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Mother joins son on the fast track

COMMERCE — Mothers usually worry so much that they have trouble even watching their sons race cars. Charlotte Lucas turned the table on her son, Morgan Lucas, when she decided to take up drag racing...

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UGA baseball heads to Atlanta trying to take series from Ga Tech

The last time Georgia and Georgia Tech hooked up, the Bulldogs administered a historic beating on the Yellow Jackets in Turner Field.Georgia looks for a much different kind of game when it ventures...

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UGA golfer Burger aims to make most of appearance at NCAAs

Emilie Burger’s first trip to compete in the NCAA national championships will be more than a little bittersweet. Burger will play on her home course next week but will have to do it alone as the sole...

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UGA edges Tech in extra-innings shootout

ATLANTA -- Not much has gone well for Georgia this season. But one thing the Bulldogs have been able to do is beat Georgia Tech. Georgia rallied twice to knock off Georgia Tech 14-13 in 11 innings on...

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Veazey, Taylor to take part in UGA baseball team's senior day festivities

The defining moments of Georgia’s Class of 2013 have come more often at the Shepherd Center than on the trophy stand. Georgia’s seniors had to grow up fast when not one but two of their teammates were...

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Georgia baseball team's postseason hopes dashed in loss to Florida

The postseason suspense ended for Georgia on Thursday. Florida used a ninth-inning rally to beat Georgia 4-2 at Foley Field to put a realistic end to the Bulldogs’ hopes to make the Southeastern...

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Georgia rallies to take Game 2 from rival Florida

Georgia has been reduced to playing spoiler to end the season and they did it well on Friday.Georgia rallied for a 3-1 win against arch-rival Florida on Friday at Foley Field to put a crimp in the...

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Attention turns to Perno's future after UGA takes series from Florida

Georgia has had plenty of moments to forget in 2013. But the Bulldogs made some memories with how it ended by beating their two biggest rivals.Georgia beat Florida 9-2 on Saturday at Foley Field in the...

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Perno fired as baseball coach; reflects on time at Georgia

David Perno has been always been somebody who preferred to look at positives rather than negatives.So when his 12-year run as Georgia's head baseball coach came to an end on Sunday, Perno focused on...

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North Oconee girls golf team wipes out competition for Class AAA title

BRASELTON — The day started foggy and almost chilly for North Oconee’s girls.But as the temperatures warmed and the mist burned off, the Titans caught fire. North Oconee blew away the field to win the...

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Titans' Mackey finishes runner-up in playoff at Class AAA boys championship

HOSCHTON — An already-lengthy day turned into a marathon for defending state medalist David Mackey from North Oconee.Mackey came up just inches short of repeating his championship on the first playoff...

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UGA baseball coach looks at positives following Sunday firing

David Perno always has been somebody who preferred to look at positives rather than negatives.So when his 12-year run as Georgia’s head baseball coach came to an end Sunday, Perno focused on the...

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NCAA golf notebook: Tragedy hits close to home for Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State took to the UGA Golf Course for the NCAA women’s national championship with more on their minds than swinging clubs.A tornado outbreak that took the lives of dozens hit the...

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Bulldogs' Burger plays through ups and downs in first round of NCAA...

Emilie Burger’s putter left her with plenty to be frustrated with Tuesday.But the lone Georgia representative said she is confident that the putts she missed in the first round will start to drop today...

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Southern Cal sets NCAA record, takes sole possession of lead at NCAA women's...

When Southern California left the course after its first round on Tuesday, it felt like a big-time score in the second round sat within reach. But the Trojans didn’t know how big that round would...

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NCAA golf notebook: Slips cost UGA's Burger

A slow start stung Emilie Burger for the second time in two days at the NCAA women’s golf championship.The Georgia senior put two balls into the water on the par-3 No. 13 and shot a 5-over 75 in the...

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Auburn battling through trying times at NCAA golf championships

Auburn took to the UGA Golf Course early Thursday morning with more on its mind than playing golf. Longtime coach Kim Evans has ovarian cancer and had to go home after the Tigers’ first nine holes on...

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NCAA golf notebook: Southern Cal expands lead to 17 strokes entering final round

Thursday began with Southern California looking to preserve a double-digit lead over the rest of the field. The Trojans emerged from a wind-blown start to Round 3 of the NCAA National Women’s Golf...

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Southern Cal's record week lands program's 4th NCAA women's golf title

Southern Cal went to the course on Friday with a plump lead and forward momentum. But memories of last year, when the Trojans finished runner-up by a shot, stayed in Southern Cal golfers’ minds until...

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NCAA golf notebook: UGA's Burger wraps up career among program's elite

Emilie Burger’s Georgia career came to an end about a chip shot away from her home locker room for the last four years. The senior from Hoschton finished the final round of the NCAA Women’s Golf...

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