Kevin West

Atlanta is one of 40 cities designated to receive millions of dollars in tax breaks to stimulate jobs and affordable housing in declining neighborhoods.

South Carolina should expect coach Dave Odom to react the same way he did the next time the Gamecocks lose.

Aaron Harper scored 16 points, including six on two three-point plays to spark a second-half run as Mississippi beat LSU 70-55.

Ben Fletcher scored 22 points and Lacedrick Pettway added 18 and had nine rebounds as Troy State beat Mercer 71-65 Wednesday night.

Tennessee receiver Donte Stallworth received nearly $1,300 in extra benefits from an agent after declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft.

North Carolina State won its fifth straight road game for the first time since the 1974 national championship team, rolling arch-rival North Carolina 77-59 on Wednesday night.

A Fayetteville State player readying to play in his first game for the team has died after becoming ill at practice.

Georgia Power Co. said Wednesday that workers at one of its power plants have found five hangman's nooses, five months after a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company was denied class-action status.

Emory University thinks one way to deal with all the traffic coming onto campus every day is, well, to buy more cars.

An environmental organization is asking the state to protect Georgia coastal waters, saying pollution is responsible for the steep decline in the seafood industry.