Georgia #3 in Pre-Season A.P. Poll

The Georgia Bulldogs will begin their quest to return to the College Football National Championship Game with the team that defeated them in the top spot.

Rockies complete sweep of Braves

ATLANTA (AP) - DJ LeMahieu and the Colorado Rockies are quite comfortable on the road. Even against baseball's best teams. LeMahieu homered, German Marquez pitched seven solid innings and the Rockies closed out their first four-game sweep in Atlanta with a 4-2 victory over the Braves on Sunday.

Josef Martinez ties MLS single-season record with 27th goal

ATLANTA (AP) - Josef Martinez scored his 27th goal to tie the MLS season record and help Atlanta United beat the Columbus Crew 3-1 on Sunday. Julian Gressel set up Martinez's scoring opportunity with a steal in the Crew's half of the field. He passed it up to Martinez, who broke down a pair of defenders before finishing with his left foot from the top of the penalty area in the 31st...

Georgia running back injured in practice

Georgia Bulldogs football coach Kirby Smart announced Saturday that running back Zamir White injured his left knee in practice Saturday.

Hillgrove's Jaylen McCollough commits to Tennessee

An exciting day at Hillgrove High School as several players make their commitment to college ball known.

Braves' Acuna back in lineup after being plunked with pitch

Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves, hitting leadoff one day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena.

Athletes take notice as Tampa 7-year-old takes Instagram by storm

A seven-year-old in Tampa has become a viral star, but his star was rising long before celebrities and sports channels took notice. 

IT'S OUR TIME! HIGH 5 Sports Returns

It still amazes me!  I haven't played a down of football in nearly 40-years, but right before the start of every new high school football season I still feel the old butterflies fluttering in my gut, a heightened state of awareness, and an unhealthy desire to run into someone or something really hard!

Intentional plunkings come under fire after Urena hits Acuna

Aaron Judge saw Jose Urena's plunking of Ronald Acuna Jr. before the Yankees played a day game Thursday, and he felt Acuna's pain. The reigning AL home run leader knows that with so many big flies comes a risk that some disgruntled pitcher may try burying a fastball in your ribs.

WEEK 1: Polk County rivalry - Game of the Week

HIGH 5 Sports returns to Polk County on Friday for 2018's first Game-of-the-Week featuring Cedartown and Rockmart.

University of Maryland accepts ‘legal and moral responsibility' for mistakes in Jordan McNair death

The University of Maryland has apologized to the family of Jordan McNair, the 19-year-old football player who died following a strenuous offseason workout, and has accepted 'legal and moral responsibility' for the mistakes its athletic staff made, officials announced Tuesday.

Braves' Acuna homers in 5th straight; 3 leadoff shots in row

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. has struck again. The 20-year-old Acuna has become the youngest player in major league history to homer in five straight games, doing it Tuesday night when he hit his third leadoff shot in a row. A day after hitting leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader against Miami, Acuna connected. He opened the bottom of the first inning against...

Legal battle between Bills' McCoy, ex-girlfriend

Delicia Cordon's attorney said her client is still trying to recover from the July 10 attack at the home of Buffalo Bills player LeSean McCoy.

Maryland says team officials called team physician before calling 911 after Jordan McNair fell ill

A University of Maryland athletics spokesman confirmed to FOX 5 Monday night that team officials called a team physician before calling 911 after McNair fell ill. That could be significant in the review of McNair's death because attorneys for his family allege the university waited too long to get McNair help.

Ryan eager for second chance to get Falcons offense moving

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Dan Quinn briefly struggled with his plan to play quarterback Matt Ryan for only one series in the Atlanta Falcons' preseason opener at the New York Jets. That one series was so flawed the coach was tempted to give Ryan and the starters an opportunity for atonement. Quinn stuck with his plan, but the bad series set the pace for a poor performance by the offense in...

Atlanta Hawk hosts back-to-school basketball event

Local Atlanta students had the chance to play one-on-one with Atlanta Hawk Tauren Prince at a back-to-school basketball camp Saturday.

Lawyer for family of Jordan McNair calls for University of Maryland head coach DJ Durkin to be fired

The attorney for the family of the University of Maryland football player who died after a strenuous offseason workout is calling for Terrapins coach DJ Durkin to be fired, citing the abusive culture of the program and the team's failure to properly react after offensive lineman Jordan McNair fell ill on the practice field.