College Sports

The Piedmont College men's basketball team stepped up its perimeter defense to shut down the Tigers of Sewanee, The University of the South on Tuesday in a 58-55 win in Demorest.

Rodney Hood scored 15 of his 27 points in the second half, and No. 16 Duke beat Georgia Tech 79-57 on Tuesday night.

Georgia has used better balance to more than make up for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's scoring.

Jameis Winston threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the last BCS national championship game on Monday night.

Piedmont College will host its first NCAA regional tournament this spring as the Lions

Another game with Tennessee, another loss for Georgia...

Elizabeth Williams had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 3 Duke beat Georgia Tech 64-47 on Sunday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Charlie Strong left a Louisville program that needed to punch its way into the national spotlight for the Texas Longhorns, who live smack in the middle with their enormous wealth, swagger, political intrigue and championship expectations.

Just three days after opening SEC competition with an 80-77 home loss to No. 16 LSU, fifth-ranked Tennessee plays Sunday at No. 19 Georgia. Tennessee has lost consecutive SEC regular-season games just three times in school history, most recently in 1996-97.

Stephanie Huffman's double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds spearheaded the North Georgia women's team's 86-72 Peach Belt Conference road win at Georgia College on Saturday afternoon.