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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Third-ranked Georgia turned four Florida turnovers into a lopsided afternoon Saturday, beating the No. 17 Gators 27-8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the first meeting of the rivalry ever played in Atlanta. The Bulldogs built a 24-0 lead by halftime. Bo Walker and…
SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Braves will keep two of their longtime cornerstones for at least one more year after picking up 2027 contract options on outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies on Thursday. Acuña's option is worth $17 million and Albies'…
From the HERE City State DeskTAMPA, Fla. — The Atlanta Falcons head into Raymond James Stadium on Sunday riding a quarterback who has changed the look of their season, with a 1 p.m. kickoff against a Tampa Bay team still hunting its first home win. Atlanta is 3-4 and coming…
From the HERE City State DeskPITTSBURGH, Pa. — Georgia Tech won the turnover battle at Pitt on Saturday night and still lost by 23, falling 34-11 to the Panthers at Acrisure Stadium for a third defeat in a row. The Yellow Jackets slipped to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Atlantic…
From the HERE City State DeskSTATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern ground out a 19-3 win over Appalachian State on Saturday night, leaning on Tripp Bryant's leg and a defense that never let the Mountaineers find the end zone. The victory lifts the Eagles to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in Sun…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has drawn a second NFL fine for wearing cleats from Caddix, a small Baltimore company that is not one of the league's approved shoe partners, and the company says it will cover the cost. The newest penalty, $23,882, came…
Business
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The $560 million Medley development, built where State Farm once had offices in Johns Creek, celebrated its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 29, and its office space was spoken for before the doors opened. Toro Development Co., the firm led by Mark Toro, built the 112,000 square…
From the HERE City National Desk
HOUSTON, Texas — The two biggest U.S. oil companies said Friday that their refineries, not their oil fields, did much of the heavy lifting in a quarter of soaring profits, as diesel prices stayed high and overseas buyers leaned on Gulf Coast fuel. Exxon Mobil posted a third-quarter profit of…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Civil rights groups have asked a court to order emergency help for more than 1,800 Gwinnett County voters who say the absentee ballots they requested for Tuesday's election never showed up. The complaint, filed Friday against Gwinnett's elections board, was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union,…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters shattered the state's midterm early voting record before advance voting closed Friday evening, with more than 2.8 million ballots already in hand ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Figures from the Georgia secretary of state's office put total early turnout at 2,810,170 as of…
From the HERE City National Desk
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a federal judge in California on Friday ordered the Trump administration to stop warning state and local election workers that they could face criminal charges over ballots from voters it suspects are not citizens. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson…
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