College Sports

Georgia coach Mark Fox received a $400,000 raise and a one-year contract extension on Thursday as a reward for taking the Bulldogs back to the NCAA tournament.

For the second straight week, the North Georgia softball team is ranked No. 2 in the country according to the latest edition of the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll released on Wednesday morning.

Georgia's legendary coach and athletic director, Vince Dooley, will headline a reception and silent auction to benefit the United Way of Lumpkin County on Thursday.

Coach Paul Johnson isn't about to sound a quarterback alarm at Georgia Tech. Despite a difficult afternoon for Tevin Washington in the Yellow Jackets' spring game Saturday, the coach stopped short of criticizing the junior who's expected to begin fall practice as the starting quarterback.

Charlie Sheen has delivered plenty of fastballs. On Thursday, he tried to hit a few.

The Alabama fan accused of poisoning landmark trees at Auburn's Toomer's Corner told police he was assaulted at a gas station Wednesday shortly after leaving the courthouse.

The North Georgia softball team matched their highest ranking of the year on Wednesday afternoon, moving up one spot to the No. 2 team in the country according to the latest edition of the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll.

Penn State assistant Lewis Preston is Kennesaw State's new basketball coach.

The 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl has been set for Dec. 31, the seventh time in the last 10 years the game will be played on New Year's Eve.

Authorities in Athens say two football players from Carver High School in Columbus and an unidentified juvenile have been charged in connection with thefts from the University of Georgia football locker room.