College Sports

George Morris, who starred at linebacker during Georgia Tech's perfect season in 1952 and was a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died today.

The top six teams in this week's men's Associated Press top-25 college basketball poll are the same as in last week's poll. At the top of the list is North Carolina as the Tar Heels received 48 first place votes from the 72-member national media panel.

After playing much of last season with only six or seven players, Georgia coach Andy Landers was looking forward to the contributions a deep bench could make this season. At least one of those reserves delivered in Sunday's 79-65 win over Davidson.

Six straight points by Terrance Woodbury early in the second half helped break open a tight game and boost Georgia to a decisive 72-50 win over Wake Forest in a non-conference basketball game Saturday afternoon.

Maurice Leggett's end zone interception with less than a minute left preserved Valdosta State's 28-24 victory over previously unbeaten California University of Pennsylvania in an NCAA Division II semifinal Saturday.

Michael Puckett scored 15 points to lead Winston-Salem State to a 67-61 victory over Georgia State on Saturday night. Darius Floyd had 14 points and Jamal Durham finished with 11 points for the Rams (2-5), who shot nearly 45 percent in snapping a four-game losing streak.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle is hoping to receive a crate of Georgia Peaches after the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day.

Tim Tebow is the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. The Florida quarterback outpointed Arkansas running back Darren McFadden to win the 73rd Heisman, college football's most prestigious trophy.

Navy football coach Paul Johnson - a former coach at Georgia Southern - is headed to Georgia Tech after turning around a struggling program in six years at the military academy.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Coach Jim Grobe will return next season to Wake Forest, having apparently rebuffed an attempt by Arkansas to hire him to replace Houston Nutt.