Saturday’s Report: GHSA playoffs, Mercer; UGA/Tech COFH, Hawks, Braves; College football/coaches/SEC/ACC/nat’l, NFL, NBA, college basketball, soccer, Olympics, hockey
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High Schools
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Girls
Hancock Central 47, Washington County 43
Putnam County 61, Baldwin 46
Boys
Baldwin 64, Putnam County 63
Hancock Central 54, Washington County 53
Zion Cordy had 17 for the Golden Hawks.
Harlem 64, Southwest 56
Peach County 67, Taylor County 50
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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W-Mercer 71, Charleston Southern 45
Pro
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Knoxville 2, Macon 1
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer gets off to good start, rolls in Charleston
Around/About Georgia
Thanks to Texas, Georgia gets SEC title shot
GHSA appeal has no short time frame
Brady calls for support with Lawson Luckie's 'amazing story'
Falcons Mailbag: Questions about Atlanta's first-down play calls and offseason priorities
Murphy's Hall of Fame candidacy again in spotlight ahead of Era ballot
Johnson’s triple-double leads Hawks to 130-123 victory over Cavaliers in NBA Cup game
State college basketball
Blocker, Maclin rally DePaul past Georgia Tech at Emerald Coast Classic
A Worthy Read
What do an axe, a bucket and a cannon have in common? Meet the rivalry trophies of college football
Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
No. 4 Georgia holds off No. 23 Georgia Tech for 8th straight win in series
UGA offense inspires questions
Lamar County’s Allen and an ‘amazing’ recovery
Another emotional loss for Key
Stockton struggles to worst game, kicker doesn’t
Everything from Georgia Tech LB Lightsey & QB King
King frustrated, Georgia scores style points defending prolific QB
Key ansty about run game question
Smart wishes for do-over on Georgia's botched 2-minute drill
College Football/Coaching carousel
Kiffin emotional, non-committal about his future, following Egg Bowl triumph
Florida is moving on from Lane Kiffin and targeting Tulane’s Jon Sumrall
Oregon State hires Alabama assistant JaMarcus Shephard to take over struggling football program
Luck hires Tavita Pritchard as Stanford’s head football coach
Morris stresses all-in message at North Texas despite impending move to Oklahoma State
Scarbinsky: Rethinking Durkin and the Auburn job as the Iron Bowl draws near
College Football/Friday
No. 2 Indiana moves to 12-0, earns Big Ten title game spot with win at Purdue
No. 16 Texas spoils No. 3 Texas A&M’s perfect season, knocks Aggies out of SEC title game
No. 6 Ole Miss beats Mississippi State in Battle for the Golden Egg
No. 14 Utah rallies to beat Kansas and keep its slim Big 12 championship hopes alive
Mestemaker leads No. 21 North Texas over Temple for spot in American title game
Iowa beats Huskers for 10th time in 11 meetings, shutting them down in 2nd half on way to rout
Tecza, Horvath help Navy beat Memphis, clinch a share of AAC regular-season title
Boise State comes back to defeat Utah State, Riley scores game-winner
Allen, Fleischmann each score 2 TDs in Air Force’s win over Colorado State
College Football/SEC
Vanderbilt extends coach Clark Lea’s contract after historic season
College Football/South
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel puts his iconic red sweater-vest on the line ahead of Michigan showdown
NFL/NFC
Johnson flexes shirtless in locker room after Bears’ 5th straight win, over reeling Eagles
Buccaneers try to end 3-game skid against lowly Cardinals, who have dropped 8 of 9
Lions are lucky to be above .500 after a disappointing 5-game stretch
From fan to foe: Kyle Shanahan, 49ers face unique challenge against Browns
NFL/AFC
Jets’ Kris Boyd says in Instagram post he’s back in hospital after recent shooting
Chargers host Raiders as both teams seek improvement in stretch run for vastly different reasons
Jackson the main culprit in Ravens’ turnover-laden loss to Bengals
Texans hit the road as they try to cut into Colts’ division lead and get back in playoff mix
Browns’ Garrett is thinking about when, not if, he will break the NFL sack record
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Dominguez and Agee help Texas A&M cruise past Florida State
Strong scores season-best 22 points, leads South Carolina over Charleston Southern
Frison has 17, Chattanooga knocks off Tennessee Wesleyan
Miller, Jaron Pierre Jr. rally unbeaten SMU past Mississippi State
Ruffin scores 18 and Jackson State beats Louisiana 51-45 for first victory of season
Pence scores 20 points, grabs 10 boards to lead Illinois State over Furman
College Basketball/Women
No. 5 LSU sets NCAA record with 7th straight 100-point game, beating Marist 113-53 at Paradise Jam
Suarez, Miles lead No. 8 TCU over UAB
Boone helps No. 16 Kentucky routs Morgan State 101-39 at Puerto Rico Shootout
No. 25 N.C. State set tourney record in rout of Southern Miss in Cancun
College Basketball/Men
College basketball player in Oklahoma dies after being injured during game
Jacobsen scores career-high 24 to lead No. 1 Purdue to 109-62 romp over Eastern Illinois
No. 5 UConn beats No. 13 Illinois
Xaivian Lee scores 20 and No. 10 Florida’s frontcourt excels in 90-78 win over Providence
Minor scores 18, hits game-winning 3-pointer as Pittsburgh hands Ohio State first loss
College Sports
Sources: UL-Monroe hiring SJ Tuohy, son of family featured in 'Blind Side,' as next AD
NBA/Basketball
Spoelstra had no idea why he was getting drenched in the locker room. His 800th win was why
The NBA Cup quarterfinal field is set: Heat-Magic, Knicks-Raptors, Suns-Thunder, Spurs-Lakers
Miller scores 27 points, Hornets beat Bulls to end 7-game losing streak
Thunder win 11th straight to improve to 19-1, beating Suns to move on in NBA Cup
Hockey
Evangelista scores key goal as the Predators beat the slumping Blackhawks
Letang scores in OT, Crosby nets 2 as Penguins beat Blue Jackets
Jarvis scores a hat trick as Hurricanes pull away in third period to beat Jets
Soccer
Macario scores twice, US women beat Italy 3-0 in first of two friendlies
14 US stadiums proposed among 20 possible sites for 2031 Women’s World Cup (3 in Southeast)
Olympic Sports
USA Basketball is set to open World Cup qualifying in Nicaragua, and Brandon Knight can’t wait
James Jones was a player, then a GM and now he’s seeing the NBA through a different lens
Scoreboards