Devan Downey scored 24 points to lead South Carolina to a 77-71 win over Florida on Wednesday night.

Lucas Hargrove matched his season-high with 24 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Auburn to an 82-63 victory over Georgia on Wednesday night.

Byrnes High School star runner Marcus Lattimore says he’ll sign with South Carolina, spurning efforts by Auburn to land him. WJBF News Channel 6’s Chris Kane has more.

South Carolina’s first victory over a No. 1 team will cost $25,000. The Southeastern Conference said Wednesday that South Carolina will be fined for violating league rules against permitting fans on the playing area following a 68-62 victory over top-ranked Kentucky on Tuesday night.

Kentucky’s return to No. 1 might not last very long. Devan Downey scored 30 points and South Carolina sent No. 1 Kentucky to its first loss of the season with a 68-62 victory on Tuesday night.

President Barack Obama calls John Calipari to thank the Kentucky coach and his players for their help in raising more than $1 million in the “Hoops for Haiti” telethon. Then the country’s No. 1 college basketball fan cautioned the Wildcats not to let their new position atop the polls go to their heads.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has the Gamecocks playing more like she hoped when she took the job two years ago. Already this season, the Gamecocks have their longest Southeastern Conference win streak in four seasons and beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2005. The trick for Staley is to keep improving enough to get that NCAA tournament bid she covets.

South Carolina coach Darrin Horn says the start of the Southeastern Conference is a chance for the defending Eastern Division co-champs to put their early season disappointments behind and start fresh.

Georgia junior safety Reshad Jones is expected to confirm he is entering the NFL draft this year. Jones could not be reached by The Associated Press Tuesday morning but plans to meet with reporters later on Tuesday.

Kentucky coach Rich Brooks has announced that he is retiring after seven seasons coaching the Wildcats. Brooks made the announcement on Monday. He will be replaced by offensive head coach Joker Phillips, who agreed to become Brooks’ eventual successor two years ago.

South Carolina has hired Appalachian State assistant coach Shawn Elliott to be the Gamecocks new offensive line coach.

Mark Richt’s search for a defensive coordinator may have landed on LSU’s John Chavis. The search for Georgia’s next starting quarterback will have to wait a couple months.

Rakim Sanders scored 22 points, Reggie Jackson 16 and Boston College held on for a 85-76 win over South Carolina after nearly blowing a 21-point halftime lead on Wednesday night.

South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia has come a long way in the past year. Garcia says he remembers getting chewed out by coach Steve Spurrier before last year’s Outback Bowl when he acknowledged playing video games one night instead of watching game film or studying plays.

A judge has dismissed a former University of Georgia football player’s lawsuit against the university’s athletic association. Junior cornerback Decory Bryant’s football career ended with a neck injury in a game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2003.