College Sports

Members of the 2015 Piedmont College men's cross country team were on hand during halftime of Wednesday's men's basketball game against Covenant College to receive their championship rings after having claimed last season's USA South title.

Georgia senior Lee McCoy has been named to the watch list for the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented annually to the top golfer based on all collegiate and amateur competitions during the past 12-month period.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team extended its longest winning streak since the 2010-11 team won 12 in a row to start the year earning a national ranking as the Lady Lions defeated Covenant College 78-44 Wednesday evening in the Cave.

Marcus Georges-Hunt and Georgia Tech ended their agonizing trend of close losses at the expense of Wake Forest.

The Piedmont College Lions could not outlast the Covenant Scots Wednesday night falling 79-68 in a contest they once led by as many as 11 points.

The University of North Georgia men's basketball team's second half rally came up just short as the Nighthawks fell 83-78 to Georgia Southwestern in Peach Belt action on Wednesday in Memorial Hall.

The University of North Georgia women's basketball team placed four players in double figures, but it was not enough as Georgia Southwestern escaped Memorial Hall with a 72-63 Peach Belt Conference victory on Wednesday evening.

University of North Georgia head baseball coach Tom Cantrell announced schedule changes to this weekend's series against Kentucky Wesleyan.

A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes.

Jamal Murray scored 24 points, Tyler Ulis added 14 and No. 22 Kentucky held Georgia to a season-low 22 percent shooting to coast to an 82-48 victory Tuesday night.