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Golf
English required for LPGA players
Web-posted 08/27/08
The LPGA Tour will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can't pass an oral evaluation of English skills. The rule is effective immediately for new players.
High School
Red Devils bear down, try to reclaim spot at the top
Web-posted 08/28/08
No high school team in the state has made more playoff appearances in the Georgia Dome than Lincoln County, but earning a 10th trip this year would be only a fraction of the battle for the Class A powerhouse Red Devils.
UGA
Georgia starts off as everyone's No. 1
Web-posted 08/24/08
ATHENS, Ga. --- The two national football title rings are kept zipped up in a bank bag stowed away in a closet in Mark Richt's home.
USC
Spurrier wants split on streaks
Web-posted 08/28/08
COLUMBIA --- Steve Spurrier hopes South Carolina can continue one streak while ridding itself of a much more disheartening one tonight.
Georgia Tech
Tech is set to unveil option
Web-posted 08/28/08
ATLANTA --- Jack Crowe says he doesn't know what to expect from Georgia Tech.
Clemson
Clemson hopes to change its ways
Web-posted 08/28/08
CLEMSON, S.C. --- Clemson coach Tommy Bowden shares his dad's folksy style and his dogged penchant for landing the country's best players. He's also inherited something else Florida State coach Bobby Bowden battled for years -- a reputation as a coach who can't win the big one.
Georgia Southern
Eagles are forced to fill a void on offense
Web-posted 08/26/08
Chris Hatcher proved to the Georgia Southern faithful that the spread offense can work when the Eagles finished only a few points short of sharing the 2007 Southern Conference title.
College Football
Backup tackle out for Georgia opener
Web-posted 08/28/08
Georgia backup defensive tackle Kade Weston won't play against Georgia Southern on Saturday and could be sidelined longer.
Pro Football
League diversity grade incomplete
Web-posted 08/28/08
The NFL has kept a steady number of black head coaches, while slightly increasing the ranks of Asian and Latino players, earning a B+ in an annual diversity study Wednesday.
Braves
Marlin goes the distance in win
Web-posted 08/28/08
ATLANTA --- Josh Johnson kept one word in mind as he rehabbed from reconstructive elbow surgery.
GreenJackets
Jackets move closer to title
Web-posted 08/28/08
A makeshift board placed just above the right-field wall at Lake Olmstead Stadium advertised the GreenJackets' magic number at 3 before Wednesday's game.
Baseball
Not so culture shocked
Web-posted 08/28/08
Nestor Rojas, new to the United States just like many Latin American ballplayers, was once so afraid of the unfamiliar culture and language that he avoided it at all costs.
Colts
Diggs excluded from 4 finalists
Web-posted 08/22/08
Former Augusta Colts head coach Bubba Diggs made a move for victory over majority owner John Sisson and the Colts on Thursday, but Sisson and his team have already moved on to another game.
NBA
League set for stretch run after breaking for Olympics
Web-posted 08/28/08
The Olympic break is over, and the U.S. women's basketball team has a gold medal. Now, it's time for the WNBA to get back and finish its season.
Auto Racing
Busch, Edwards on probation
Web-posted 08/28/08
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Augusta Lynx
Former player joining new coach in Augusta
Web-posted 08/27/08
Augusta Lynx head coach John Marks apparently brought more than his family with him from Pensacola. The first-year Augusta coach announced a pair of signings Tuesday, including former Pensacola Ice Pilot Patrick Bordeleau .
Fishing
Storm threatens but offers no rain
Web-posted 08/22/08
Nearly everyone was disappointed to learn that Tropical Storm Fay wasn't headed in our direction to dump many inches of much-needed rain into ever-shrinking Thurmond Lake.
Outdoors
A really old fishin' hole
Web-posted 08/24/08
Like the slabs of Stonehenge and the fabled heads of Easter Island, ancient formations in the Savannah River offer cryptic clues to early man.
Scott Michaux
Too much in the way for dream title game to happen
Web-posted 08/24/08
Admit it. You're thinking about it. The ultimate game for regional fans is so tantalizingly close you can almost smell the tailgate party.
Robert Pavey
Aiken County leads in record book buck entries
Web-posted 08/24/08
Ever wonder where South Carolina's biggest deer are?
David Westin
Senior player hooked again 10 years later
Web-posted 08/27/08
It's doubtful that anyone was sadder to see the Regions Cup golf tournament season end Sunday at Jones Creek Golf Club than Augusta's Carl Pilcher.
Olympics
Holding on to elite talent necessary for U.S. to stay on top
Web-posted 08/26/08
BEIJING --- The 2008 Olympic celebrations were barely under way and Jerry Colangelo was already thinking about work.
Other Sports
Jankovic steps it up, avoids upset
Web-posted 08/28/08
NEW YORK --- Jelena Jankovic's leg cramped so badly, she couldn't take another step.
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