Police are still searching for a woman accused of animal cruelty related to a school bus full of animals that broke down last year.

Those factors, combined with the effort put forth by Marshall players without veteran Obinna Anochili-Killlen, sparked the Thundering Herd past Georgia Southern, 81-69, in a Sun Belt Conference matinee Saturday in front of 3,866 fans at Cam Henderson Center.

Georgia enters this week battling through five straight games against AP Top 25 opponents in the Southeastern Conference.

The State Fair of West Virginia is one of four finalists for Rural Impact Awards’ Fair of the Year. According to a post on the State Fair of West Virginia’s Facebook page, the State Fair of West Virginia is a finalist for Fair of the Year.

No. 7 Marquette (15-3) beat DePaul 85-83, OT; lost to Xavier 59-57. No. 8 Kentucky (14-4) beat No. 11 Texas A&M 81-69; lost to No. 4 Alabama 102-97. No. 9 Kansas (13-4) lost to No. 2 Iowa St. 74-57; beat Kansas St. 84-74.

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

Madness is still a couple of months away, but this weekend's college basketball slate certainly has a March feel to it. Saturday in particular is a banner day in the SEC, featuring a trio of top-25 showdowns.

Top-25 teams will be in action in 14 games on Saturday’s college basketball schedule. That includes the Auburn Tigers squaring off against the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum.Info on

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West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez named Travis Trickett as the senior offensive assistant Monday afternoon. Trickett spent time on the Mou

Look at the top five from last season. Georgia won the SEC. Ohio State and Notre Dame are playing for the College Football Playoff championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday. Oregon had the best-regular season record in the FBS, and Texas made the CFP semifinals.