College Sports

Matt Dickey and North Carolina-Asheville injected a little customary March drama into the NCAA's new-look tournament. Dickey led a late run that brought overtime, and J.P. Primm hit five free throws and had a decisive steal in the closing seconds Tuesday night, sending UNC Asheville to an 81-77 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock in a dramatic "First Four" opener.

Matt Dickey led a late run that brought overtime, and J.P. Primm hit five free throws and had a decisive steal in the closing seconds Tuesday night, sending North Carolina-Asheville to an 81-77 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock in a dramatic opening game for the NCAA tournament.

The first Burlsworth Trophy recognizing the determination and achievement of a non-scholarship football player has been awarded to Sean Bedford of Georgia Tech.

On Feb. 6, just after Washington wrapped up a miserable week with a third straight loss, Isaiah Thomas signed off from Twitter saying he wasn't jumping back into social media until March 12, the day of the Pac-10 Conference tournament final.

Every year when the NCAA tournament bracket comes out, there's a team, maybe a couple that stand out as the ones to beat. This year, there doesn't seem to be that one team that'll be at the top of everyone's bracket. It's probably closer to a dozen...

Dawsonville native Mattie Brogdon was honored recently when the Texas Christian University student was named a second-team All-American for her efforts in rifle competition.

The Brenau University softball team dominated in the third and final day of the Gulf Coast Invitational -- beating No. 3 William Carey University (MS) and Lindsey Wilson College (KY), which had received votes in national rankings -- to claim the tournament title.

Georgia will open the NCAA tournament in a familiar SEC arena and Georgia Tech will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for first-round games this weekend.

Florida's Chandler Parsons has been selected as player of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, while Georgia's Trey Thompkins was named to the second team.

The 10th-ranked North Georgia baseball team completed a three-game sweep at Georgia Southwestern on Sunday afternoon, taking an early lead and holding on for a 4-2 victory at Hurricanes Field in Peach Belt Conference action.