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AJC VARSITY

Move over, mullets. Bleach blonde is the new high school playoffs hair trend.

Ridiculous hairstyles are synonymous with high school playoffs. Islands soccer coach Justin Brantley figures the trend started in baseball and permeated to other sports.

Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals
MLB

Braves do it again, beat Nationals in exciting extra-innings comeback

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KEN SUGIURA

Wishing Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s beautiful World Cup field were permanent

Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings
WNBA

Dream dominate Wings as Rhyne Howard returns

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BULLDOGS

Georgia’s softball season comes to rocky stop in Tennessee Super Regional

AJC Varsity

6A Girls Grayson vs. North Paulding
AJC VARSITY

Final girls basketball rankings: 4 first-time state champions finish No. 1

In the final girls basketball rankings after the state championships, four first-time winners finish No. 1.

4A Boys State Championship game between St. Pius X and Pace Academy
AJC VARSITY

Final boys basketball rankings: 3 first-time champions finish No. 1

St. Pius, Rabun County and Darlington won titles for the first time. Class 6A champion Wheeler won its 11th.

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Best in Georgia: 2025 AJC Varsity high school football all-state teams

Not only did the AJC Varsity name first-team all-state honorees for each GHSA classification, but it also added breakout players to watch in this year's all-state honors.

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Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals
MLB

Braves do it again, beat Nationals in exciting extra-innings comeback

2h ago
MLB

Martín Pérez continues to be the unsung MVP for the Braves’ pitching staff

PHOTOS: Braves beat Nationals in extra innings

Georgia Bulldogs

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BULLDOGS

Georgia’s softball season comes to rocky stop in Tennessee Super Regional

BULLDOGS

Flag football at UGA could move to ‘top of list’ when college sports stabilize

BULLDOGS

UGA approves 2027 athletic budget; AD says Bulldogs can keep up financially

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers
NFL

Bijan Robinson says Falcons’ run game under Stefanski is ‘going to be fun’

KEN SUGIURA

Wishing Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s beautiful World Cup field were permanent

NFL

Falcons DC Ulbrich ‘hopeful’ for head coaching interviews after NFL program

Georgia Tech

University of Georgia vs Georgia Tech in an NCAA baseball game at Truist Park
YELLOW JACKETS

Late-inning surge powers No. 3 Georgia Tech past Virginia in ACC quarters

YELLOW JACKETS

Top-seeded Georgia Tech baseball seeks first ACC Tournament title since 2014

YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech gets approval for up to $70M in financing for stadium upgrades

Atlanta United FC

The newly installed playing surface for the FIFA World Cup is watered at the stadium in Atlanta on May 21, 2026. The pitch is Kentucky bluegrass mixed with perennial ryegrass with artificial fibers stitched in. It came from a turf farm in Colorado. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
WORLD CUP

‘Atlanta Stadium’ ready with FIFA-standard pitch ahead of World Cup

WORLD CUP

Atlanta United training center to serve as Uzbekistan’s base camp for World Cup

MLS

Atlanta United blows lead again, falls to LA Galaxy

Atlanta Hawks

NBA first round playoff game 3 between New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks
NBA

Hawks’ Dyson Daniels named to NBA’s All-Defensive Second Team

NBA

The Hawks are looking to ‘nail the draft.’ What will they do at No. 23?

NBA

Former Hawks player Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47

High Schools

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AJC VARSITY

Move over, mullets. Bleach blonde is the new high school playoffs hair trend.

AJC VARSITY

A walk-off hit-by-pitch and a 10-0 shutout push Class A D-I series to game 3

AJC VARSITY

Lanier County baseball sweeps ECI, claims three-peat state championship

State Report

Blessed Trinity soccer title

Titans top Marist to repeat as GHSA Class 4A girls soccer champs

AJC VARSITY

Prince Avenue’s Andrew Beard, the state’s No. 2 RB prospect, commits to Florida

GOLF

Retief Goosen changes putting grip, wins Mitsubishi Electric Classic

PHOTOS: Braves beat Nationals in extra innings
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Credit: Jason Getz/AJC
Atlanta Braves’ Chadwick Tromp, top, celebrates with teammates after he hit the game-winning walk-off single during the eleventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Truist Park, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves won 5-4 in eleven innings. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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