College Sports

The NCAA has hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and other penalties for a scandal that involved players taking cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia.

Southern Miss and Ellis Johnson have agreed to a deal that would make him the school's next football coach, according to a person familiar with the search.

Haiden Palmer's 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left gave Gonzaga a 71-68 victory over No. 13 Georgia in a Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic game Monday night.

Glen Rice Jr. scored 21 points and Mfon Udofia added all 16 of his in the second half to help Georgia Tech overcome a sluggish offensive start in a 65-54 win over Alabama A&M on Monday night.

North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen accounted for 231 total yards despite playing with the flu and receiver Warren Holloway scored twice to help the Bison defeat Georgia Southern 35-7 in a Football Championship Subdivision semifinal Saturday.

Georgia coach Mark Richt expects junior tailback Richard Samuel to be healthy when the 18th-ranked Bulldogs play No. 12 Michigan State in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2.

Dale Lennon built his career around stopping the option and he says North Dakota State will have a tough task this weekend in its playoff game against Georgia Southern.

The North Georgia women's basketball team opened Peach Belt Conference play with a 65-57 victory over Georgia College Wednesday night at Memorial Hall.

An Arkansas State University official says Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn will be the new football coach.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team is finally getting some national exposure.