College Sports

The 3rd-ranked North Georgia softball team capped a perfect 4-0 weekend on Sunday afternoon, blanking Newberry College 2-0, before exploding at the plate for a 10-1 victory over Limestone College at the Saints Invitational.

Riquna Williams scored 32 points and No. 12 Miami defeated Georgia Tech 70-59 on Sunday to close the ACC regular season with its sixth straight victory.

Jaterra Bonds scored 22 points, Jordan Jones added 18 and Florida handed No. 22 Georgia its third consecutive loss, 74-71 on Sunday.

Georgia State coach Rod Barnes has been fired after four seasons and will not be on the bench for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team claimed its third Great South Athletic Conference title in the past six years on Saturday, defeating Agnes Scott 69-44.

Trey Thompkins scored 20 points, Travis Leslie added 15 and Georgia cruised to a win it had to have, blowing out South Carolina 64-48 Saturday night.

Georgia running back Washaun Ealey has been reinstated to the team, less than three weeks after he was suspended for disciplinary reasons.

Scott Wood scored 20 points and made several key plays in the final 2 minutes to help North Carolina State hold off Georgia Tech 79-74 on Saturday.

The Southeastern Conference has agreed to keep its football championship game at the Georgia Dome through the 2017 season.

Kenny Boynton scored 18 points, half of them coming on three consecutive 3-pointers that changed the game, and No. 13 Florida beat Georgia 71-62 Thursday night.