Jeff Hart

Shaquan Cantrell highlighted a balanced offensive attack that featured five players in double figures as the North Georgia men's basketball team posted an 81-79 win over Lander on Saturday afternoon in Memorial Hall.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team had a chance late against 18th ranked Maryville College to pull the upset but saw the Scots ride the play of All-American Mackenzie Puckett in the closing minutes to a 71-58 victory over the Lady Lions.

South Carolina showed the courage to finish that coach Frank Martin had been seeking since Southeastern Conference play began.

Spencer Collins scored 11 points, Lee Skinner added 10 and Wofford held Mercer scoreless for the final six-plus minutes in a 49-46 win on Saturday night.

Trevor Lacey scored 19 points and hit a straightaway 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to help North Carolina State snap a three-game losing streak and beat Georgia Tech 81-80 on Saturday.

The Johnson boys and Chestatee girls took big Region 8-AAAA wins Friday at the Johnson gym.

White County snapped a two-game Region 8-AAAA losing streak with an 88-63 win over Monroe Area Friday night at home.

The Atlanta Falcons Friday announced that Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota has been selected to build a never-been-done-before circular LED video display for the new Atlanta stadium.

There are no true how-to manuals on how to build a successful sports program.

Paul Millsap had 28 points and 15 rebounds, five other Atlanta players scored in double figures, and the Hawks stretched their franchise-record winning streak to 17 games in a row with a 113-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.