Atlanta United has hired Ronny Deila as its new coach, bringing him back to Major League Soccer three years after he guided New York City FC to a championship. The 49-year-old Norwegian manager agreed to a three-year deal to replace Rob Valentino, who served as interim coach after Gonzalo Pineda was fired in early June.
As sports betting has spread across the U.S., college athletes have increasingly faced harassment from bettors. A federal ban on wagers that concern individual performances could help, the NCAA says.
This holiday season, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is spreading holiday cheer in a big way. Through his Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, Shaq brought his 23rd annual Shaq-a-Claus event to Wesley Lakes Elementary School in McDonough, Ga., where 600 kids from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade received toys, coats, bikes and other essentials.
Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match.
Georgia High School Association's tackle and flag championships begin Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. GPB is your exclusive home for live TV coverage of every game. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson helps break down the important storylines in this year's tackle football competition.
The state is preparing for the Georgia High School Football Championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 16 to 18, 2024. GPB's Pamela Kirkland spoke with Jon Nelson of GPB Sports about what to expect from the growing sport of flag football.
Ohio State University football players are not only stars on the gridiron, some are also Christian evangelists who have baptized teammates and fellow students.
FIFA's selection of Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup was celebrated in the kingdom but criticized by human rights groups, who fear residents, visitors and migrant workers will be at risk of abuse.
The Dominican-born superstar Juan Soto will take his talents to Queens after the New York Mets reportedly signed him to a $765 million contract — a move that has the rest of the baseball world abuzz.
The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at Thompson Stadium in East Macon, likely one of the biggest turnouts the joint had seen in decades, warded off the cold in a variety of ways during the Northeast Raiders’ dominant semifinals performance Friday night.
A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.
The report said the main responsibility lay with the workers' direct employers and the Qatari government, but noted that "a credible argument can be made" that FIFA played a role as well.
