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Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Jockey Chevrolet, under caution to win the Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday. (Jared C. Tilton photos/Getty Images)

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Jockey Chevrolet, under caution to win the Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday. (Jared C. Tilton photos/Getty Images)

Home sweet home party for Chase Elliott at Atlanta

Chase Elliott is a former Cup Series champion and currently the 2022 title leader. But finally scoring a dramatic victory Sunday afternoon at his home track – Atlanta Motor Speedway – in front of a vocal and adoring home crowd ranks right up there as far as he’s concerned. Elliott’s No.
Chase Elliott in Victory Lane Sunday. JARED C. TILTON/ GETTY IMAGES

Chase Elliott in Victory Lane Sunday. JARED C. TILTON/ GETTY IMAGES

ATLANTA WINNER QUOTE

“We haven’t really had a very good run here, so I felt like today was a good opportunity for us. I’m just so proud. This is obviously home for me and home to a lot of great fans who made a lot of noise today. Couldn’t be more proud of our team.
Trucks bonus quote

Trucks bonus quote

Trucks bonus quote

Trucks bonus quote: “I was pretty emotional on the cool-down lap because this whole team it’s like a team of second chances. Two years ago, I thought my driving days were done. This team gave me a call, wanting to get back racing and it’s just been a steady improvement.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

3 p.m. ET Sunday, USA DETAILS The speedway, which opened in 1990, is located about one hour north of Boston in Loudon, N.H. According to the latest census numbers, the population within 200 miles of the speedway is more than 18 million people.
Serious pay gaps among NFL players

Serious pay gaps among NFL players

Serious pay gaps among NFL players

The one who sang or danced the best, the handsomest, the strongest, the most adroit or the most eloquent became the most highly considered; and this was the first step toward inequality and vice: from these first preferences arose vanity and contempt on the one hand, and shame and envy on the other.
Dixie Youth 10U All-Stars: Front, l-r: Eli Ezzard, Channing White, Bryce Larimore, Hayden Harper; Rear, l-r: Baylor Mitchell, Ethan Tillery, Collis Thrift, Robbie Miller, Bennett Haley, Ryan Miller, Asher Hoselton, Finn Huskins. CONTRIBUTED

Dixie Youth 10U All-Stars: Front, l-r: Eli Ezzard, Channing White, Bryce Larimore, Hayden Harper; Rear, l-r: Baylor Mitchell, Ethan Tillery, Collis Thrift, Robbie Miller, Bennett Haley, Ryan Miller, Asher Hoselton, Finn Huskins. CONTRIBUTED

Coach ‘super proud’ of Putnam 10U Dixie Youth

The heartbreak is real, but the pride will last forever. Head coach Grayson Huskins knows his Putnam County 10-and-under Dixie Youth All-Stars baseball team was left heartbroken after closing out its 2022 season with a runner-up finish this past weekend in their state championship tournament.
Putnam County hoops’ standout Eren Banks CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County hoops’ standout Eren Banks CONTRIBUTED

From War Eagle to Eagle: Banks commits to GSU

Putnam County hoops’ standout Eren Banks has always loved the game of basketball. The War Eagles combo-guard recently committed to continue his basketball career at Georgia Southern, choosing to play for the Eagles over Central Florida, Ole Miss, Mercer, Mississippi State and Coastal Carolina.
Coach Jerusha Hudson (right) speaks with PCHS team members of last season’s senior class. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Coach Jerusha Hudson (right) speaks with PCHS team members of last season’s senior class. ARELLA CASH/Staff

PCHS basketball coach Hudson retires

Putnam County High School is currently getting its gym floor redone, just as one of its most humble and qualified basketball coaches ever is walking off the old court for her final time.
Bulldogs prepping for SEC Media Days

Bulldogs prepping for SEC Media Days

Bulldogs prepping for SEC Media Days

University of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and two chosen players will travel to Atlanta July 20, for the 2022 SEC Media Days. The annual media circus will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame.