Thursday's Report: Lamar County's Allen, Mercer; Hawks, Braves, Falcons, UGA; College football, NFL, college basketball, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, soccer
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M-Mercer 101, LaGrange 62
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Alumni Update
Lamar County’s Allen a Butkus Award Semifinalist
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Clemson comes to town for Mercer
MSOC-Mercer hosting SoCon semifinal
MBKB-Bears cruise in home opener
Around/About Georgia
Porsche, trips and more: Feds say former Hawks finance exec embezzled nearly $4M
Braves give Weiss three-year contract, coaching staff unsettled (temporarily), more
Hefner and Richardson added by Braves to new manager Weiss’ coaching staff
Paging Christopher Walken: Lebby wants more cowbell
London focused on team result despite standout performance in New England
Falcons sign K Gonzalez after releasing Romo for costly missed extra point
State College Basketball
Georgia routs UMES behind Cain and Wilkins’ 16 points apiece
A Worthy Read
'It felt like a toxic environment': Stories from four QBs and their 15 schools
Gambling
Sports betting roundup: Game 7 of the World Series surrounded by a big football weekend
Hyde: A gambling world that sports leagues need to get under control
College Football/SEC
'Total clown show': How Louisiana Gov. made finding next LSU coach harder
Kelly's firing letter to LSU obtained, coach open to buyout settlement with school
Auburn players describe their reactions to Freeze’s firing
Beamer reveals who will call plays for South Carolina after firing Shula
Heupel and Tennessee's program need to keep growing, but any hot-seat chatter is out of touch
Kiffin reaffirms belief in Simmons despite emergence of Chambliss
Alabama is getting 'excited about running the freaking ball' against LSU
What Kiffin discussed with Sankey after win over South Carolina
College Football/ACC
Swinney reacts to ACC reprimand, Clemson fine for criticizing officials
Cristobal addresses how Syracuse staff changes impact preparation
College Football/South
College Football
CFP opens with 1 game Dec. 19 and 3 more on Dec. 20; TV and kickoff times set
The Big 12 is in the hunt for multiple CFP berths with No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech set to battle
Texas Tech LB who wanted to be a QB and BYU freshman QB wearing No. 47 face off in top-10 matchup
NFL/NFC
49ers opt against major moves at trade deadline despite injury woes
Leading the NFL in sacks, Burns has been a rare bright spot for the last-place Giants
Cardinals QB Murray heads to injured reserve because of lingering foot injury
NFL/AFC
Rodgers and first-place Steelers confident in their passing game options after quiet deadline
Colts welcome addition of All-Pro CB Gardner and are hopeful to see him on the field Sunday
Surging Broncos look to keep their winning streak alive against the reeling Raiders
Ravens look forward after the deadline — Jones arrives and Andrews stays with Baltimore
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL midseason trends: Why scoring is up, offenses are bigger, and finishes are dramatic
Picks: Eagles will beat the Packers in a playoff rematch on Monday night
Belichick among 9 coaching semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class
College Basketball/South
Pearl throws stones from glass house after Auburn barely beats Bethune-Cookman
Mackinnon, Thomas lead LSU past Tarleton State
Beagle scores 12 off the bench, Richmond defeats Southern Virginia
Lands’ 21 points lead Middle Tennessee over Milligan
College Basketball/Women
Mulkey gives passionate take on Woodward ouster, hiring of Ausberry
Crooks’ 29 points, 14 rebounds help No. 14 Iowa State women beat Southern
Hidalgo scores 27 points and No. 15 Notre Dame women blow out Fairleigh Dickinson
Timmer scores 17 of her 22 in the first half and No. 22 Oklahoma State beats East Texas
College Basketball/Men
A busy summer that included observing WNBA’s Aces helped prepare BYU’s AJ Dybantsa for college debut
In new era of college hoops rosters, $20.5M salary cap feels more like a suggestion than a rule
Calipari explains what would make him 'feel like crap' facing Tom Izzo, Michigan State
DeVries era opens with a bang as Reed Bailey scores 21 to lead Indiana past Alabama A&M
Roundup
NBA/Basketball
Anunoby and Brunson help Knicks rout Timberwolves in Edwards’ return
Brown scores 35 points in 26 minutes before watching Celtics coast over Wizards
Mitchell’s season-high 46 points lead Cavaliers over 76ers
Hockey
Ovechkin scores his 900th NHL goal with the Washington Capitals
Kempe scores 200th NHL goal, Doughty sets Kings record for defenseman in 3-0 win over Jets
Soccer
Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez suspended for decisive MLS playoff match against Nashville
Messi tells business conference that he’s not focused on legacy yet
Baseball/MLB
Shelton used his time off after the Pirates fired him to present the Twins a better candidate
Murphy: The Phillies watched an epic World Series and saw a reminder of what they need to do
World Series Game 7 averaged 51 million in U.S., Canada and Japan
Auto Racing
Jordan’s race team just scored a major win against NASCAR
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Bueckers goes No. 1 in Unrivaled draft, joins The Breeze
‘I’m just going to be me’: New Seattle Storm coach Sonia Raman hopeful to get franchise on track
Scoreboards