Kevin West

Vanderbilt has the Southeastern Conference pedigree, while Connecticut is busy moving up from Division I-AA so that the Huskies officially can join the Big East in 2005.

The Arkansas secondary was touted as possibly one of the best in the country at the start of the season, but a lack of concentration has hindered it from living up to that, Razorback Kenny Hamlin says.

A suburban Atlanta woman was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Thursday following her conviction on charges of bank fraud, money laundering and false statements.

Tim Herron figured he was on the verge of a great round. He just didn't know it would be his lowest score in three years, a nine-under 63, or that it would come Thursday in the first round of the Buick Challenge.

Eighty-six percent of Georgia's first-graders met or exceeded state reading standards on a test given last spring to measure their proficiency on state curriculum.

The September unemployment rate rose slightly or held steady in every metro area in Georgia, except for Athens, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Atlanta Hawks center Nazr Mohammed will miss at least a week because of a bone bruise in his right foot.

Georgia running back Musa Smith returned to practice Wednesday with a cast on his broken left thumb and might play Saturday against Kentucky.

A lawyer for Charles ``Champ'' Walker Junior is demanding that his Republican opponent retract campaign ads that highlight Walker's past arrests and accuse him of gouging the families of inmates.

Donald Hollowell, an Atlanta lawyer who fought to integrate the University of Georgia, register black voters and end racial discrimination, will receive an honorary degree from the university.