Saturday, May 18 2013 7:47 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:47:16 GMT
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Armstrong Atlantic State University head baseball coach Joe Roberts, the all-time winningest head coach in NCAA Division II history, announced his retirement on Saturday after the completionMore >>
Armstrong Atlantic baseball coach leaves the Pirates as the winningest coach in NCAA Divison II history.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:05:28 GMT
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University softball team led from the very first pitch of the game in claiming its first NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship with aMore >>
Armstrong Atlantic State will make it's first NCAA Championship series.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:51 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:51:18 GMT
Lady Pirates celebrate win
SAVANNAH, GA - Rachel Reynolds game winning home run in the bottom the the 11th inning gave Armstrong Atlantic State a 6-5 win over Anderson College in the opening game of the NCAA Division II Super RegionalMore >>
Armstrong wins thriller with Anderson College in the opening game of the NCAA Division II Softball Super Regional.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:38:34 GMT
Runner tagged out at the plate
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Morgan Phillips hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to hand the College of Charleston Cougars a 3-2 win and a series victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles. Sam HowardMore >>
Georgia Southern loses a heartbreaker to the College of Charleston.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:22 AM EDT2013-05-17 15:22:45 GMT
Effingham County's playmaking point guard, Jay Wright, signed on with Casper Junior College in Wyoming. He's excited to play for the Thunderbirds because they have a good program and the coaching staffMore >>
Jay Wright of Effingham County signed a basketball scholarship along with 4 athletes in Wayne County.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:08:28 GMT
NORFOLK, VA - The Savannah State Tigers won their second straight game in the MEAC Championship baseball tournment, beating the host team Norfolk State 21-11.The Tigers pushed across 4 runs in the 7thMore >>
Savannah State advances in the MEAC Championship while Georgia and Georgia Southern are closing out the regular season.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 7:02 PM EDT2013-05-15 23:02:19 GMT
USCB Sand Sharks
HARDEEVILLE, SC - The USC Beaufort Sand Sharks were unbeaten in the NAIA Softball first round tournament at the Richard Gray Baseball/Softball Complex in Hardeeville. It took two wins by Sping Hill CollegeMore >>
The USCB Sand Sharks falter in the championship round to miss chance to win a national title.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 11:33 AM EDT2013-05-15 15:33:23 GMT
HARDEEVILLE, SC - The Lady Sand Sharks of USC Beaufort came from behind with 3 runs in the 5th inning to edge Spring Hill in a winners bracket game of the NAIA Regional Tournment.The Sand Sharks were tiedMore >>
USCB is just one win away from going to the NAIA National Championships in softball.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-05-15 02:34:03 GMT
STATESBORO, Ga. - Tyler Moore held Georgia Southern to one hit over four innings in the North Florida Osprey's 5-2 win over the Georgia Southern Eagles at J.I. Clements Stadium Tuesday. The contest wasMore >>
Georgia Southern drops a decision to North Florida Tuesday night in Statesboro.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-14 02:07:17 GMT
Lady Sand Sharks beat Cumberland
HARDEEVILLE, SC - It's just their second season but USC Beaufort's softball team won its 38th game of the season Monday in the first round of the NAIA Regional Tournament in Hardeeville.The Lady Sand SharksMore >>
USCB Sand Sharks advance in their tournament being played in Hardeeville. More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 10:06 PM EDT2013-05-14 02:06:41 GMT
Lauren Thompson and Hannah Anderson
At South Effingham High School, Hannah Anderson signed a basketball scholarship with Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The 5-9 forward helped Mustangs to a 27-3 record and a berth in theMore >>
Hannah Anderson will play basketball while Lauren Thompson will be on the equestrian team.More >>
Sunday, May 12 2013 8:33 AM EDT2013-05-12 12:33:58 GMT
SURPRISE, Ariz. - The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University women's tennis team claimed its NCAA Division II-leading eighth national championship with a 5-2 win over No. 3 BYU Hawaii on SaturdayMore >>
The Lady Pirates beat BYU-Hawaii for the national title in Arizona.More >>
Saturday, May 11 2013 8:55 PM EDT2013-05-12 00:55:50 GMT
Greensboro, N.C. – The Georgia Southern Eagles defeated the UNCG Spartans on a walk-off homer by Kourtny Thomas in the bottom of the 11th inning to win 1-0 in the winner-take-all game on Saturday afternoon. PitcherMore >>
Georgia Southern will get a bid to the NCAA Super Regionals on Sunday.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 9:52 PM EDT2013-05-11 01:52:12 GMT
GREENSBORO, N.C. – It took 11 innings, but Georgia Southern Softball earned a return trip to the SoCon Championship Game with a 3-2 win over College of Charleston. Andrea Tarashuk delivered the game-winningMore >>
Georgia Southern advances to the conference championship game with a win in extra innings.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:40 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:40:57 GMT
AASU Softball
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University softball squad edged Wingate, 2-1, in NCAA Southeast Region first day action on Friday afternoon at the Armstrong Softball Field. TheMore >>
Armstrong Atlantic hosting the Southeast Regional Tournament and won their opening game.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 10:48 PM EDT2013-05-10 02:48:51 GMT
GREENWOOD, S.C. - Columbus State University junior Jimmy Obermark finished a single away from hitting for the cycle as he led the Cougars to a 7-1 win over Armstrong Atlantic State University in an eliminationMore >>
Armstrong Atlantic sent home from the Peach Belt Conference Tournament by Columbus State.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 11:47 PM EDT2013-05-09 03:47:42 GMT
MT. Pleasant, S.C.-----Georgia pounded out 14 hits including two home runs to post a 5-3 victory over College of Charleston Wednesday at Patriots Point Stadium. The Cougars (26-22) grabbed a 2-0 leadMore >>
Georgia wins non-conference game while Armstrong Atlantic drops the opening game in the Peach Belt Conference tournament.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-05-09 03:44:04 GMT
Greensboro, N.C. – Shelby Morrill and AJ Hamilton each hit a homer as Georgia Southern advanced past Chattanooga, 6-2. Sarah Purvis threw a complete game, allowing eight hits and two runs while walkingMore >>
Georgia Southern advances in their last Southern Conference Tournament.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:31 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:31:37 GMT
Jeff Monken
Georgia Southern's first game against Georgia Tech has been moved up one year and now will be played in the 2014 season. The Yellow Jackets had an opening in their schedule and the move coinsides withMore >>
Jeff Monken will take Georgia Southern to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech in 2014.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-07 03:37:40 GMT
Greater Savannah Athletic Hall-of-Fame
It was a great night for four athletes who were inducted into the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall-of Fame. There were also two citation honorees, and swimmer Patricia Forrester was honored as the athleteMore >>
Four athletes, 2 Citation honorees, the Lawton M. Calhoun Award and the M. A. Spellman Award were handed out.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 10:37 PM EDT2013-05-04 02:37:07 GMT
STATESBORO, Ga. - The Furman Paladins rallied from a two-run deficit with a 10-run inning as they won the Southern Conference series opener 13-5 over the Georgia Southern Eagles on a rainy Friday nightMore >>
Georgia Southern gives up late runs to Furman while Georgia holds off Tennessee in Knoxville. More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-05-02 22:41:33 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) - The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said ThursdayMore >>
The SEC and ESPN signed a 20-year deal to show all sports including football.More >>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 4:32 PM EDT2013-05-01 20:32:18 GMT
Blake Willoughby
At St. Vincent's Academy, Blake Willoughby signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. Willoughby helped the Saints to a state playoffMore >>
The St. Vincent's athlete will attend Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.More >>
Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.More >>
Stephen Strasburg had quite the homecoming.More >>
O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison.More >>
The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme...More >>
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.More >>
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.More >>
More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners speaks again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars...More >>
His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to and from the witness stand, O.J. Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges with testimony that he relied on the advice of his trusted attorney...More >>