College Sports

After a two-plus weeks' hiatus, the No. 20 Piedmont College women's basketball team started slow but finished strong in a 78-62 win over Great South Athletic Conference foes Agnes Scott, moving to 11-0 and 3-0 in GSAC action.

No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama had just gotten into town, and already it felt a little like a home game for the Tigers.

The North Georgia Department of Athletics is set to host a gathering in downtown Gainesville for alumni and fans to meet and mingle with North Georgia's coaches.

Trevor Releford scored 17 points, Tony Mitchell added 14 and Alabama coasted to a 73-48 victory over Georgia Tech Tuesday night.

The North Georgia women's basketball team dropped their first conference game of the season on Tuesday evening, falling 72-44 to #5 ranked Clayton State at the Athletics & Fitness Center.

After leading the Lady Saints to a pair of wins last week, sophomore forward Jaymee Carnes has been named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week.

Kirk Cousins threw for 300 yards and one touchdown and Dan Conroy kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third overtime, giving No. 12 Michigan State a 33-30 victory over No. 18 Georgia in the Outback Bowl on Monday.

John White plowed into the end zone from 8 yards out to give Utah a 30-27 overtime victory against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl on Saturday.

Former Chestatee and Gainesville standout Jaymee Carnes scored a career-high 39 points to help the North Georgia women's basketball team rally for a 73-70 overtime victory over Newberry College at Eleazer Arena on Friday afternoon.