1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (647+ words) The Braves are on the verge of returning to the postseason. A playoff berth could be clinched as early as Tuesday, and a division title could come as early as Friday, if the Braves take care of their business in…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (670+ words) The Falcons fell to the Steelers, 20-13, in the season opener Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. Cooper Rush was the starter at quarterback, after Tua Tagovailoa was injured and was ruled out because of a back issue. Here are some observations from…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (358+ words) PITTSBURGH — The Falcons, despite starting the third-string quarterback, the wealth of penalties and the two missed field goals, were alive. Then, as Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt jumped, snared Cooper Rush’s check-down, rumbled forward, picked himself up and finished…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (72+ words) AJC.com AJC Varsity reporter and GHSF Daily editor Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend. Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (445+ words) ATHENS — With multiple Top 10 teams losing, there was plenty of movement at the top of this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Georgia Bulldogs are No. 2, the same ranking they had last week. While there were several marquee games Saturday, the…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (429+ words) On Sunday morning, Braves reliever Robert Suarez took another small yet significant step toward his return. Suarez threw about 15 pitches to three hitters at Truist Park. The hard-throwing right-hander, placed on the 15-day injured list June 26 and transferred to the…...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (847+ words) Kirby Smart isn’t caught up in Georgia’s gaudy offensive numbers as much as he’s eager to get dialed in for the Bulldogs’ first road trip of the season. Georgia plays its SEC opener at Arkansas at noon Saturday, and Smart…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago   (176+ words) Ready or not, it’s go time. The Falcons open the season at Pittsburgh, and there are several looming questions around the team. Quarterback is the biggest issue, and the injury concerns have them in a quandary. Cooper Rush is slated…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (214+ words) Prince Avenue Christian is No. 1 again, and preseason No. 1 Carver of Columbus is out of the AJC Varsity football rankings for the first time since 2023. Prince Avenue, previously ranked No. 3, defeated No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian 38-15 last week in a game…...

8+ hour, 20+ 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....