Georgia
Stanford women keep up hot play against Georgia Tech, cling to NCAA tournament hopes
STANFORD – Stanford will need a deep run in this week’s ACC Tournament in order to make its 37th straight NCAA tournament, but at least it will be coming in on a hot streak.
The Cardinal (16-13, 8-10) will enter the postseason Wednesday in Greensboro, N.C., having won five of six games, including Sunday’s 87-82 win over Georgia Tech at Maples Pavilion.
“I think we’ve been playing really well and with a lot of confidence,” Stanford coach Kate Paye said. “Absolutely nothing succeeds like success, so we’re going to continue to build. Our team is all about improving and learning from the good things and working on the other things, and we’re excited to be going in with a lot of confidence.”
The Yellow Jackets (21-9, 9-9) had spent the past 11 weeks in the AP Top 25, reaching as high as No. 13, before falling out this past Monday. But they led for just 36 seconds Sunday.
Stanford shot 61.4 percent – the best any ACC team has shot against a conference opponent this season — led by sophomore forwards Mary Ashley Stevenson (7 for 9, 17 points) and Courtney Ogden (7 for 10, 16 points).
Ogden blew by her defender for an open lay-up with 5:21 to play to put Stanford ahead 79-78. A 3-pointer by senior Brooke Demetri extended the lead to 84-78 with 3:45 remaining, and the Cardinal led by at least two possessions the rest of the way.
Playing on her Senior Day, Greece native Elena Bosgana had team-highs of 19 points and six rebounds and was one of five Cardinal with three assists.
As a result, the Cardinal will enter its first ACC Tournament as the No. 11 seed and will face No. 14 Clemson, who beat visiting Stanford in overtime two months ago, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. The winner will face the No. 6 seed — 25th-ranked Louisville — on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
“I feel like our team has improved so much since the start of ACC play,” Paye said. “We’ve learned so much about ourselves. We’re really grateful for the opportunity. We’re used to the travel, we have a way we do it, and we’re excited to play on Wednesday.”
When Bosgana became the program’s first recruit from Europe, she joined a program that had just won the 2021 NCAA championship under Tara VanDerveer, then the winningest coach in women’s college basketball.
As Bosgana leaves The Farm, Stanford is led by VanDerveer’s longtime assistant and is outside the top three in its conference for the first time since 1987-88.
The Cardinal was unable to withstand the departures of Cameron Brink (No. 2 pick in WNBA Draft) and Kiki Iriafen (18.1 points, 8.3 rebounds for Big Ten champion USC) and an injury to two-year starting point guard Talana Lepolo, who had 264 assists in her first two years but was limited to eight assists in five games this season after undergoing offseason knee surgery.
Stanford finished a perfect 14-0 at home against unranked teams, but lost its three home games against Top 25 teams and was 2-10 away from Maples.
To have an extended stay this week, it will need to stay hot from 3-point range (Stanford entered the weekend 15th in the nation at 36.9% from behind the arc) and hope for a return from Nunu Agara, who is 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.9) and eighth in rebounding (7.6) but has played just seven minutes since suffering a concussion on Feb. 6.
There are signs that Stanford can bounce back next season. The Cardinal is a young team – freshman Shay Ijiwoye and sophomores Mary Ashley Stevenson and Chloe Clardy started Sunday while sophomore Courtney Ogden was the first player off the bench.
Agara is also a sophomore, and Stanford has three McDonald’s All-Americans in a 2025 recruiting class that is ranked third nationally by espnW.
But Paye said this year’s team isn’t done yet.
“They’re not scared. They’re not giving up,” Paye said. “They’re excited, they have confidence. I truly believe that our team can compete with any team in the country. We know that there’s a lot of external narratives… and we don’t really care about them. What we care about is the way we feel about each other and we want to play really well on Wednesday.”
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It can be hard to find a truly unique experience for your next vacation. That’s where Travel + Leisure comes in.
Back in May, members of the publication’s team created a list in celebration of America’s 250th Fourth of July, highlighting a unique experience in each state “from hidden gems to iconic highlights and editor-approved favorites.”
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Most unique experience in Georgia
The Georgia spot highlighted was the World of Quercus. Here’s what writer Lydia Mansel said about it:
“The 3,800-acre property, dotted with pecan groves and cabins, isn’t your run-of-the-mill retreat. Guests are encouraged to roam the land by golf cart or on foot, visit the biodynamic vegetable garden, fish the Flint River, and connect with the ranch’s horses. Owned by Chiara Visconti di Modrone and her husband Angelos Pervanas, Quercus is a place where relaxation comes in many forms—and you can design your experience to fit your pace and preferences.”
Where is Quercus?
Quercus is in Gay at 208 Caldwell St. It’s about 30 miles east of LaGrange and over 50 miles south of Atlanta.
How much is Quercus per night?
The Sylva, Ember, and Cypress cabins are $2,700 per night. The Naya cabin is $4,500 per night.
Unique experiences in the South
- Alabama: Freedom Monument Sculpture Park
- Florida: Greater Florida Everglades
- Georgia: Quercus
- Kentucky: Kentucky African American Heritage Trail
- Louisiana: New Orleans Museum of Art
- Missouri: Anheuser-Busch Brewery
- Mississippi: Vikin’s Mississippi Delta Explorer
- North Carolina: Good Hot Fish
- South Carolina: Casual Crabbing with Tia
- Tennessee: Blackberry Farm
- Virginia: Chincoteague Island
- West Virginia: New River Gorge National Park
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
APPLING COUNTY, Ga. (WCYB) — The co-owner of Yurezz Home Center in Greeneville has been arrested in Georgia, according to a report obtained by News 5.
Earlier this week, News 5 told you about the dealership in Greeneville that abruptly shut down last month.
This has left homeowners with partially built homes and employees without jobs.
It is not yet clear why Richard Altman was taken into custody.
This is a developing story.
Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court upholds convictions of men in deadly shooting during gas station carjacking
Two men found guilty of murdering a man while he was pumping air into his tires at a Georgia gas station will remain in prison, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled.
Miles Chatezal Collins and Josiah Hughley, Jr. had appealed to the state’s highest court after they were found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, violating Georgia’s Street Gang, Terrorism and Prevention Act, and hijacking a motor vehicle, among other charges in 2025.
The men’s charges stem from a shooting on July 10, 2022, at a QuickTrip gas station in Peachtree Corners. According to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, 30-year-old Bradley Lamar Coleman had stopped at the gas station to fill up his tires when Collins, Hughley, and a third man pulled up beside him and tried to steal his Dodge Charger.
When Coleman tried to stop the men, officials say they shot him and fled the scene.
Authorities say the three men were members of the Blood gang and had tried to steal the car to increase their status.
While their first trial ended in a mistrial due to a comment by the prosecution, a jury found Collins, Hughley, and their co-defendant, David Jarrad Booker, guilty of more than a dozen charges in 2025. They were each sentenced to life plus 145 years in prison.
In Collins and Hughley’s appeal to the state Supreme Court, they argued that there was insufficient evidence to support some of the charges and that the judge in the case improperly admitted certain evidence and committed errors in instructing the jurors.
The justices’ rulings disagreed, finding that their attorneys failed to object to the supposed errors and that the two men’s claims were insufficient.
The judges also found that a claim by Hughley that his counsel failed him by not asserting that a statement made to law enforcement should have been suppressed. With those findings, the Supreme Court chose not to overrule the case, letting the convictions and sentences stand.
“We are grateful for this affirmation from the Georgia Supreme Court,” Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. “Thanks to the incredible work of our team of trial and appellate prosecutors, and all of the staff that assisted with defending these convictions, two dangerous criminals will remain in prison.”
Booker’s appeal remains pending.
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