College Sports

Grant Hogue scored the winning run Friday in Mississippi State's 3-2 victory over Georgia on a wild pitch in the 10th inning, giving the Bulldogs a win in the first game since coach Ron Polk announced his resignation.

MACON -- Bob Hoffman, who has been successful as a college and minor league professional coach, was named the head basketball coach at Mercer University on Thursday.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is technically off suspension but still cannot practice with the team.

NORFOLK, Va. -- North Carolina got the stiff challenge it expected from Georgia, a team with just as much tradition and expectations of adding to its history. The second-ranked Tar Heels also showed why they are a cut above Tuesday night as Rashanda McCants scored 23 point and North Carolina beat the Bulldogs 80-66.

The Southeastern Conference will issue refunds to fans who bought tickets through authorized locations for games in the March 14-16 SEC basketball tournament that were affected by the tornado that hit the Georgia Dome.

Tennessee guard and leading scorer Chris Lofton has a minor leg injury but is expected to play Thursday against Louisville.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida receiver Percy Harvin might miss the rest of spring practice because of a nagging heel injury.

ATLANTA -- Paul Johnson said his first practice as Georgia Tech's coach was ``ragged,'' and he said that's just as he expected.

ATHENS -- Georgia receiver Tony Wilson had surgery on Monday after suffering a fracture to his left ankle in Saturday's scrimmage.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina's highly touted freshman quarterback Stephen Garcia on Monday paid a fine for underage drinking, marking his third run-in with police in about a year.