Boise stays in title hunt
LANDOVER, Md. - Kellen Moore and Boise State look as if they are going to be in this national championship chase for a while.
Locandro wins UGA's 2nd straight SEC honor
Georgia midfielder Nicole Locandro on Monday became the second straight Bulldogs freshman to win Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honors.
Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall in Mexico
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into Mexico’s Northern Gulf coast near the U.S. border late Monday with winds of 60 mph, lashing Mexico and Southern Texas with heavy rains that authorities warned could cause flash flooding.
Shelter, lights up for vote
The Athens-Clarke Commission will decide the fate of dozens of streetlights, a new cat shelter and a Cobbham restaurant at tonight's voting meeting.
Athens Academy offense relies on Sanders to set pace
Athens Academy coach Michael Gunn doesn't claim to be able to peer into the future, but he had a good idea early last week that his quarterback, Mark Sanders, would play well against Oglethorpe County.
Revis, Jets reach deal
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Darrelle Revis has signed his four-year deal with the New York Jets, officially marking his return to the team after a long holdout.
Slain Ingles guard was Winder resident
The security guard who was killed Sunday night in an Ingles grocery in Cumming was a Winder resident, authorities say.
UGA staff helped in Beamers' time of need
Shane Beamer was in a bedroom at his family's lakehouse at Reynolds Plantation on a morning in May when he heard the sounds of somebody falling and his two young daughters crying.
UGA Football Notebook: King, Ealey set to return
Georgia running back Washaun Ealey and receiver Tavarres King will be going from wearing shorts on the sidelines to putting on a uniform Saturday at South Carolina.
Jewelry, television stolen from home
A flat-screen TV and jewelry were stolen late Sunday morning from a home in the 300 block of Vincent Drive, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Thief takes stereo, Bluetooth from car
A thief broke the driver's side window of a car parked in the 100 block of Vine Circle in Athens early Saturday morning and stole a wireless Bluetooth headset and a detachable-face car stereo worth about $700, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Bike taken from outside apartment
A Dearing Street resident reported a bicycle stolen Sunday evening, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Hoffman wins, Tiger still No. 1
NORTON, Mass. - Charley Hoffman was rolling in so many putts he lost track of how many birdies he made Monday. His final stroke on a Labor Day masterpiece was his 11th birdie, more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Grand jury not targeting Deal, his lawyer says
No federal grand jury is investigating former Congressman Nathan Deal, contrary to published reports and numerous ads by his opponents, the lawyer for the Republican gubernatorial candidate says.
Ex-soldier takes 3 hostage at hospital
SAVANNAH - A former Army soldier seeking help for mental problems at a Georgia military hospital took three workers hostage at gunpoint Monday before authorities persuaded the gunman to surrender peacefully.
Slumping Braves drop fourth of five
PITTSBURGH - The Atlanta Braves lost a game they badly needed to win. Even worse, they lost to a Pirates team whose only apparent goal appears to be avoiding the franchise's worst season in nearly 50 years.
