Jeff Hart

White County opened the game with a 5-2 run but that would be the only bright spot for the Warriors as they fell 56-39 to West Forsyth in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA Tournament Monday night at the North Hall gym.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. aced his first test with his new team. Earnhardt had a smashing debut in his Hendrick Motorsports ride, getting a boost from his new teammates to power past Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night.

After a suspenseful month of exhaustive interviews involving at least 10 candidates, the Washington Redskins decided their coach would be: none of the above. Instead, it'll be first-timer Jim Zorn taking the mantle from Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs.

Gainesvill's Tasha Humphrey and the Georgia Lady Bulldogs travel to face No. 8 LSU in an ESPN2 nationally televised "Think Pink" matinee at the Maravich Assembly Center Sunday afternoon.

Shaddean Aaron scored 22 points, James Florence added 18 and Mercer used a strong run midway through second half to beat Campbell 75-70 on Saturday.

Thomas Sanders scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Gardner-Webb to a 77-63 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night.

Louis Graham scored 17 points and reserve Anthony Marshall added 16 to help Georgia Southern beat Chattanooga 81-61 on Saturday night.

A Butler, Ga., man faces numerous charges resulting from a fatal traffic accident in Forsyth County Friday afternoon.

In the midst of a three-game road swing, Georgia Tech plays its last non-conference game of the regular season Saturday when it visits 19th-ranked Connecticut for a 4 p.m. nationally-televised (ESPN) game at Gampel Pavilion.

Georgia and Florida meet for the first of two regular-season matchups Saturday afternoon. Georgia has lost four straight games while the Gators have dropped two straight SEC games.