A few tidbits on Mercer University

Forty-one senior medical students at the Savannah campus of the Mercer University School of Medicine particpated in the annual Match Day rite of passage, which is a nationwide event that serves to tell senior medical students what residency programs

The spot that gave sports the Macon Whoopees hockey team has added to its sports legacy in a big way. Mercer University, pride of the Georgia city, splashed onto the sports scene Friday with its 78-71 upset of Duke. The Bears became this year'€™s

MACON, Ga. – A small university that defeated a basketball powerhouse in the first round provided what will likely be one of the best upsets in the tournament and busted a lot of basketball fans' brackets.

Mercer University, with an undergraduate enrollment around 4,000, is based in Macon, Ga., was founded by early 19th century Baptists and named for one of those founders, minister Jesse Mercer (whose statue is at the center of campus). Former President 

Remember Dunk City? The alter ego of Florida Gulf Coast University was hoping to dance again, ready to resurrect the title bestowed on them last season when they became the first 15 seed to advance into the Sweet 16 of