Posted: 5:37 PM USC Aiken (4-2) twice rallied from early two-run deficits to take the rubber game of the weekend series with Carson-Newman (6-3) 6-4 in non-conference baseball action on a windy Sunday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
Posted: 12:16 PM Chris Commons scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the first half and #7 USC Aiken (19-2, 13-1 PBC) held on after building a 20-point second half lead, defeating visiting North Georgia (12-9, 7-7 PBC) 75-70 in Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball action. Commons scored his 21st and 22nd points of the night on a jumper at the 7:11 mark, and Fears’ steal and layup moments later gave USCA their biggest lead of the half, 34-25. While Commons garnered the spotlight, Fears scored 10 points and had six steals in the opening half.
Posted: 11:06 PM Augusta State senior All-American Tyrekus “AJ” Bowman nailed two free throws with nine seconds remaining Saturday night to lift the No. 16 Jaguars to a wild 67-65 victory over Clayton State in the Athletic & Fitness Center.
Posted: 10:43 PM Even strength, the Augusta Lynx are a very solid team capable of playing with anyone in the ECHL. However, on Saturday night, the Lynx had to kill 11 penalties which ultimately was the difference in a 4-1 win for the Florida Everblades, who scored three out of their four goals on the power play.
Posted: 10:20 PM Chandler Parsons came off the bench to hit his first six shots and finish with 18 points, helping Florida bounce back from a pair of blowout losses with a 77-67 victory over Georgia.
Posted: 10:14 PM Jermaine Beal drove the length of the court and hit a short fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds left to give No. 23 Vanderbilt a 66-65 win over South Carolina tonight.
Posted: 1:52 PM Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch have been ordered to steer clear of each other in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation during yesterday's opening day of Speedweeks.
Posted: 10:31 PM The Augusta Lynx used three goals in the 3rd period to propel them to a 5-2 win over the Florida Everblades in the first of a three-game road swing in Florida.
Updated: 5:39 PM Georgia guard Billy Humphrey is in trouble again.
Posted: 11:07 PM The Lynx end their 2-game skid thanks to 55 shots on goal.
Posted: 9:28 PM South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier calls this year's recruiting class solid.
Posted: 9:27 PM Clemson coach Tommy Bowden says he is delighted with this year's recruiting class, which some experts call one of the best in the country.
Posted: 2:45 PM Georgia Tech hauls in 20 signees today.
Updated: 2:43 PM A number of area football players have signed Division One scholarships today, among them, AJ Harmon, Cornelius Washington, Sanders Commings, Marcus Thurmond, and Aramis Hillary.
Updated: 2:11 PM 22 prep stars signing to play football at UGA today.
Posted: 1:39 PM A record 119 student-athletes, 51 percent, achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and thus were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall 2007 semester. The 232 student-athletes posted a combined grade point average of 2.895.
Updated: 4:29 PM Here's a list of the local football players signing national letters of intent to play college football today. If we've missed someone, please let us know.
Posted: 5:41 PM Jack Nicklaus might be playing at the Masters for the next decade or two -- in the Par 3 Tournament.
Posted: 4:48 PM The Pacers, thanks to two wins last week, continue their climb back toward the top five.
Posted: 10:42 PM Despite a sluggish beginning, Augusta State pulled out a close win against Columbus State, 68-65, Monday night.
Posted: 10:37 PM The Lady Jaguars broke open a tight game late for a 66-57 win Monday night at Christenberry fieldhouse.
Updated: 4:36 PM A Federal Judge in Minneapolis has ruled imprisoned Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick can keep most of the $20,000,000 in bonuses he was entitled through from 2004-2007.
Posted: 10:34 PM The New York Giants are champions of the National Football League. In one of the best Super Bowl's ever played, the Giants scored twice in the fourth quarter to beat the previously unbeaten New England Patriots 17-14.
Updated: 7:44 PM New Orleans defensive end Charles Grant was stabbed in the neck and a pregnant woman was shot and killed at an altercation in southwest Georgia early Sunday, according to authorities.
Posted: 6:33 PM Trailing 11-7 and down to their final out, USC Aiken pushed across four runs, the last on an RBI single up the middle by Ryne Salmon, to force extra innings. In the bottom of the 12th, David Vitko’s bases loaded single to right field plated Brad Johnson with the game winner as the 31st-ranked Pacers (2-1) pulled out the improbable 12-11 win over Lincoln Memorial (1-2) on Sunday.
