College Sports

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says there's a ``huge probability'' point guard Ty Lawson won't play in the Tar Heels' NCAA tournament opener Thursday.

Barack Obama is picking North Carolina to defeat Louisville for the NCAA championship, a relatively safe pick for a trailblazing president.

The changing of the guard on Georgia's offense became official on Tuesday. With Matthew Stafford watching in street clothes, Joe Cox was the No. 1 quarterback as the Bulldogs opened spring practice.

Coach Mark Richt and his staff must answer several key questions before the start of the 2009 season and today takes a big step toward officially answering those issues.

DeWanna Bonner is a unanimous choice as player of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team. Meanwhile, no Georgia Bulldogs were selected to the first team, though Ashley Houts did earn second-team honors.

According to published reports, point guard Zac Swansey confirmed Monday that he is transferring away from the University of Georgia.

Georgia had to wait until the end of Monday night's NCAA tournament selection show before finally hearing its name called.

Georgia's highly touted football recruiting class has lost one of its signees.

LSU has taken the top two awards on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team.