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RJ Veal, a right, a fourth grader at Macon's Bernd Elementary School gives five to a member of Macon's Northeast High School Raiders football team at the start of the team's tour of all the schools feeding Northeast High Monday. The team made the trip ahead of their GHSA championship game against Toombs County.

Ahead of Macon's Northeast Raiders championship game, a trip through the halls of their youth

It has been 49 years since a Bibb County team made it to a state high school championship game in football. One plays this week for the ring.

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UConn players celebrate after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

The UConn men's basketball team has won back-to-back NCAA championships

The men's Huskies team is the first to win the NCAA basketball tournament back-to-back since the University of Florida in 2006 and 2007.

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  • Ayana Archie
The Georgia High School Association football state championships take place at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 11 to 13. The games will air on GPB-TV, the GPB Sports app and GPB.org.

Rundowns and matchups: Jon Nelson previews Georgia's high school football state championships

GPB Sports brings live high school football games to viewers around the state via Football Fridays in Georgia. Now, it's time for the Georgia High School Association football state championships on GPB, Monday, Dec. 11 to Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

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Some of the Atlanta Braves players celebrate on top of a double decker bus during the parade.

'Champions forever': The Atlanta Braves players and fans alike celebrate World Series victory

Well before 8 a.m., dozens of people gathered Friday in the Battery at Truist Park — the first fans to arrive for a celebration of the Atlanta Braves World Series victory that will culminate with a Ludacris and Big Boi concert this evening.

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Players from the Herat Storm celebrate after winning the championship of the Afghan women's soccer league on October 16 in Kabul.

Women Of Afghanistan Won't Give Up Their Soccer Dreams

At the championship of the Afghan women's soccer league, players sprint across the field. Hoodie-style hijabs cover their hair. The scene was once unthinkable. But now the players face new obstacles.

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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Khwaga Ghani