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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night's game against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay on Sunday. James Jones, the league's executive vice president and head of…
SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Two Atlanta Braves were named the best in the National League at their spots on Sunday night, as first baseman Matt Olson and utility player Mauricio Dubón each won a 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award. They were the only Braves to win.…
SportsATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta United finally gave its home crowd a win Sunday, beating Toronto FC 3-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to snap a six-match winless run in Atlanta and knock the visitors out of playoff contention. Toronto arrived needing all three points. Coach Robin Fraser…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia men’s basketball begins its 122nd season Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum against N.C. Central, the back half of a doubleheader that opens with the Lady Bulldogs hosting West Georgia. Coach Mike White starts his fifth season with something rare in today’s…
From the HERE City State DeskLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Georgia Tech volleyball gave unbeaten-in-conference Louisville a fight in the final set but could not steal one, falling 3-0 to the third-ranked Cardinals on Sunday. The scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 27-25. The Yellow Jackets split their two matches for the week…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia volleyball pushed No. 23 Vanderbilt in the first two sets on Sunday afternoon but could not take one, falling 3-0 to the Commodores in an SEC match in Athens. The opening set was a back-and-forth fight, with 16 ties and five…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskROME, Italy — Notre Dame opened its women's basketball season an ocean away from South Bend and looked right at home. Hannah Hidalgo scored 32 points and the No. 13 Irish beat Villanova 99-75 on Sunday in the Eternal City Tip-Off at the Palazzo dello…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
Education
ATLANTA, Ga. — One Georgia teacher a week will get $1,000 to spend on classroom supplies under a new recognition program from the state Education Department’s Teach in the Peach campaign and the College Football Playoff Foundation. The Teacher of the Week award will run for 40 weeks. Each honoree…
Education
ATLANTA, Ga. — Anyone hunting for a teaching job in Georgia will soon have one place to look. Georgia’s Education Department and its Professional Standards Commission are folding their two recruiting websites, TeachGeorgia and Teach in the Peach, into a single statewide job board due in January 2027. The new…
Business
PERRY, Ga. — Audi has put names to the vehicles that will roll out of its first American factory. Chief executive Gernot Döllner confirmed the $4 billion plant planned for the Middle Georgia Megasite will assemble three large luxury SUVs, the Q7, Q8 and Q9, all of which are built…
From the HERE City State Desk
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — With clocks now turned back and the deer breeding season under way, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is warning drivers statewide to expect more deer on the r
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Early voting is over, and Georgians who have not cast a ballot yet get one more chance on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voting runs from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., and anyone in line at 7 p.m. is allowed to vote. Election Day voting has one firm rule:…
Politics
RINGGOLD, Ga. — With Election Day on Tuesday, both candidates in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race spent the final weekend crossing the state to get their voters to the polls. Republican Rep. Mike Collins rallied supporters in Ringgold in northwest Georgia, blaming the inflation of recent years on economic policies passed…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — With early voting finished and the race for governor polling as a dead heat, the two nominees, Republican Rick Jackson and Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, spent the final weekend before Tuesday's election working opposite ends of Georgia. Jackson, a billionaire health care executive, held…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the limited Medicaid program that ties health coverage to work, is scheduled to run out at the end of this year unless it is renewed, and its future will land on the desk of whoever wins Tuesday’s race for governor. Gov. Brian Kemp…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Shopping season for 2027 health coverage on Georgia Access, the state-run Affordable Care Act marketplace, opened Sunday, and buyers are facing another year of steep price increases. The eight insurers selling plans on the exchange will charge 11% to 29% more next year, according to rates the…
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