TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Georgia running back Dante Dowdell was injured in a recent off-campus accident, and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart told reporters Tuesday at SEC media days that he will be indefinitely sidelined.

MADRID (AP) — Spain's World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday, and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.

ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Elder pitched six strong innings, providing needed rest for an overworked bullpen and leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night in the opener of a four-game home series.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year's World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world.

ATLANTA (AP) — After returning from an oblique injury that kept him sidelined for nearly a month, Braves catcher Drake Baldwin said he found himself desperate for a hit.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The hard work for Ryan Fox was just getting to the 18th hole in the British Open with a share of the lead. Still to come was the toughest hole at Royal Birkdale, which had yielded only four birdies to the 76 players who had already come through Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates. With one more win, he'll be delivering another World Cup trophy to Argentina.

ATLANTA (AP) — Argentina fans are well known for their rabid, boisterous support of their national soccer squad, and that fevered passion made their beloved team feel right at home in Atlanta at the World Cup.

ATLANTA (AP) — England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but saw its World Cup hopes come crashing down in the most English of ways.

The expectations for Bijan Robinson were high as soon as he entered the NFL in 2023 as the first running back taken with a top-10 pick in five years.

ATLANTA (AP) — It's England vs. Argentina in the World Cup semifinals. It's also Lionel Messi vs. Jude Bellingham. The battle of the two No. 10s could be pivotal to deciding Wednesday's match in Atlanta.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain’s defensive prowess and swagger were just too much for an attacking trio led by France great Kylian Mbappé, and enough to get the 2010 champions into another World Cup final.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and France haven’t trailed at all in this year's World Cup. Neither has Spain with teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and clutch goal-scoring substitute Mikel Merino. Only one of those teams can make it to the final.

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell women's golf saw five student athletes earn Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar nominations for the 2025-26 year, the organization announced Monday.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, with the final match scheduled for July 19, many soccer fans may be interested in following another World Cup coming up soon in Mexico City. Celebrating its 21st year of competition, the Homeless World Cup will (literally) kick off Jan. 17–23. Yes, it’s a real event held in partnership with FIFA — and organizers will quickly tell you that it is changing, and has changed, many lives.

ATLANTA (AP) — It's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages.

ATLANTA (AP) — It was another game-changing moment at the World Cup that had more to do with television replays in a room far away than a moment of brilliance on the field. The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads, not least because of the confusing name of the newly implemented law that swung the match.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A late brush with the wall wasn't enough to send Ryan Blaney to pit row. The decision paid off with a dominant victory.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ozzie Albies doubled and scored the winning run on Masyn Winn’s throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Atlanta Braves to avoid a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-3 win Sunday.

ROME, Ga. — Roberto Hernandez was announced by Marty Ziesemer last week as the head coach of the Shorter University men's soccer team. 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday.

U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans' World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O'Hearn hit three home runs and finished with a franchise-record 10 RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates drilled the Atlanta Braves 12-4 on Tuesday night.

Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA's pre-tournament men's world rankings plus two others in the top 10.

ATLANTA (AP) — It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn't know when it's beaten. Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals.