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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 10:55 AM EST2012-02-22 15:55:44 GMT
    Troup County football coach Charles Flowers was fired after just two seasons with the Tigers. Parents allege his firing stems from untrue rumors regarding the transfer of a football player.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:35 PM EST2012-02-22 04:35:58 GMT
    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - No. 11 Florida caught fire to open the second half scoring its first five buckets all on 3-pointers, three by Kenny Boynton, en route to a 63-47 come-from-behind victory over Auburn

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:21 PM EST2012-02-22 04:21:37 GMT
    COLUMBUS, Ga. – No. 4 Columbus State scored seven runs but allowed 13 as they fell to Young Harris 13-7 on Tuesday afternoon. The game was played at Ragsdale Field. CSU got on the board early scoring

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:18 PM EST2012-02-22 04:18:06 GMT
    AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn pounded out 20 hits, nine for extra bases, and the pitching staff held Alcorn State to just four hits as the Tigers picked up a 22-0 win on Tuesday afternoon at Plainsman Park.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:16 PM EST2012-02-22 04:16:16 GMT
    AUBURN — Nell Fortner, who has served as Auburn's women's basketball coach for the last eight seasons, has resigned effective at the conclusion of the season, announced Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 9:45 PM EST2012-02-22 02:45:47 GMT
    Chizik said Tuesday that new hire Willie Martinez will coach secondary, as he did at his previous stops such as Georgia and Oklahoma.

  • Auburn women's basketball coach Nell Fortner, who led the U.S. National team to an Olympic gold medal in 2000, is resigning after the season. .

  • Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson is being checked for a possible concussion after blowing a tire on his way to the first workout of spring training.

  • Auburn has hired former Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez as a defensive assistant.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:53 PM EST2012-02-17 04:53:38 GMT
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Auburn senior Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace won her second straight title in the 50-yard freestyle, and the Tigers won both the men's and women's 200 freestyle relay Thursday to highlight

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:44 PM EST2012-02-17 04:44:44 GMT
    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Sophomore Jasmine Robinson scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-15, 2-11 SEC) to a 77-75 win over the No. 7 Kentucky Wildcats (21-5, 10-3 SEC)

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 3:24 PM EST2012-02-16 20:24:06 GMT
    COLUMBUS, Ga. – Columbus State Lady Cougars shot 50 percent (13-for-26) from the field in the first half and shot 42.9 percent (6-for-14) from three-point range for the game to defeat Montevallo 55-46

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 10:55 PM EST2012-02-16 03:55:18 GMT
    COLUMBIA, S.C. - Malik Cooke scored on a driving layup with 20 seconds left to lift South Carolina past Georgia 57-56 and end the Bulldogs' brief, 2-game SEC win streak here Wednesday night. Georgia (12-13,

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 12:00 AM EST2012-02-15 05:00:05 GMT
    COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus State University baseball team has jumped in two separate polls this week after completing a three-game sweep over Saint Leo this past weekend. CSU outscored the previously

  • Patric Young took advantage of Alabama's suspension-depleted frontcourt with 19 points and No. 14 Florida beat the Crimson Tide 61-52 Tuesday night.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 11:37 AM EST2012-02-14 16:37:43 GMT
    AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Multiple media outlets are reporting that former Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez is the choice to be Auburn's new secondary coach. Martinez was secondary coach for

  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:45 PM EST2012-02-14 04:45:51 GMT
    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama coach Anthony Grant says Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele will "most likely" return from suspension against No. 14 Florida. He says leading scorers JaMychal Green and

  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:43 PM EST2012-02-14 04:43:44 GMT
    ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia senior guard Gerald Robinson, Jr. was named as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, according to an announcement on Monday by the league office in Birmingham. Robinson

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:22 PM EST2012-02-10 03:22:40 GMT
    ATLANTA (AP) - C.J. Williams scored 15 points and North Carolina State avenged a loss to Georgia Tech last month, holding off the Yellow Jackets 61-52 Thursday night. The Wolfpack (18-7, 7-3 Atlantic

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:21 PM EST2012-02-10 03:21:19 GMT
    TROY, Ala. (WTVM) - Mike Dean has stepped down as athletic director and head football coach at Valley High School to take the same position at Charles Henderson High in Troy, it was announced on Thursday. Dean

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