Local Roundup: Screven, Metter win first-round tennis matches

SYLVANIA - The Screven County tennis teams advanced in the first round of the GHSA Class AA state tournament on Wednesday, beating Cook County.

FMB AOTW: Simmons striking out the enemy

Crawford Simmons has become a strikeout machine.

SEB hammers Bryan County

BROOKLET – Make that six.

Calvary’s big third inning dooms PHS

PORTAL - A seven-run third inning for the two-time defending state champion Calvary Cavaliers (15-6, 9-1 Region 3-A) put them up for good as they knocked off the Portal Panthers (4-11, 4-7 Region 3-A) 12-4 Tuesday night at Panther field.

Jackets clinch playoff berth

BROOKLET - Southeast Bulloch is going to the playoffs.

Bulloch drops key region matchup

Edmund Burke Academy broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the ninth inning but Bulloch Academy couldn't answer back in the bottom of the frame as the Spartans took an 8-6 victory over the Gators Tuesday in a key GISA Region 2-AA baseball matchup.

Tour de Georgia riders start push toward title

Sven Krauss of Germany led a slow and steady peloton of racers down North Main Street and away from downtown Statesboro, starting Stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia on Tuesday.

Local Roundup: Metter's Fordham crowned region champ

Tess Fordham of Metter shot a 71 Monday to win the Region 3-AA girls' golf championship.

Buchannon to rattle things up at FAMU

PORTAL - When David Buchannon and the Portal Panthers made a run deep into the 2008 state playoffs, the Portal faithful weren't the only ones that noticed.

Lady Devils finish second at region meet

Going into Monday's final event at the Region 3-AAAA girls' track and field championship at Georgia Southern, Statesboro was smack in the middle of the pack and clinging to hopes of a second place finish.

Rock Racing: the bad boys of cycling

SAVANNAH - Rock Racing is a cycling team unlike any other, which is by design.

Dominguez brings lead to 'Boro

SAVANNAH - Ivan Dominguez gently shrugged off his Toyota-United teammates when they told him the first stage of the Tour de Georgia would be all his - short, flat and ideal for strong sprinters.

Weekly Whatup

Konnichiwa cracka's. Hope all is well in readership land - that magical place where nothing is at it seems and all reason takes a back seat to fallacious assumption.

Hamilton trying to bounce back from scandal

TYBEE ISLAND - One by one, the competitors in this week's Tour de Georgia were announced at the race's kickoff gala, all to a smattering of applause, some ovations longer than others.

A day at the park with some NFL friends

Blake Adams shoots 64 in return from hip replacement surgery

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Blake Adams, a former Georgia Southern Eagle, figured he was already way ahead of the game when he teed off in first round of the Humana Challenge. A high spot on the leaderboard was a bonus.

Eagles get road win at Texas State

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Mike Hughes tipped in a Jelani Hewitt missed jumper with 1:39 to go, and the Eagles made it stand with key defensive stops down the stretch as Georgia Southern posted a 45-43 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball victory over the Bobcats Thursday night in Strahan Coliseum.

Healthy Azarenka coasts into third round

MELBOURNE, Australia - Unseeded and floating dangerously in the draw, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka took out No. 8-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the third round at the first major of 2015.

Brady, Belichick issue flat denials

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The two men most responsible for delivering wins for the New England Patriots both said Thursday they have no explanation for how footballs used to reach the Super Bowl were underinflated by 2 pounds per square inch.

Sharpshooting Korver leading red-hot Hawks

ATLANTA - Kyle Korver spent most of his career running around behind the 3-point stripe, a guy whose singular quest was to get open for a long-range shot at the basket.

So close: Nadal, Sharapova survive

MELBOURNE, Australia - An agitated Roger Federer spat out the question that Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova easily could have asked the players who pushed them to the limits in the second round of the Australian Open.

Time to take Jimmy Walker seriously

HONOLULU - Some of the best golf at the Ryder Cup occurred in a match hardly anyone noticed.

No worries for Djokovic, Williams in 1st round

MELBOURNE, Australia - As a first-time dad with a baby at home, Novak Djokovic could see merits in the tale of Serena Williams' mid-match espresso that has been brewing in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

My Take: So long, everyone, and thanks for the memories

From the Portal Panthers in the 2008 GHSA basketball final four, to the unforgettable GSU win over the Florida Gators on the gridiron in 2013 and the program's first Sun Belt title the following year, I've covered a lot of great moments in the pages of the Statesboro Herald.

Seahawks savor comeback win

RENTON, Wash. - A day later, it was still hard to fathom how the Seattle Seahawks are headed for their second straight Super Bowl.

Rooney Rule good, even if teams violate 'spirit'

Tony Dungy was an up-and-coming NFL assistant in his early 30s when he met with the Green Bay Packers about their opening for a head coach in 1988.

Litke: First question of Super Bowl: 'You mad, bro?'

The final "Jeopardy!" category is Super Bowl XLIX, and the clue is: "You mad, bro?"

New controversy surrounds Patriots

The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots deflated footballs that were used in their AFC championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Hawks get 13th straight win

ATLANTA - The NBA's best defense kept the Atlanta Hawks' winning streak intact.

Super matchup: Seahawks face Patriots for NFL championship

For Russell Wilson's Seattle Seahawks to become the first team in a decade to win consecutive Super Bowls, they'll have to beat the most recent group to do it, Tom Brady's New England Patriots.