Sports

Branch on injury: Only time will tell
Ex-Monroe High School star Deion Branch impresses in sprints and agility drills, but only time will tell if he plays in Seattle’s season opener at Buffalo after tearing his ACL in last year’s NFC playoffs.

Dark cloud
UGA coach Mark Richt announces the two-game suspension of linebacker Darius Dewberry at Media Day on Monday, adding to a rocky offseason of off-field problems.

Green battles nerves, coaches on opening day
Georgia’s top recruit, receiver A.J. Green, draws both praise and criticism as he nervously works through drills Monday in his Bulldogs debut.

Post 182 wins American Legion state title
Virtually unchallenged during the entire American Legion State Tournament, Leesburg’s Post 182 brings the title back to Southwest Georgia one year after Albany’s Post 30 won it.

Albany American drops first game of World Series
The Gillespie Albany American All-Stars team falls to a squad from Louisiana during the Dixie Youth League World Series on Monday night in LaGrange, but still is alive for the Series title.