College Sports

The football rivalry between Georgia and Florida spilled over to the statehouse today as the Georgia House voted to rein in vanity plates promoting the state's longtime football nemesis.

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Two weeks after he announced his decision to play football at Alabama on national television, star wide receiver Julio Jones found himself in a new position that of a key prosecution witness in a capital murder trial.

ATHENS -- After falling woefully short of the college baseball postseason last year, Georgia will find out very quickly how it stacks up in 2008. The Bulldogs open at home Friday with the first of three games against Arizona, ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball preseason ratings. Then, Georgia travels west to play two-time defending national champion Oregon State.

NEW ORLEANS -- Ryan Perrilloux heir-apparent to the departing starting quarterback of LSU's national championship team is in trouble again.

Ramel Bradley rose up for the rebound and grabbed it with both hands, only to be greeted by an inadvertent elbow from Georgia's Billy Humphrey

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama defensive lineman Jeremy Elder admitted robbing two students at gunpoint Saturday night, according to sworn testimony reported Tuesday by the Press-Register.

CAYCE, S.C. -- South Carolina freshman receiver Dion Lecorn was arrested and charged with simple possession of marijuana at an apartment complex here, police said Monday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The concussion Kentucky guard Ramel Bradley suffered the last time the Wildcats played Georgia left him dazed, but not confused.

Carolyn Swords scored 14 points to help Boston College hold off Georgia Tech, 62-53, on Monday night.

BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana State University coach Les Miles has suspended quarterback Ryan Perrilloux indefinitely for failing to follow team rules.