Jeff Hart

Stetson's Garfield Blair scored 18 points and connected on a short fall-away jumper with 5.6 seconds left for the winning basket in a 76-74 victory over Mercer on Saturday night.

Nick Calathes scored 24 points and made several clutch free throws, Walter Hodge hit a huge 3-pointer in overtime and the Gators extended their wining streak over rival Kentucky to seven games with an 81-70 victory Saturday night.

Bambale Osby scored inside with 21 seconds left to help Maryland stun top-ranked North Carolina 82-80 on Saturday, handing the Tar Heels their first loss of the season.

Memorial Park Funeral Home hopes to open its north Gainesville location in abut six months. Memorial Park President Kevin Wetzel said he has had his eye on the site, 989 Riverside Drive, the current location of Providence Church, for some time.

City officials are putting their 6-month-old AM radio station on the market to recoup part of the $120,000 spent on the project.

Northeast Georgia is one of seven regions that will be getting work ready grants totaling $3.5 million as part of Gov. Sonny Perdue's workforce initiative.

With more snowy weather in the forecast for north Georgia Saturday and Sunday, motorists need to be cautious when on the roadways. Here are some tips for driving in winter conditions as well as a list of supplies motorists should have with them if they do venture out during hazardous winter conditions.

Brett Favre has been "had" more times than any quarterback in NFL history, to the tune of 288 career interceptions. But that's beginning to change under Packers coach Mike McCarthy. Favre is playing a more careful, disciplined brand of football in his second season under McCarthy. And, perhaps not coincidentally, he is back in the NFC Championship game for the first time in a decade.

The San Diego Chargers like what they're hearing from Philip Rivers. Forced to leave last weekend's upset win because of a sprained right knee, the mouthy quarterback is "optimistic" about playing Sunday in the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots.

When he needed it the most, top-seeded Roger Federer found an extra gear to survive at the Australian Open. There was never a letup in the tension of the 4 1/2-hour match as Federer was forced repeatedly to rally before outlasting 49th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the tournament he has won the past two years.