Thursday's Report: Signing Day, Lamar County's Allen; UGA/Texas, Tech, Hawks, Falcons; NFL, MLB awards, college football/basketball, NBA, NHL, tennis, soccer, WNBA
📰S📰C📰O📰R📰E📰B📰O📰A📰R📰D
Pro
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰
Signings
Houston County Isaiah Galason will be with a familiar face, former teammate Drew Burress, after signing with Georgia Tech for baseball. Michael Lyons signed with Brewton-Parker for baseball.
Knox Nicholls of Houston County is headed to Truett-McConnell for soccer, while Ava Mason signed with Coker in South Carolina and Sarah Dunford with Berry, each for volleyball.
Stratford had three signings on Wednesday: Hayden Craddock for softball at GMC JC, Regan Ray for softball at Brewton-Parker, and Taylor Ray for women’s lacrosse at Piedmont.
FPD pitcher Conner Strandmark signed to play baseball at Mercer, as did Tattnall’s Wyatt Still.
Baldwin guard Karez Demory signed with Southern in Baton Rouge for men’s basketball, the first Brave to sign with a Division I program since 2001.
Perry’s Connor Langdon has signed to pitch at Georgia while Washington County’s Ty Mobley signed with Auburn baseball.
West Laurens’ Jacely Hogan signed to play softball at Liberty.
Alumni Update
Lamar County’s Allen up for Bednarik, Lott awards
Around/About Georgia
Why Georgia is turning to true freshmen for expanded roles in season's home stretch
Napier spotted at Georgia practice following firing
Tech WR Allen set for road trip to BC
Rankings logic and Georgia Tech
Johnson’s double-double leads Hawks – who opened up a 44-point lead - past Kings
Morris expresses confidence in Michael Penix Jr. despite recent struggles
Storm Norton reverts to IR, out for remainder of season
Malone expected to go on injured reserve
A Worthy Read
'It's our tune': How Fleetwood Mac worked with the USC marching band to create 'Tusk'
College Football/SEC
The 'black hoodie of death,' DeBoer's emotions and Bama's torrid win streak
Kiffin reveals exactly what makes a good head coaching job ahead of showdown with Florida
Auburn GM Redmond talks message to recruits, roster management, ‘pounding the drum’ for the Tigers
Stoops reveals misperception that fans, media have on his offense
How Julio Jones helped Williams before Alabama beat LSU
Beamer details how South Carolina players handled Mike Shula firing
Alabama changing offensive signals to prevent Oklahoma sign-stealing
Grubb warns Venables not to study Alabama signs, promises to change them vs. Oklahoma
Drinkwitz addresses signals, tendencies vs. Texas A&M being picked up
Couple gets engaged on field at Vaught Hemingway Stadium, Kiffin joins celebration
College Football/ACC
Swinney kept son Clay's trick play a secret from his wife
Norvell maintains 'elite level' confidence in FSU football, promises championship future
Belichick shrugs off speculation about NFL job openings
Who's in, who's out for Clemson football vs. Louisville
College Football/Coaching carousel
Making the case for Tulane’s Sumrall as Auburn’s next head coach
Scarbinsky: Coming close at Vanderbilt is no reason for Auburn to hire DJ Durkin
College Football/South
MTSU’s Mason fires WR coach, 2nd assistant departure amid six-game losing streak
How invested is Alabama State in the Jackson State vs Bethune Cookman game?
College Football/Wednesday
Central Michigan knocks off Buffalo to become bowl eligible
Macon scores 4 TDs in first start as NIU downs UMass
Gleason throws 2 TD passes, Trayanum rushes for another in Toledo’s win over Miami (Ohio)
College Football
SEC, Big Ten can't agree on expanded CFP format. Good
Two new contract ideas that can save athletic directors from paying massive buyouts
Michigan State football must vacate wins for NCAA violations in Mel Tucker era
Top-ranked Ohio State’s offensive line dealing with injuries, inconsistency
Michigan prepares for wind, funky dimensions at Wrigley Field
‘We will circle the wagons’: BYU vows to recover from loss to Texas Tech with togetherness
Northern Michigan coach resigns after being placed on administrative leave
NFL/NFC
Romano: Hey, Bucs! Believe it or not, this is a compliment. No, seriously.
Next Giants coach will have Jaxson Dart and talented playmakers to build around him
Former All-Pro CB Jaire Alexander retires after 1-game stint with Eagles
Campbell on keeping tush push legal: I'm a purist, it's on everybody else to stop it
Panthers coach expresses frustration after players question team's attitude in practice
Lions’ Amon-Ra St Brown apologizes for offense caused over ‘Trump Dance’ during game
Buccaneers release huge Watson from their practice squad
NFL/AFC
McDaniel reflects on Dan Quinn's help with his sobriety: 'I'll be forever indebted'
Flacco’s last stand? Bengals QB faces uncertain future as Burrow returns to practice
Titans cornerback Sneed indicted in Texas for failing to report an aggravated assault
Broncos will be relying on several backups at key positions when they face the Chiefs
Davis says Bills ‘have to play to our standards’ to resolve passing game struggles
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Picks: Lions-Eagles, Chiefs-Broncos and Seahawks-Rams highlight a week full of marquee matchups
NFL remains a hot ticket internationally as the league expands its global footprint
Kosar undergoes ‘aggressive procedures’ as he awaits liver transplant
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Samford defeats Texas Southern in OT
Williams’ 32 pushes N.C. State over UNC Greensboro
Morris’ 22 help East Tennessee State defeat Northern Kentucky
NC State rolls over UNC Greensboro in scrappy in-state tilt
Sharavjamts leads balanced South Carolina over Presbyterian
College Basketball/Women
Grace College sets new collegiate high score in blowout win
Should Staley worry about struggles vs Clemson with Southern Cal next?
UConn’S season-high 25 steals help No. 1 Huskies beat Loyola Chicago
Fulwiley scores 22, No. 5 LSU beat Charlotte
Iwuala, McMahon post double-doubles and No. 13 Mississippi blast Southern
Blakes scores 26 points, leads No. 19 Vanderbilt over Austin Peay
Hidalgo sets NCAA record with 16 steals, No. 18 Notre Dame dumps Akron
Morgan ties program record with 16 assists and No. 23 Kentucky routs USC Upstate
College Basketball/Men
Recapping a wild night in mid-major basketball
Bucky Ball is coming to the SEC. Is anyone ready for it?
North Carolina loses star senior Trimble to injury in freak weight room incident
Flemings, Emanuel Sharp each score 19, No. 1 Houston beats Oakland
College Sports
Washington State fires athletic director amid disheartening season
NBA/Basketball
NBA confirms that the All-Star Game will feature a U.S. vs. the World format this season
In firing GM Nico Harrison, Mavericks finally concede Luka Doncic trade mistake
Green calls out Warriors, says he's not sure team has the desire to win: 'It doesn't feel that way'
Beal to undergo hip surgery, will miss remainder of season
Jokic scores 55 points to match season high, Nuggets beat Clippers for 6th straight win
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points as the Thunder beat Doncic and the Lakers
Booker, Grayson Allen lead Suns past struggling Mavericks
Curry’s 46 points leads Warriors over Spurs despite Wembanyama’s triple-double
Baseball/MLB
Skenes continues to impress and make history by winning first Cy Young Award
Mackey: Pirates' future with Paul Skenes a far bigger question than him winning the Cy Young
Skubal wins second straight American League Cy Young Award
Madden: No experience needed to manage in MLB these days
Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
Hockey
Tennis
Djokovic says 'cloud will follow' Jannik Sinner after positive steroids test
India’s Sumit Nagal appeals to Chinese officials after visa denied for Grand Slam tennis qualifier
Soccer
Ronaldo expects his 6th World Cup at age 41 next year is ‘definitely’ his last
Auto Racing
NASCAR reveals where to watch and start times for 2026 season
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBA star Thomas joins new Project B league, promising higher salaries and global competition
Clark shakes off rust at her 2nd Annika Pro-Am appearance: 'I need some lessons'
Cunningham hits back at fan while caddying for Caitlin Clark amid CBA negotiations
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Shields says she rejected Jake Paul's offer: 'Wasn't enough money'
Eubank Jr: ‘People try to strip us of our health – we get used and betrayed’
Scoreboards