Shannon Sharpe, the NFL's top receiving tight end, appeared in court Friday on misdemeanor simple battery charges for removing the mother of one of his children from his home.
Tim Weinhart of Buford shot a 32 on the back nine Thursday to capture a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Georgia Open with a 5-under-par 67.
Georgia recruit Robert Dozier, a 6-foot-8 forward from Lithonia, will attend prep school instead of playing for the Bulldogs next season after failing to meet NCAA requirements for the SAT.
Officials say five cases of E- coli infection in Minnesota and Wisconsin have been linked to frozen ground sirloin patties sold by Sam's Club and manufactured at a Nebraska plant.
Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, suspended for the 2004 season because of run-ins with the law, pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession.
Tracy Ham has been fired as head football coach at Clark Atlanta after two losing seasons and replaced by defensive coordinator Tayrone Odums as interim head coach.
Unilever is recalling more than 6,000 pouches of teriyaki noodles distributed in 10 states, including Georgia, that may contain eggs not listed among the product's ingredients.
Fresh-faced and eager, 20-year-old Greg Maddux got his promotion from the minors and pulled on a Chicago Cubs uniform for the final month of the 1986 season.
