Georgia needed more than 60 minutes to avoid being upset – they also needed more than seven overtimes. Finally, when it was all said and done, Georgia took home a 44-42 victory over their in-state rival Georgia Tech in eight overtimes. It was the second-most overtimes in FBS history, one shy of LSU and Penn … Read more
BBC Jon Brilliant joined Harrods in 2000 to relaunch its online business Mohamed Al Fayed manipulated Harrods managers to conceal his crimes, sacking those he could not control, an ex-director has told the BBC. Jon Brilliant, who worked in Al Fayed’s private office for 18 months, says the late entrepreneur plied him with envelopes full … Read more
The logic inside some corners of the Lakers locker room a season ago was that the best path to the NBA Finals wouldn’t run through Denver, but instead through Oklahoma City — the team tied with the Nuggets for the West’s best record. Denver was too big, too physical and had, the logic said, dominated … Read more
Book bargain hunters will be disappointed to learn Costco plans to stop selling books at most of its US stores at the beginning of the year. In January, Costco will remove the store’s popular book section from the majority of its 600-plus stores in the United States. And it will only return during the holiday … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Raines, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian are the last area teams left standing in the high school football state playoffs. The road ended in Georgia for reigning state champ Pierce County. But the state semifinals are up next for the Vikings, Yellow Jackets and Conquerors, although it’s more than likely only one … Read more
ATHENS, Ga. – Freshman Nate Frazier ran for a 2-point conversion in the eighth overtime of a marathon for the ages after No. 6 Georgia pulled off an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, giving the Bulldogs a 44-42 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday night. After falling behind 17-0 at halftime and being dominated most of the … Read more
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The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never … Read more
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams took a costly penalty in the fourth quarter of the Lions’ 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears. With the Lions driving into Bears territory, Williams was shoved out of bounds after a catch and then flipped the ball at a player on the Bears sideline. Williams was flagged 15 … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Most teams have some sort of challenge along the way to make it to the state semifinals. Raines obviously isn’t most teams. The Vikings triggered a running clock Friday night for the third time in three playoff games. This time, a flurry of turnovers set off a 30-point second quarter in the … Read more