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NCAA Tournament: West Region Breakdown

Gonzaga, Ohio State earn region's top two seeds.

NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Breakdown

Top three seeds — Louisville, Duke and Michigan State — have loads of tourney history

Louisville earns No. 1 overall seed in NCAA tourney

Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga also earn top seeds as path to Atlanta is set.

Hanlan's big day sinks Tech in first round

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Georgia Tech men's basketball team was no match for Boston College's freshman standout. Olivier Hanlan set an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament freshman record with 41 points and Boston College beat the Yellow Jackets 84-64 on Thursday in the first round at the Greensboro Coliseum.. Tech, the

Day one approaching for Austin

TAMPA -- Tyler Austin's baseball life is about to get a whole lot more interesting.. Austin will begin his first spring training as a professional when the New York Yankees began full camp Feb. 17.

Oaks Course's quality a big draw around area

COVINGTON -- It's apparent the staff at The Oaks Course not only loves the business of golf, but it also enjoys helping others.. Not only is The Oaks Course the home to two local high school golf teams, Newton and Alcovy. It also provides block off valuable tee times to

Georgia Gwinnett softball splits inaugural games

LAWRENCEVILLE -- The inaugural season of Georgia Gwinnett College softball didn't get off to a good start, but it didn't take long for the next step to be a great one.. Playing for the first time in school history, GGC split a doubleheader with Faulkner University as the Grizzlies dropped

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Sunderhaus injured, misses first game

SEATTLE -- Deshaun Sunderhaus' promising 2012-13 season hit a bit of a snag recently. Sunderhaus, a redshirt freshman from Rockdale now at Seattle University, turned his ankle early in the Redhawks' win over San Jose State on Jan. 31 after playing just four minutes and missing his only field goal

Led by Nkemdiche, Ole Miss steals the show

National Signing Day is normally pretty predictable. The top college football programs reap a bountiful harvest of high school talent and the lesser-tier teams fight for the leftovers.. So when Mississippi emerged with the No. 1 recruit in the country, the top-ranked offensive tackle and the highest-rated

Georgia tailback Ken Malcome to transfer

Georgia tailback Ken Malcome has announced plans to transfer as he seeks increased playing time at another school.

Story of Te'o girlfriend death apparently a hoax

A story about Manti Te'o's girlfriend dying of leukemia, which the Notre Dame All-American credited with inspiring him as he led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker, the school said Wednesday.

Bama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game

Alabama beat Notre Dame 42-14 in Monday's BCS title game in Miami. The Crimson Tide won a second straight national title and third in four years.

For some SEC teams, coaching seat heating up

The Southeastern Conference could be getting another makeover.. This one would have nothing to do with expansion. The league that has won six consecutive national championships has more coaches on the proverbial "hot seat" than in any recent year, with potential openings at Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Georgia's Mitchell set to play both sides of ball

ATHENS -- Life is good for Malcolm Mitchell as he prepares for a season in which he won't have to choose between offense and defense.. Georgia has big plans for the talented sophomore on both sides of the ball. Mitchell was the Bulldogs' second-leading receiver as a freshman, and

Panthers' Curry plans to retire at season's end

ATLANTA -- Georgia State football coach Bill Curry announced Wednesday he will retire after the 2012 season.

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