One vehicle accident results in injuries

04/21/11 An Americus man was injured when the vehicle he was driving ran off the road Wednesday morning. According to Cpl. Ed Odom of the Georgia State Patrol, Marshall Hancock, 36, of Americus was traveling south on U.S. Highway 19 when his 2002 Ford Super Duty pick-up truck went of the roadway near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 South and Crissy Lane at approximately 10:36 a.m. Odom said that ...

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Farmers Seed gets in the spring spirit with plant donations

04/21/11 Each year Farmers Seed and Feed donates plants to the Sumter County Federation of Garden Clubs' plant sale. Shown here are Frank Joiner with Judy Smith (left) and Doris Stanford, all of Farmers Seed and Feed, getting a load of annuals, perennials and herbs ready for transport to the sale location at the American Legion Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (U.S. Highway 19 North). This year's ...

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

03/09/11 The National Weather Service continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery and Wheeler counties through 3:45 p.m. and for Treutlen county through 4:15 p.m.

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Surging Lakers visit Hawks

03/08/11 Unbeaten since the All-Star break and hungry for more, the surging Los Angeles Lakers will continue a four-game road trip tonight against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.

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Eric Wedge will try to revive the Mariners with a lot of hard work and no nonsense

02/13/11 A small plaque with a picture of a stern-faced John Wayne and those words sits to the left of Eric Wedge's desk at Safeco Field.

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College Football 2011 Predictions: Over-Under Win Total for Every Big 12 Team

02/04/11 With National Signing day behind us, we can turn our collective attention towards the actual 2011 season that lies before us like an empty canvas. The masterpiece that will someday be the 2011 Big 12 college football season will be a work of art that does not include any buffaloes or corn cobs; yes, the 2011 season will witness the exit of Colorado and Nebraska from the Big 12 ranks. The ten ...

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Chamber exhibit highlights Socorro County

01/08/11 Artists represented by Alamo Gallery and Gifts are featured this month at the Socorro County Chamber of Commerce, in a display that encompasses a range of media, from pottery to photography.

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Area All-American alumni rundown

01/07/11 share: digg facebook twitter Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl will have the game's highest local representation, with six area players invited. There has been a local player in the game's previous 10 editions, and 22 total area alums. Express-News staff writers Lorne Chan and Blake Hurtik take a look at how past local All-American Bowl participants have fared since the game.

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Argos Sign Pair on Defence

01/06/11 Mississauga - The Toronto Argonauts Football Club announced today that it will welcome back import DE Matthias Askew and that import LB Anthony Cannon has been added to the roster.

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Texas A&M Bowl History

01/05/11 Dec. 28, 2009 Independence Bowl-- Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 Dec. 29, 2007 Alamo Bowl-- Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 Dec. 28, 2006 Holiday Bowl-- California 45, Texas A&M 10 Jan. 1, 2005 Cotton Bowl-- Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7 Dec. 28, 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl-- Texas A&M 28, TCU 9 Dec. 31, 2000 Independence Bowl-- Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41, OT Dec. 28, 1999 Alamo Bowl-- Penn State ...

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Playing second fiddle has been no fun for Buckeyes

01/02/11 When it comes to its 0-9 bowl futility against the SEC, I feel Ohio State's pain.

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Ohio State Bowl History

01/02/11 Jan. 1, 2010 Rose Bowl-- Ohio State 26, Oregon 17 Jan. 5, 2009 Fiesta Bowl-- Texas 24, Ohio State 21 Jan. 7, 2008 BCS National Championship-- LSU 38, Ohio State 24 Jan. 8, 2007 BCS National Championship-- Florida 41, Ohio State 14 Jan. 2, 2006 Fiesta Bowl-- Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 Dec. 29, 2004 Alamo Bowl-- Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 Jan. 2, 2004 Fiesta Bowl-- Ohio State 35, Kansas ...

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Texas Tech Bowl History

01/01/11 Jan. 1, 2011 TicketCity Bowl-- Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 Jan. 2, 2010 Alamo Bowl-- Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31 Jan. 2, 2009 Cotton Bowl-- Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34 Jan. 1, 2008 Gator Bowl-- Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 Dec. 29, 2006 Insight Bowl-- Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41, OT Jan. 2, 2006 Cotton Bowl-- Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 Dec. 30, 2004 Holiday Bowl-- Texas Tech 45 ...

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Michigan St. Bowl Bowl History

01/01/11 Jan. 1, 2011 Capital One Bowl-- Alabama 49, Michgigan St. 7 Jan. 2, 2010 Alamo Bowl-- Texas Tech 41, Michigan St. 31 Jan. 1, 2009 Capital One Bowl-- Georgia 24, Michigan St. 12 Dec. 28, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl-- Boston College 24, Michigan St. 21 Dec. 29, 2003 Alamo Bowl-- Nebraska 17, Michigan St. 3 Dec. 31, 2001 Silicon Valley Classic-- Michigan St. 44, Fresno St. 35 Jan. 1, 2000 Citrus Bowl ...

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Penn State Bowl History

01/01/11 Jan. 1, 2011 Outback Bowl-- Florida 37, Penn St. 24 Jan. 1, 2010 Capital One Bowl-- Penn St. 19, LSU 17 Jan. 1, 2009 Rose Bowl-- Southern Cal 38, Penn State 24 Dec. 29, 2007 Alamo Bowl-- Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 Jan. 1, 2007 Outback Bowl-- Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 Jan. 4, 2006 Orange Bowl-- Penn State 26, Florida State 23, 3OT Jan. 1, 2003 Capital One Bowl-- Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Dec. 28 ...

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Wisconsin Bowl History

01/01/11 Jan. 1, 2011 Rose Bowl-- TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 Dec. 29, 2009 Champs Sports Bowl-- Wisconsin 20, Miami 14 Dec. 27, 2008 Champs Sports Bowl-- Florida State 42, Wisconsin 13 Jan. 1, 2008 Outback Bowl-- Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 Jan. 1, 2007 Capital One Bowl-- Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 Jan. 2, 2006 Capital One Bowl-- Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10 Jan. 1, 2005 Outback Bowl-- Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21 Dec ...

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Big Al's Picks: Big Ten bowl success not the best

12/16/10 A quick glance at the opening lines for this season's football bowl games doesn't say much for the Big Ten Conference, as only one of the league's eight bowl-bound teams is favored.

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Ranking the bowls: Almost everyone gets a shot

12/15/10 It's not hard to get a bowl game, just some credit and a domain name. It's even easier to qualify for one, with nearly 60 percent of teams still alive. That doesn't mean there aren't a few gems here or there as Dennis Dodd ranks all the bowls.

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Picking at a bowlful of games

12/10/10 Picking at a bowlful of games Which games do you have circled? Checking in on the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve is fine, so long as it doesn't take away three hours from the family. Here are my five -- among the 20 or so I will catch at least snippets of -- with the complete schedule compiled by staff writer Pete Dougherty: Orange Bowl (Jan. 3): Virginia Tech vs. The Stanford quarterback could be ...

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Zultan's Final Fearless College Football Forecast: The BCS Bowl Challenge

12/09/10 In December, the 2010 college football landscape lays wasted after a full season of all-out assault featuring vicious sacks and bone-cracking tackles. The aerial attacks landed bomb after bomb as receivers somersaulted into opponents' end zones to light up the scoreboard.

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