Wednesday November 6th, 2024 4:26PM

College Sports

College football closes in on a playoff -- finally
College football has always relied on polls and bowls to crown a national championship. It is an inexact science that has left many fans frustrated and wondering why they can't settle it on the field -- like every other sport -- with a playoff.
10:13AM ( 12 years ago )
Georgia Tech improves basketball academic score
Georgia Tech's basketball team has bounced back on the NCAA's Academic Progress Report.
11:06PM ( 12 years ago )
BCS commissioners back to work on playoff plan
The Southeastern Conference's Mike Slive says he and his fellow commissioners would like to come out of the latest BCS meetings ready to make a ``comprehensive presentation'' on a four-team playoff to the university presidents.
2:34PM ( 12 years ago )
APR scores yield NCAA tourney bans for 10 programs, including UConn
Poor academic scores could create a very different kind of madness in March...
2:21PM ( 12 years ago )
Defense rests without calling Sandusky to testify
Jerry Sandusky's lawyers finished putting on their case Wednesday without calling the former Penn State assistant football coach to the stand to rebut child sex abuse allegations that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.
1:41PM ( 12 years ago )
Ex-Auburn football player sentenced to 15 years
A judge has sentenced former Auburn football player Antonio Goodwin to 15 years in prison for an armed home-invasion robbery that also resulted in charges against three teammates from the 2010 national championship team.
9:39PM ( 12 years ago )
Jury selection begins in Auburn tree poison trial
Lawyers want to know about the favorite schools of potential jurors as they begin the trial of an Alabama fan accused of poisoning two oak trees at Auburn's famed Toomer's Corner.
10:46AM ( 12 years ago )
Holder joins North Georgia baseball staff
The North Georgia Department of Athletics and head baseball coach Tom Cantrell have announced the addition of Michael Holder as the assistant head coach for the Saints baseball team.
9:22PM ( 12 years ago )
Eagles picked second in pre-season poll
Georgia Southern was selected second in the Athlon Preseason Football Poll in the annual Athlon FCS Preview Magazine.
8:28PM ( 12 years ago )
Former S. Ga. football player among Auburn shooting victims
A former south Georgia high school football star is among the dead in the weekend shootings near Auburn University.
9:18AM ( 12 years ago )