College Sports

Chris Lofton hit seven three-pointers and scored a season-high 27 points as Number three Tennessee rolled to a 85-69 victory over Georgia Saturday night.

ATLANTA -- Over the last couple years, the Georgia Bulldogs have garnered some top running back prospects who can immediately contribute. This year, even with Knowshon Moreno and redshirt freshman Caleb King already on the roster, the Bulldogs think they have picked up three more star backs.

DAHLONEGA -- North Georgia College & State University was picked to finish 3rd in the preseason coaches poll released this week by the Peach Belt Conference office, while sophomore Craig Brisson was named to the first-ever Preseason All Conference team.

DAHLONEGA -- North Georgia College & State University was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches poll released this week by the Peach Belt Conference office, while sophomore's Leslee Smith and Jessica Skeels were named to the first ever Preseason All Conference team.

Ashley Houts scored a career-high 25 points to help Georgia beat Florida 82-55 Thursday, giving coach Andy Landers his 700th career win.

The rankings suggested Duke was no longer a vastly better team than Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils proved otherwise.

Georgia Tech has shown it can play with some of the nation's top teams. Now the Yellow Jackets seem eager to prove they can finish strong, too.

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Buford High grad Andre Morgan scored a game-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough for North Georgia as the Saints lost to Armstrong Atlantic on Monday.

ATHENS -- Georgia coach Mark Richt has doubled the original one-game suspension given to fullback Fred Munzenmaier following his arrest last weekend for underage possession or consumption of alcohol.