College Sports

Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Tianna Hawkins added a career-high 23 points and No. 8 Maryland beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 64-56 on Monday night.

After leading the Lady Saints to a 1-1 record in Peach Belt Conference play last week, forward Jaymee Carnes has been named the Peach Belt Conference player of the week.

Trae Golden came off the bench for the first time this season and scored 16 points to lead Tennessee in a 73-62 win against Georgia on Saturday night.

Ty McCormack, a North Hall grad, was a double winner in the New Balance Invitational in New York this weekend.

Glen Rice Jr. scored three points in the final minute, Brandon Reed hit a pair of free throws in the closing seconds and Georgia Tech snapped a six-game losing streak with a 51-47 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

The Chestatee girls basketball team won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a month after beating Lumpkin County 49-34 Friday night.

Georgia Tech officials are considering the implications of this week's disclosure that the school broke NCAA recruiting rules.

Three University of Georgia freshman football players have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules according to an announcement by Bulldog head coach Mark Richt.

Khaalidah Miller shook off a two-game shooting slump as she and teammate Jasmine Hassell scored 16 points each and No. 21 Georgia defeated Mississippi State 70-60 in a Southeastern Conference game Thursday night.

Sasha Goodlett scored seven of her 21 points in overtime to lead No. 24 Georgia Tech over North Carolina State 75-68 on Thursday night.