Kevin West

Mary Drury was granted a divorce from her husband, Dr. Carl M. Drury, a former state legislator who is in prison for plotting to murder her.

Authorities say a 12-year-old Norcross girl is dead after she fell from her saddle while horseback riding on the beach in Florida.

Reggie Rhodes, an all-Gulf South Conference defensive tackle, was released from jail over the weekend so he could play in Valdosta State's NCAA Division II quarterfinal victory over Carson-Newman.

Mississippi State fired offensive coordinator Sparky Woods, defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn and three other assistants Monday following the team's second straight three-win season.

Marquis Daniels scored 22 points and Auburn held Southeastern Louisiana to under 30 percent shooting for the game in a 77-47 win Monday night.

Scott Emerson scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Mercer to a 85-62 victory of Reinhardt on Monday.

Carlos Powell tied a career-high with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 4-for-7 from 3-point range as South Carolina beat Temple 66-47 on Monday night.

Ralphy Holmes scored a game-high 20 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 74-56 victory over Morris Brown on Monday night.

President Bush signed a defense bill Monday that sets timetables for the removal of plutonium at the Savannah River Site near Aiken and fines the U.S. Energy Department if plutonium processing programs fail to meet goals.

A teenager hurt in a highway crash that killed his mother, two brothers and a sister left a hospital Monday assisted by church friends who three years ago welcomed his resettled Sudanese family to suburban Atlanta.