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Police found an injured woman in the woods after she directed them to her location over three hours using a fading cell phone, Cherokee County authorities said.

Kevin Jones and Lee Suggs each ran for more than 150 yards and combined for five touchdowns as No. 11 Virginia Tech stymied Byron Leftwich and No. 16 Marshall in a 47-21 victory Thursday night.

A high school football player died after collapsing following a freshman game.

The last several weeks of the season on the PGA Tour can bore many players. For Billy Andrade, it's a time to get serious.

Tennessee sophomore receiver Montrell Jones was charged last month with marijuana possession and has been internally disciplined by the athletic department.

Northwestern can't settle on a starting quarterback. Ditto for Duke.

North Carolina knew it had to make some scheduling changes after a 10-1 regular season in 1997 didn't produce a major bowl bid.

Oklahoma quarterback Nate Hybl is back in the starting lineup for the second-ranked Sooners.

Heidi Davison, who was elected mayor of Athens-Clarke County this week, was among several candidates in fast-growing areas of Georgia that had success with a slow-growth platform.

A tropical storm watch is now posted from the mouth of the Suwannee River in Florida to just east of Pascagoula, Mississippi.