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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech fell behind early for the second week in a row and never recovered, as Louisville rolled to a 44-17 win Saturday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. The Cardinals raced to a 27-3 lead and had outgained the Yellow…
SportsHARRISON, N.J. — Atlanta United wraps up its 2026 Major League Soccer season Saturday, Nov. 7, on the road against Red Bull New York in Harrison, N.J., with a 4 p.m. ET Decision Day kickoff and no postseason spot on the line for either club.…
From the HERE City State DeskKENNESAW, Ga. — Davis Bryson took the opening kickoff 99 yards the other way, and Kennesaw State later survived a two-point try in the final seconds to slip past Delaware 42-40 on Saturday at the Owls home stadium in Kennesaw. The Owls are now 3-6…
From the HERE City State DeskBOONE, N.C. — Georgia State left Kidd Brewer Stadium with a first on Saturday, beating Appalachian State 39-23 for the first victory over the Mountaineers in program history. The Panthers are now 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the Sun Belt under coach Dell McGee, who…
From the HERE City State DeskSTATESBORO, Ga. — Max Johnson sliced up Marshall through the air and on the ground Saturday, throwing four touchdown passes and running for another score as Georgia Southern rolled 49-13 on Homecoming at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Southern moved to five wins and four losses,…
From the HERE City State DeskMADRID — The Falcons’ Friday injury report for Sunday’s international game against Cincinnati listed running back Brian Robinson Jr. and wideout Zachariah Branch as inactive, and it left James Pearce Jr.’s season debut in doubt after his back tightened in practice. Robinson is missing a…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Nasir Whitlock poured in 29 points and Georgia Tech lived at the foul line Friday, beating Georgia Southern 95-83 at McCamish Pavilion for a 2-0 start under coach Scott Cross. Whitlock made four threes and missed only one of 14 free throws…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
Business
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — U-Haul Co. of Atlanta North said Saturday it is opening 30 days of no-cost storage and portable containers at 14 company stores for households mopping out after this week’s north Georgia floods. The offer covers new self-storage units and U-Box containers, depending on what is free at…
Business
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia’s new Democratic majority on the Public Service Commission is preparing to put power bills and data-center costs under sharper review just as Georgia Power’s parent company told investors its third-quarter profit hit $2 billion. Beginning in January, Democrats will hold three of five seats on the…
From Merger Monday
The New Orleans City Council approved a 45-year tax arrangement on Thursday for the planned Omni New Orleans, one of the last local steps for a $625 million convention headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rather than paying a conventional property-tax bill, the Dallas-based developers would make…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stood inside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 6, and named the team that will help her take over state government in January, a group stacked with people who worked for her when she ran Atlanta City Hall. Bottoms is…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — State Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon said Thursday that frustration after Democrats swept Georgia’s statewide races is understandable, and he cast the next half-year as a rebuild aimed at the 2028 cycle. McKoon listed three reasons for Tuesday’s result: supporters who never made it to the polls,…
Politics
DONALSONVILLE, Ga. — A memory card left off the Election Day upload in Seminole County has reversed the apparent winner in a southwest Georgia House race and drawn a formal state inquiry. During routine post-election reviews, state election staff spotted roughly 388 more voters checked in at the polls than…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms says the first budget she sends to lawmakers will spotlight full Medicaid expansion, support for local grocery-tax breaks, housing and school funding as she prepares to take office in January. Bottoms said this week that a governor’s spending plan is where priorities become…
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