Wednesday's Report: HS scores, Middle Georgia State, Mercer All-American duo, Mayhem; Tech/Philo, UGA A-A honorees, Falcons, GHSA finals, Reeves/Tech; Obit-Richard Bell; CFB, CBKB, NFL, MLB, NBA ⛳ ⚽
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High Schools
(Teams: Please post first and last names, and names are preferred over social media handles (they know who they are, most people don’t) and post team names, not mascots)
🏀🏀🏀Girls Basketball🏀🏀🏀
ACE 52, Dublin 31
Baldwin 63, Richmond Academy 49
Zuri Grant went off for 26 points and 4 steals for the Bravettes, with 13 points from Princess Huff and 11 from Conniya Reaves. Kyra Leslie grabbed 11 rebounds to go with 3 assists.
Central 70, Jefferson County 15
Caylin Mathis, JaMyree Simmons, Cha’Miyah Montgomery, and Lawren Anderson teamed for 47 points and 17 rebounds for the Chargers.
Dodge County 70, Southwest 54
Paige Ingram did a load of damage for Dodge County, dropping 38 points. A’Marya Mann added 18 and Jimiah Burns 10.
Hephzibah 58, West Laurens 50
Jones County 62, Woodland 46
Mary Persons 53, Whitewater 24
Taylor County 55, Peach County 42
Washington County 60, Northeast 38
🏀🏀🏀Boys Basketball🏀🏀🏀
ACE 60, Dublin 57
Baldwin 71, Richmond Academy 45
East Laurens 56, Bleckley County 49
Fayette County 51, Upson-Lee 46
Jones County 54, Woodland 51
Lamar County 70, Jackson 59
Mary Persons 60, Whitewater 38
Montgomery County 79, Wilkinson County 70
Southwest 54, Dodge County 52
Kyler Johnson put up 16 and Jerimiah Burns 12 for the Indians.
Washington County 66, Northeast 34
The Golden Hawks rolled, behind 19 points and 5 assists from Kaden Collins, 15 points from Zion Cordy, and 11 points from Javen Wilson, plus 10 rebounds from Aiden Watts.
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
M-Middle Georgia State 62, Flagler 51
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Honor Roll
FB: Jennings, Zock named to FCS Football Central All-America team
Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
UGA’s Allen (Lamar County), Bobo, Gardner named AFCA All-Americans
Georgia quiets 'naysayers' by defense raising game in time for CFP
What does Kyle Pitts' recent production mean for his future?
Obituary
Richard Bell was a legendary college assistant, finished up at Prince Avenue
State college basketball
Reeves Jr.'s (Westside) double-double powers Georgia Tech over Marist
GHSA football championship
Class A/Division I, Worth County 17, Toombs County 13
Class AA, Carver-Columbus 24, Hapeville Charter 7
Class 6A, Buford 28, Carrollton 21
Wednesday Previews
1 p.m., Class A-AAA Private, Calvary Day vs. Hebron Christian
4:15 p.m., Class 3A, Jefferson vs. Sandy Creek
7:30 p.m., Class 5A, Thomas County Central vs. Gainesville
Flag football
Division 3, North Oconee 31, Whitewater 6
Division 4, Blessed Trinity 21, Milton 20, 2 OT
Wednesday
11 a.m., Division 5, McEachern vs. Pope
College Football/Playoffs
Oklahoma’s Venables, Alabama’s DeBoer overcome critics, lead blue blood programs to the playoff
First availability report for Alabama-Oklahoma CFP game released
Golding on Ole Miss' mindset in CFP: 'This ain't the Gator Bowl'
College Football/Postseason/Bowls
Jacksonville State holds off Troy to win Salute to Veterans Bowl
How did parachutist miss stadium at Salute to Veterans Bowl air drop?
27 Clemson players will miss Pinstripe Bowl for opt-outs, injuries
College Football/Coaching carousel
Dillingham-Michigan speculation returns after ASU coach comments
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next few days
In WSU introduction, Moore avoids loyalty talk and touts an 'exciting brand of football'
College Football/Awards
Auburn LB Atkins awarded with three more postseason honors
College Football/SEC
Taneyhill remembered for hair, flair and uniting South Carolina athletes
Meet Alex Golesh’s 2026 Auburn coaching staff
Goodman: In defense of Diego Pavia
Was sign-stealing a factor in Alabama’s regular-season loss to Oklahoma?
College Football/ACC/South
ACC’s shift to new football scheduling model will have 12 of 17 teams playing 9 league games in 2026
Why Clemson will play fewer conference games than most ACC teams in 2026
College Football
Indiana’s Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year
Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza
Playoff team No. 4 Texas Tech signs coordinators, GM to new contracts through 2028
Youngstown St QB Brungard and 3 finalists for Buck Buchanan Award head FCS All-America team
Notre Dame RB Love announces he’s entering NFL draft
NFL/NFC
Parsons’ injury throws major wrench into Packers’ hopes of competing for Super Bowl berth
Carroll faces job uncertainty as Raiders endure 2-12 season
Williams looks forward to the rematch against the Packers after the Bears rout the Browns
Carter has his ‘coming out party’ in the Giants’ latest loss
Adams not ruled out by McVay for Rams’ Thursday night showdown with Seahawks
Giants waive K Younghoe Koo just weeks after wild botched field-goal attempt
NFL/AFC
Jaguars’ Etienne on a TD tear in what could be his final season in Jacksonville
Roethlisberger says Tomlin has earned the right to leave Steelers on his own terms
Burrow to play meaningless games for the first time in his career
Stefanski doesn’t address questions about his future after latest loss
Jets release WR Lazard after nearly 3 disappointing seasons
Dolphins considering a change at QB after Tagovailoa’s continued struggles
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Clemson uses early first-half run to beat South Carolina at home
Bennett scores 25 in Dayton’s 97-69 win over Florida State
UNC Asheville wins 83-73 against Kentucky Christian
Bendinger scores 19, South Carolina Upstate takes down South Carolina State
College Basketball/Women
Betts, Rice help No. 4 UCLA women beat Cal Poly
No. 5 LSU routs Morgan State in eighth win this season by 50 points or more
No. 9 TCU’s Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez only 2nd DI teammates with triple-doubles in same game
Princeton’s women’s basketball team cracks AP Top 25 for fourth time in five years
College Basketball/Men
No. 1 Arizona improves to 10-0, cruises past Abilene Christian
Boozer scores 26 as No. 3 Duke overcomes Lipscomb for Scheyer’s 100th win
Ball scores career-high 26 to power No. 5 UConn past Butler 79-60 in Huskies’ Big East opener
Veesaar’s career night leads No. 12 North Carolina over ETSU
Bidunga has 18 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 Kansas beats Towson
Gillespie scores 23 to lead No. 20 Tennessee over No. 11 Louisville
College Sports
NCAA volleyball: This is not the Final Four anyone expected
Florida State edges top-seeded Stanford 1-0 to win the Women's College Cup
NBA/Basketball
Knicks win NBA Cup after rallying to beat Spurs
Spurs got an education down the stretch in NBA Cup title game loss to Knicks
Kerr downplays leaked email from Warriors owner to a frustrated fan: ‘It’s not a big deal’
Baseball/MLB
All-Star third baseman Garcia and Royals finalize $57.5 million, 5-year contract
Nationals agree to $5.5M deal for 2026 with lefty Griffin
García finalizes $10M, 1-year contract with Phillies, expected to play right field
Reliever Soto and Pirates finalize $7.75 million, 1-year contract
Hockey
Celebrini’s jaw-dropping goal helps Sharks beat Flames
Draisaitl picks up 1,000th point with 4 assists in 6-4 win over Pittsburgh
Zegras extends goal streak to 4 games as Flyers top Canadiens
Golf
McIlroy and Scheffler lead Golf Channel Games as golf revives the silly season
PNC Championship closes out golf in America. Final official event of the year in Mauritius
Tennis
Men’s tour is adding a heat rule like the one the women have had for more than 30 years
Soccer
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
Chelsea reaches English League Cup semifinals as subs make difference in win over 3rd-tier Cardiff
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Terence Crawford, boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter, retires on top with 42-0 record
Scoreboards