Jeff Hart

Longtime Alabama baseball coach Jim Wells has retired and will be replaced by assistant Mitch Gaspard, the university announced on Tuesday.

Safety Erik Coleman knew the Atlanta Falcons would grimace when they watched film Monday. Turns out the Falcons' pass rush and coverages were worse than he imagined.

American John Isner, who was a standout at Georgia, has won his first Grand Slam tournament match in two years, upsetting 28th-seeded Victor Hanescu 6-1, 7-6 (14), 7-6 (5) at the U.S. Open.

Alabama defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick was hospitalized in good condition Tuesday after being shot in the arm during an apparent robbery attempt at an off-campus apartment complex.

The 13th-ranked Georgia football team practiced for just under two hours on Monday afternoon to start the team’s final week before Saturday’s season opener versus 11th-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.

Tennessee fans may have a hard time recognizing the Volunteers' secondary. Sure, everyone's acquainted with All-American strong safety Eric Berry, but there will be several new freshman and sophomore faces with him.

As No. 11 LSU began the final week of practice for its season opener at Washington on Saturday night, Les Miles had no interest in revisiting his 2007 comments about the Pac-10's strength of schedule

The Buford girls softball team won the Gold division of the Buford Invitational Tournament with three wins on Saturday.

The North Hall Lady Trojans capped off the Buford Invitational with a 1-0 win over Union County Saturday.

Backup quarterback Chris Redman completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Eric Weems with 9 seconds remaining to give the Atlanta Falcons a 27-24 win over the San Diego Chargers Saturday night in preseason action at the Georgia Dome.