Two No. 1-ranked teams will face top-10 opponents this weekend in the second round of the state baseball playoffs, which resume Friday. Playoffs in Class A’s divisions I and II were to begin Thursday.

Parkview entered the state baseball playoffs ranked No. 24 nationally by Baseball America. Lowndes wasn’t even ranked in the AJC’s top 10 of Class 7A. Why games are played was on demonstration again ...

Certainly no sports journalist took notice in 2005 when Will Leitch opened Deadspin.com, a sports blog with the motto, “Sports without access, favor or discretion.” Three years later, however, ...