Saturday's Report: HS football, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College, Mercer; Braves, UGA, Falcons, Tech; College football/basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, golf, NHL, soccer, WNBA

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Flagler 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20)
Mercer 3, UNCG 0 (25-18, 25-20, 26-24)
USC Aiken 3, Georgia College 0
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Fayeetteville 2, Macon 1
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Alumni Update
Middle Georgia State alum Harris joins Reds’ staff
Around/About Georgia
Sugiura: Because of who he is and isn't, Braves' hire of Weiss makes sense
Braves exercise options on Sale and Albies, turn down Johnson and Kinley
Former Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino hired as third base coach of the Braves
Falcons defense up against 'a monster' in Colts' Jonathan Taylor
Two Atlanta starters ruled out vs. Colts
Gardner eagerly awaits taking the international stage for his Colts debut against Falcons
Falcons arrive in Berlin with urgency to win
Raptors rally to beat Hawks for 2nd straight NBA Cup victory and 4th overall
State college basketball
Reeves’ 18 points helps Georgia Tech past Bryant
Baba Miller earns double-double in second straight game as Cincinnati beats Georgia State
Smith scores 26 to lead West Georgia over Huntingdon
College Football/SEC
Woodrow Lowe, a star linebacker at Alabama who started 11 NFL seasons with the Chargers, dies at 71
Tuberville weighs in on Hugh Freeze firing
College Football/Friday night
Lemon scores through air, on ground in No. 20 USC’s 38-17 win over Northwestern
Houston’s defense holds on to upend UCF 30-27 after late field goal by Ethan Sanchez
Tulane beats No. 22 Memphis 38-32 to stay in contention for the Group of 5 spot in CFP
College Football/ACC
Clemson is expected to be making some significant program changes, per report
College Football
Coach buyouts piling up past $150 million, raising questions about whether the frenzy is sustainable
Forged in 'chaos,' BYU QB Bachmeier eyes big stage
Swinney is right: College football officials should answer for their mistakes
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades reportedly investigated after allegedly confronting player
Dillingham tells Arizona State players he will coach Sun Devils in 2026
NFL/NFC
Panthers’ Rico Dowdle turns attention on ‘2 pumps’ fine into opportunity to raise funds for charity
With another defensive star out, can the 49ers’ offense rise to the challenge against Rams?
McCarthy’s leadership comes with ease for Vikings, who face another back-on-track team in the Ravens
NFL/AFC
Revived Ravens make 1st visit to Minnesota with Jackson in latest test for Vikings defense
Taylor believes in-house options can improve the Bengals’ defense
Adonai Mitchell and John Metchie III excited for fresh starts after coming to Jets in big trades
Raiders fire special teams coordinator Tom McMahon after another costly loss
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Marshawn Kneeland’s death highlights the importance of mental health resources for NFL players
Ex-NFL player Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge, will return to Miami
College Basketball
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe
College Basketball/Women
South Carolina and UConn to clash in next two seasons, starting with Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase
Mel Greenberg marks 50 years since starting women’s basketball poll
Booker’s 22 points, 12 rebounds and 6 steals leads No. 4 Texas women past No. 24 Richmond
Edwards’ 24 points lead No. 2 South Carolina to a 114-47 blowout of Bowling Green
Spearman’s 24 lead No. 8 Lady Vols over ETSU
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Texas eases past No. 24 Richmond
College Basketball/Men
College basketball opens a new season with an influx of international talent
The world’s tallest teenager becomes the tallest player in college basketball history
Smith leads balanced attack as No. 1 Purdue defeats stubborn Oakland
No. 25 UNC was down at half to No. 19 Kansas. A dominant 2nd half changed everything
Welling scores a double-double off the bench in Clemson’s 97-59 win over Gardner-Webb
Moreno’s double-double powers No. 9 Kentucky to 107-59 rout of Valparaiso
Lewis scores 28 to propel Saint Mary’s to 87-66 victory over Chattanooga
Booker leads No. 12 UCLA to 74-63 victory over Pepperdine
Copeland, McNeil each score 18 as NC State gets by UAB
Booth’s 26 help Samford beat South Carolina State
Top 25 roundup: No. 25 North Carolina rallies past No. 19 Kansas
College Sports
Goodman: How does Auburn AD Cohen still have a job?
Pilot program allows some Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend
NBA/Basketball
Roundup: Heat hammer Hornets behind 53-point quarter
Baseball/MLB
Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin win Baseball Digest rookie of the year awards
Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges
Hockey
Roundup: Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini, 19, takes league points lead
Golf
Woods’ son is an All-American as Charlie honored by American Junior Golf Association
Soccer
Pochettino views Reyna as `special player,’ recalls him to US team despite limited club playing time
23,000 fans pay to watch Barcelona’s first practice at remodeled Camp Nou
Nicolás Fernández, Alonso Martínez lead NYCFC over Charlotte 3-1 in first-round rubber match
Washington women’s soccer goalkeeper Mia Hamant dies at 21 after kidney cancer battle
WNBA/Women’s basketball
New Dallas Wings coach Jose Fernandez embraces move to coach Paige Bueckers and her WNBA team
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