College Sports

Maryland coach Brenda Frese knew her sixth-ranked basketball team was in for a painful experience against Georgia Tech.

Kenny Gaines scored 15 points, Marcus Thornton had 11 points and 13 rebounds and Georgia beat Arkansas 66-61 in overtime on Saturday to continue its strong start in Southeastern Conference games.

Miami's Lecomte scored a career-high 16 points, Donnavan Kirk added 14 points and the Hurricanes used a tight zone defense to beat Georgia Tech 56-42 on Saturday.

Bud Thomas scored 31 points, including a school record nine 3-pointers, to lead Mercer to an easy 87-66 win over Lipscomb on Saturday.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team have found their groove during their second season in USA South play having won their fifth straight decision, in conference and overall, earlier today with a 73-54 win over league member Methodist University.

North Georgia's Corey Green and Michael Varrichione each picked a good time to tally their first double-double of the season as the forward tandem led the UNG men's basketball team to a 92-88 double overtime Peach Belt Conference victory over Georgia College on Wednesday in Memorial Hall.

The 19th-ranked University of North Georgia women's basketball team stormed back from a 18-point second half deficit to post their 10th straight victory with a 94-88 overtime decision over No. 24 Georgia College on Wednesday in Peach Belt action in UNG's Memorial Hall.

The Appalachian Swimming Conference named Brenau University junior Shelby Rumker of Douglas its Women

Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday he didn't have to think twice about leaving Florida State after he found out Georgia coach Mark Richt was looking for a new defensive coordinator.

Georgia is unranked for the first time in almost three years and is 0-4 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in the program's history.