 snaps for the Los Angeles Rams in their 27-7 opening week loss to San Francisco. Bennett was 2-of-3 passing for 13 yards and had a 9-yard first down…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1054+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Cooper Rush’s car is still “full of crap.” He’s currently living in a hotel. And on Sunday afternoon, he may be the Falcons’ Week 1 starting quarterback. Signed by the team July 29, the first day of training camp, Rush…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (186+ words) AJC.com The Braves have lost outfielder Lane Thomas, as manager Walt Weiss said Thomas will be placed on the injured list after hurting the intercostal muscles on his left side while taking pregame batting practice Thursday at Truist Park....

3+ day, 7+ min ago   (510+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an oblique injury during an individual throwing portion early in Thursday’s practice, and the team officially listed him as limited for the session. Veteran backup Cooper Rush took all of the first-team snaps…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (342+ words) Ozzie Albies’ pinch-hit triple followed by Austin Riley’s single through a drawn-in infield led to a relative offensive explosion as the Braves earned a 3-1 series-salvaging win over the Rays on Thursday at Truist Park. With the game scoreless and one…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (739+ words) JR Harris will be remembered for breaking the Georgia High School Association’s single-game passing record last Friday. His 614 passing yards in Central of Carrollton’s 56-49 loss to East Paulding even surprised him, but not as much as a teammate’s school record-breaking…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (373+ words) Atlanta United’s newest striker, Breel Embolo, may be the “Breel thing,” but that wasn’t enough to overcome Orlando City as United fell 3-2 in his home debut on Wednesday night. United got on the board in the seventh minute thanks to…...