By Dawn Tolbert ROME – The Shorter University baseball team welcomed 2019 by answering the call to missions. A group of 25 Hawks players and coaches took part in a six-day mission trip to Mexico at …

For other Cartersville residents and me, it was surreal to see Trevor Lawrence, a kid who had just been known around town as “Trevor” since he was 15, on the national stage last night. It …

Miguel Chavis, center, defensive player development coach for the Clemson Tigers, has been part of the team's rise to tonight's College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama. CLEMSON …

By Tim Ellsworth TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (BP) — Alabama running back Josh Jacobs and three other Crimson Tide football players provided a pleasant surprise for a 13-year-old boy while delivering a …

There are a lot of things wrong about sports – over-devotion by fans, parents investing in their 8-year-old like their retirement depends on his signing bonus, overpaid athletes and coaches. …

I’ve never, ever had a reason to root for Purdue. Saturday night the Boilermakers earned my fandom simply because they were playing Ohio State. The other reason came through Tyler Trent. Like …

I was privileged to be a part of the Reviving the Passion of Preaching Conference in Hattiesburg, MS this week and had the opportunity of hearing my friend, Dr. Dean Register, pastor of Crosspoint …

Pastor Jeff Hicks greets Frank Barnett on homecoming Sunday, August 12, at Beacon Heights Baptist Church in Madison. GERALD HARRIS/Index MADISON — Jeff Hicks is pastor of Beacon Heights Baptist …

P. J. and the family pet Veda – a full-blooded boxer – and his sister Gracie pose with their parents Penny and Paul in a not-so-formal outdoor setting. KUNST/Special[/caption] YATESVILLE – If …

Dave Geros watches his son, Garrett, complete a set of leg pressess during a recent workout. Garrett Geros lost his left leg below the knee in a car crash two years ago. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index EURHARLEE …

Samuel Armas is motivated by his favorite Bible passage: “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for …

Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles holds his seven-month-old daughter Lily while being interviewed by NBC Sports' Dan Patrick after leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 41-33 win over New England in Super …

Zach Morrison contributed to a couple of firsts at Shorter University as a four-year started and all-conference lineman in being a part of the inaugural team in 2005 before helping the Hawks claim …

The men in the white t-shirts are members of the Haiti Amputee Soccer Team pictured in Atlanta on their goodwill tour in the U.S. ATLANTA — Mountain Park First Baptist Church hosted the Amputee …

ROME —  Shorter University is pleased to announce the hiring of Tony Lundy, a veteran educator and coach, as the university's Director of Athletics. Lundy will begin his duties on Jan. 1. Tony …

Jake Fromm takes a snap against Mississippi State at Samford Stadium Sept. 23 in a 31-3 UGA win. Fromm's emergence this season has been key in the Bulldogs march to an SEC Championship. UGA …

HOUSTON — The current World Series has been full of drama, home runs, marathon battles on the diamond, outstanding players, and come-from-behind wins. The Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers …

An overflow crowd showed up at Grace Baptist Church in Monroe Oct. 22 for Monroe Area high School Purple Hurricanes Day. The gathering included the baptisms of five MAHS football players. GRACE …

Brewton-Parker College's women's wrestling team and Coach Brittney Gadd, top right, began their second season and first in the Mid-South Conference hosting the school's first-ever duel. JOSE …

Jacob Tamme, left, participates in the Atlanta Falcons training camp in 2016. COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG/Special By Larry Rowell With four state high school football championships under his belt, four …

Originally posted Nov. 28, 2013 DULUTH — The emotions in the house had run a crazy course. Disappointment. Disgust. Hope. More hope. Elation. But then Mike Dorough and family watched the …

The 69,000-square-foot Blaurock Student Wellness Center features a walking track, three basketball courts, two raquetball courts, and aerobics classroom, and leisure pool. TMU/Special CLEVELAND – …

Mark Walker, head football coach at Brantley County High School in southeast Georgia, determines that his role isn't just to point young men in the right direction on the field, but off it as well. …

By Karen Allen ROME — The Lady Hawks enter the 2017 season as the GSC coaches' pick to finish third; while, a breakout season last year for Tiffani Estep earned the senior a preseason …

By Tim Ellsworth NASHVILLE (BP) — Kurt Warner's faith in Jesus Christ is more than a personal, off-the-field commitment that had little impact on his success as an NFL quarterback. That's the …