College Sports

Junior Mark Pope pitched his third complete game of the season, scattering one earned run on four hits to lead No. 6 Georgia Tech to a 9-2 win over Dukein the series opener Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated 24th-ranked Mississippi State 4-1 Friday in front of a Foley Field crowd of 2,071.

The Bulldog football team practiced for 90 minutes under clear skies at the Woodruff Practice Fields on Friday afternoon, marking the team

The North Georgia baseball team was deadlocked in a pitcher's duel with Columbus State on Friday evening, but the Cougars plated an eighth-inning run to sneak away with a 1-0 victory over the Saints at Bob Stein Stadium in Peach Belt Conference action.

Iman Shumpert says he is impressed with Brian Gregory's first week as Georgia Tech's coach and believes he would become a better player if he returns for his senior season.

Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain is getting a $100,000 raise. The board of trustees' compensation committee approved a new salary of $510,000 for McElwain on Thursday, along with one-year extensions and raises for four other assistants.

Due to an outage of the Athletic Associations website, georgiadogs.com, the deadline to order 2011 football season tickets has been extended through 5 p.m. Friday, April 1.

After breaking out during his senior season, North Georgia men's basketball standout Carl Taylor was named Second-Team All-State by the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association and was selected to participate in the 2nd Annual Senior All-Star Showcase.

Auburn will investigate claims by four former football players, who told HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" they received thousands of dollars while being recruited by or playing for the Tigers.

The North Georgia softball team moved up one spot to No. 4 in the country according to the latest NFCA Division II Coaches Poll released on Wednesday afternoon.