Fayette County Tigers surprise Team of the Week winners

The Fayette County Tigers rode a two-day voting surge to overtake the Rockdale County Bulldogs on the High 5 Sports Team of the Week Facebook poll. 7,044 votes later, the Tigers won the right to a live Thursday pep rally hosted by Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken.

Game of the Week: Creekside vs. New Manchester

Despite some unexpected offseason coaching changes, the New Manchester Jaguars are 1-1 heading into Friday night's matchup with a 0-2 Creekside squad.

No. 3 Georgia ready to host No. 7 Notre Dame
video

What are the No. 3 Dawgs saying about Saturday's huge matchup against No. 7 Notre Dame? "It's going to boil down to football... Who can block and tackle better?" "We're all excited that this week's finally here, and we're ready to get it done and kind of just get it out of the way."

Julio Jones scores late TD, leads Falcons past Eagles 24-20

Julio Jones hauled in a short pass behind the line of scrimmage, got the blocks he needed and didn't stop running until he was well past the end zone.

"Wear Pink For Wendy": UGA fans don pink to honor Arkansas State coach's wife
video

As Blake Anderson thought about all that pink between the hedges, he struggled to hold back the tears. The emotions are still very raw for the Arkansas State coach, whose wife Wendy died last month after a two-year fight against breast cancer. But even as time eases the pain, he'll never forget all those Georgia fans who honored his spouse on Saturday by wearing pink instead of red.

"Wear Pink For Wendy": UGA fans don pink to honor Arkansas State coach's wife

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - As Blake Anderson thought about all that pink between the hedges, he struggled to hold back the tears. The emotions are still very raw for the Arkansas State coach, whose wife Wendy died last month after a two-year fight against breast cancer. But even as time eases the pain, he'll never forget all those Georgia fans who honored his spouse on Saturday by wearing pink...

Acuña, Braves pound Nationals, clinch playoff spot

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. ignited a four-run rally with the go-ahead, two-run double, and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves clinched a playoff berth with a 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Acuña's double down the left-field line off reliever Fernando Rodney added fuel to a dramatic seventh inning for the Braves (93-57), who reduced their...

The Citadel stuns Georgia Tech with overtime upset win

ATLANTA (AP) - Coach Brent Thompson was working as The Citadel's offensive coordinator when the school upset South Carolina four years ago. Now that he's got a signature win of his own, Thompson has a big building block for his team. "This is what we needed as a program, what I needed to get this program going in the right direction for the rest of the season," Thompson...

No. 3 Georgia romps to another win, 55-0 over Arkansas State

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Jake Fromm threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns before taking the rest of the day off, Georgia's defense turned in a dominating performance and the No. 3 Bulldogs romped to a 55-0 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday.

HIGH 5 Highlights: Week 4 in review

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Across much of north Georgia, it was a wait and see game.

Soroka silences Nationals' bats in 5-0 Braves win

Mike Soroka allowed one hit over six innings, Ozzie Albies had three hits including a home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Friday night.

Girlfriend of Browns DE Smith killed in roadside accident

CLEVELAND (AP) - The girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith was killed in a roadside accident that happened after his car spun out on the highway. The team said Petara Cordero, died when she was struck by an oncoming car on I-90 West at around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Cordero was a passenger in Smith's Lamborghini, which had a tire malfunction and he struck the median wall.

Flowers, Keuchel help Braves beat Phillies 3-1

Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, Dallas Keuchel struck out eight in six innings and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Wednesday night.

East Jackson wins Team of the Week behind community support

The last time East Jackson won High 5 Team of the Week honors they were in the midst of a magical season, finishing 10-2 before losing to Lovett in the second round of the playoffs in 2009. In the decade since, the Eagles have won only 17 games while cycling through six head coaches. But, it's the latest head man who's changing the culture at the North Georgia school which traditionally takes a...

Former Raiders, Gators linebacker Neiron Ball dies at age 27

Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Neiron Ball, who played college football at Florida after recovering from brain surgery, died Tuesday, his family and agency announced. He was 27.

Dickerson homers twice, leads Phils to 6-5 win over Braves

Corey Dickerson homered twice to help Philadelphia's wild-card push and the Phillies hit five home runs overall in a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.