Friday's Report: Mercer; Richt, Tech/Key/CFP, UGA/Hall/cowbell, Falcons OL, United, Georgia Southern; College 🏈, NFL, NBA, MLB, soccer, W&M college 🏀, NHL, golf, tennis, UFC
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Clemson finally pulls away from Mercer
Around/About Georgia
Richt shoots down report he’s in the hospital
Key looking? ‘Slice me open and see what colors I bleed’
Yellow Jackets ignored: CFP committee’s ranking should light a fire under Tech
Georgia's Hall (knee) to miss rest of season
Smart believes two redshirt freshmen will step up with Hall out on the DL
Greene candid about injury and return
UGA not worried about more cowbell
Smart happy with young receivers
Looking at Falcons' OL depth with Bergeron, Lindstrom injuries
Jalon Walker named NFL Rookie of the Week
Atlanta United hires coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino a year after he left Inter Miami and Lionel Messi
State College Football/Thursday night
French threw for a season-high 352 yards, Georgia Southern holds off Appalachian State
A Worthy Read
Soviet soldiers and chunks of the Wall: NFL’s first visit to Berlin came as the Cold War ended
College Football/SEC
Freeze’s daughter speaks out: “We were promised four years”
Casagrande: Auburn’s odd kickoff to coaching search leaves questions
Kelly issues first statement since LSU firing, says he will be 'watching and cheering'
Heupel reaffirms faith in Tennessee to keep competing despite CFP being a longshot
Sarkisan beats drum for 9-3 SEC team to make the playoff
Stoops talks about the win that ended Freeze era
How different will Auburn’s offense look?
Cohen's message to boosters on Auburn coaching search leaves no ambiguity
Florida rules out WR Eugene Wilson III for Saturday’s game at Kentucky
DeBoer reveals second superstition, game day routine
College Football/ACC
First availability report for Florida State at Clemson released
College Football
College football picks: Another week for an unranked underdog upset in the Top 25?
Playoff committee makes clear it will use the ‘eye test’ to sort out contenders
Fickell will remain Wisconsin’s coach ‘beyond this season,’ AD McIntosh says
Former Northwestern coach Fitzgerald says he’s been received well in conversations with schools
College Football/Thursday, Wednesday
Defensive TDs jumpstart South Florida over UTSA
Kelly-to-Anthony touchdown lifts Ball State to 17-13 win over Kent State
Toledo beats NIU 42-3 behind Rudolph’s 96-yard kick return, Gleason’s 2 TDs
NFL/Thursday night
Broncos’ defense shines in squeaker over Raiders despite offensive and special teams struggles
NFL/NFC
Patriots aim for 7th straight win when they visit the Buccaneers in battle of first-place teams
Lions’ Campbell feels for Commanders’ Quinn, who took blame for Daniels’ injury
Playoff-contending Bears look to avoid a letdown against the struggling Giants
NFL/AFC
New Jaguars WR Meyers reunites with defenders days after trash-talking them
Jets’ trades of Gardner, Williams tough now, but big-picture plan focused on hope, high draft picks
Dolphins’ Tagovailoa not playing ‘to keep my job’ but knows improvement starts with him
Rebuilding Titans center hope on Cam Ward, more cap space and draft picks as they reach bye week
Rees faces tough challenge in reviving Browns’ struggling offense
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in Miami shooting
How the NFL is aiming to broaden its appeal to women
College Basketball/Women
No. 3 UCLA’s Jaquez, Rice, Kneepkens each score 20 or more in 87-50 win over UC Santa Barbara
Girardi sets program’s freshman record with 9 3-pointers, No. 22 Oklahoma State beat Langston
Johnson scores 17 points to lead No. 5 LSU to rout
No. 11 North Carolina use big second half to rout Elon
College Basketball/Men
DeCock: Suspicions matured into confirmations after an opening 48 hours of college hoops
No. 3 Florida bounces back from season-opening loss and dominates North Florida
Hall scores 25 to lead No. 20 Auburn to over Merrimack
No. 11 Louisville cruises past Jackson State as Pryor returns from ACL tear
Boston College pulls away midway through first half and rolls over The Citadel
Williams scores 22, Charleston Southern defeats Toccoa Falls
Jacksonville beats Trinity (Florida)
South Alabama earns 76-70 victory over Alcorn State
Roundup: Despite being banged up, No. 11 Louisville rolls
College Sports
Troy names new athletics director
NBA/Basketball
Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen arrested on drug charges
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling injury secrets, profiting from rigged poker
Fire destroys Spoelstra’s home. Nobody was hurt
Doncic scores 35, and the Lakers survive a frantic final second for win over the Spurs
Westbrook’s triple-double and Schroder’s clutch run lift Kings
Baseball/MLB
Tucker, Bichette, Schwarber among 13 to get $22 million qualifying offers from former teams
Padres hire former reliever Stammen as manager
Hockey
Crosby scores twice as Pittsburgh holds off Washington and Ovechkin
Ehlers scores winner early in 2nd period as Hurricanes top Wild
Konecny and Vladar lead Flyers over Predators
Golf
LPGA strikes deal to sanction Saudi-backed Aramco tournament in Las Vegas
McIlroy calls LIV’s switch to 72-hole tournaments a ‘peculiar move’
Fleetwood and Lowry among five tied for lead after opening Abu Dhabi Championship
Tennis
Tennis great Venus Williams plans to start 33rd straight pro season in Auckland in January
Nick Kyrgios admits pressure ahead of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ exhibition against Aryna Sabalenka
Sabalenka eliminates Coco Gauff to reach last four at WTA finals
Alcaraz grouped with Djokovic and Sinner with Zverev in ATP Finals draw
Soccer
Hat trick moves Osimhen ahead of Kane, Mbappe and Haaland on Champions League scoring table
Maradona’s medical team faces new trial for negligence in his death
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Dana White contacts FBI over suspicious betting patterns for UFC fight
Scoreboards