Monday's Report: Mercer; UGA, Hawks, Georgia Southern, GHSA championships, Kennesaw State, Tech; 2025 golf/Russell Henley; College football/CFP/bowls/moves, NFL, college 🏀, NBA, MLB, NHL, WWE
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer rolls over Mississippi State Valley
Around/About Georgia
The difference between Smart and Day?
Porzingis to miss two weeks with illness, Young nears return
Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu lead the Hawks past the 76ers
Georgia Southern names defensive coordinator
Reviewing the GHSA football semifinals
GHSA football championship previews
3:30 p.m.: Class A/Division II, Bowdon vs. Lincoln County
7 p.m.: Class 4A, Creekside vs. Benedictine
Flag Football
11 a.m., Division I, Washington County vs. Harris County
1 p.m, Division II, Jenkins vs. Greenbrier
State college basketball
Kennesaw State gets past Georgia State
Tech falls in final seconds to Wake Forest
The year: 2025
Shots from every club in the bag that defined golf in 2025 (Russell Henley note)
A Worthy Read
How the 89-year-old tradition of Script Ohio and dotting the i defines Ohio State and its band
College Football/Playoffs
Venables reveals if Oklahoma has a chip on its shoulder in College Football Playoff
How James Madison, Tulane can pull off first-round shockers
College Football/Coaching carousel
Fisch mum on Michigan rumors after Washington's bowl win
DeBoer dispels Michigan rumors, says he’s ‘very happy in Tuscaloosa’
Santos resigns as New Hampshire coach to take over at Penn; James named interim coach
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next few days
Golding on canceling introductory press conference: 'We're talking about the wrong s***'
Campbell pens goodbye letter to Iowa State fans in Des Moines Register
College Football/Awards
Pavia profanely bitter about Heisman vote
Hoosier fans go wild after Mendoza’s Heisman win
College Football/SEC/ACC
Norris reportedly returning to South Carolina
Sumrall working on filling out Florida coaching staff
New South Carolina assistants reveal if they will coach with current teams through bowl game
College Football
Paul Wiggin, College Football Hall of Famer and former coach, dies at 91
Michigan hires law firm to investigate athletics department
NFL/NFC
Shough’s clutch drive and Smyth’s kick lift the Saints past the Panthers
Williams throws for 2 TDs, Bears pound Browns even as Myles Garrett closes in on sacks record
Seahawks outlast Rivers and Colts on Myers’ 56-yard field goal
Prescott and Cowboys watch playoff hopes all but vanish in loss to Vikings
Stafford rallies Rams over Lions, clinching another playoff berth
Purdy’s 3 TD passes lead 49ers to win over Titans
Commanders beat the Giants to end their losing streak at 8 games
Hurts rebounds with 3 TD passes as Eagles snap losing streak in rout of Raiders
NFL/AFC
Patrick Mahomes suffers a torn ACL and Chiefs say he’s considering surgical options
Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff contention with 16-13 victory
Jaguars overwhelm Jets from start to finish in rout, reach 10 wins
Jackson’s 2 TD passes, long pick-6 propel Ravens to win over Bengals
Bills rally from 21-point deficit to beat Patriots, stay alive in AFC East race
Nix’s 4 TD passes lead Broncos over Packers, who lose Parsons to injury
Stroud leads Texans to 6th straight win
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Griffen hits 5 3s, scores season-high 19; Texas A&M beats Jacksonville 112-75
Chol scores 14, New Mexico knocks off FGCU 75-59
Appalachian State wins 86-78 in OT over High Point
Valdes scores 26, Dowd makes game-winner to lead Troy past UAB 86-85
College Basketball/Women
Edwards’ career-high 29 points lead No. 3 South Carolina over Penn State
Miles 2nd triple-double in row No. 8 TCU beats Jacksonville for 32nd straight home win
Booker scores 27 as No. 2 Texas stay undefeated with win over No. 13 Baylor
Brown scores season-high 28 points in No. 10 Cyclones’ win over UNI, Crooks sits out
No. 22 Louisville shut out No. 12 North Carolina in OT for win in Tar Heels’ ACC opener
Hassett scores 19 to help No. 15 Kentucky defeat Belmont
Barker and Pauldo notch double-doubles and No. 18 Tennessee blow out Winthrop
Cambridge scores 23 as No. 21 Ohio State top Toledo for sixth straight victory
College Basketball/Men
Momcilovic scores 18 points to help lift No. 4 Iowa State over Eastern Illinois 78-53
Graham Ike leads No. 8 Gonzaga past No. 25 UCLA for 9th win of the season
College Sports
Aggies shock unbeaten volleyball No. 1 Huskers
NCAA Div I volleyball tournament glance
NBA/Basketball
For players like Knicks guard Tyler Kolek, the NBA Cup may be quite the payday
Mitchell on Cavs being booed at home after loss to Hornets: `I would boo us, too.’
Nets rout Bucks to match franchise record for margin of victory
James hits 2 late free throws, Lakers beat Suns 116-114 after blowing 20-point lead
Baseball/MLB
Veteran pitcher Kelly returns to Diamondbacks on a $40 million, 2-year deal, AP source says
Hockey
Hurricanes defenseman Slavin returns to lineup after missing 29 games
Svechnikov scores in shootout as Hurricanes beat Flyers for 4th straight win
US women’s hockey team beats Canada in Edmonton to sweep Rivalry Series
Soccer
Mbappé scores in his return from injury as Madrid beats Alaves in boost for Alonso
WNBA/Women’s basketball
From hoops to oysters: Inside the unexpected second acts of WNBA stars
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
The John Cena yearbook: The quintessential Cena match of every year
UFC Vegas 112: Manuel Kape annihilates Brandon Royval, makes case for title shot
Scoreboards