Sunday’s Report: Scoreboard, Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Mayhem; Falcons, UGA, Tech; College 🏈 playoffs/bowls/postseason/coaches/FCS, NFL, college 🏀, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer
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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)
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ACE 47, Savannah Country Day 33
Bleckley County 54, Washington County 50
Bradwell Institute 54, Veterans 34
Brentwood 73, Edmund Burke 45
Dodge County 65, Metter 50
Paige Ingram had a night with 32 points for Dodge County.
Gatewood 46, GMC Prep 14
George Walton 61, Trinity Christian 50
Hancock Central 52, Warren County 34
Lamar County 64, Upson-Lee 57
Loganville Christian 68, Tattnall 48
Piedmont 47, Tiftarea 46
Putnam County 60, Jones County 59
Stratford 88, Twiggs County 19
Valdosta 57, Northside 43
Wayne County 33, Mary Persons 19
Westfield 46, John Milledge 42
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Brentwood 69, Edmund Burke 40
Dodge County 52, Metter 42
Galvin Hilburn and Kyler Johnson 16 split 32 points for the Indians.
FPD 73, Milledgeville Athletic Club 46
GMC Prep 62, Gatewood 32
George Walton 58, Trinity Christian 51
Houston County 72, Southwest 61
Jasper County 56, Pendleton 38
Loganville Christian 57, Tattnall 56
Luella 65, Northside 52
Mary Persons 51, Wayne County 50
Perry 67, Central 58
Providence School 56, Baldwin 52
Putnam County 84, Jones County 63
Savannah Country Day 71, ACE 62
Southwest Atlanta Christian 58, Westside 45
Taylor County 77, Greene County 75
Warren County 51, Hancock Central 43
Washington County 51, Bleckley County 50
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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W-Georgia College 57, Shorter 55
M-Georgia College 90, Young Harris 82
W-Middle Georgia State 63, Claflin 58
M-Washington State 84, Mercer 78
Pro
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Quad City 4, Macon 2
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Georgia College nips Shorter
MBKB-Bobcats outlast Young Harris
WBKB-Mercer holds off Detroit Mercy in New Orleans
MBKB-Washington State earns victory against Mercer
Around/About Georgia
What to know for Falcons vs. Cardinals
Sugiura: Cardinals' game-wrecking Trey McBride draws a contrast with Falcons' Kyle Pitts
Falcons place WR Hodge on IR, sign S Robinson
Georgia to face Ole Miss in Sugar Bowl
Smart jokes Georgia will build statue of young fan who refused to sing ‘Rocky Top’
The Georgia transfers who are suiting up for other teams in the College Football Playoff
Calling plays for Tech is a change
How healthy, motivated will No. 12 BYU be for the bowl game vs. Georgia Tech?
State college basketball
Tech offense gets going at home
Georgia Southern women take down App State
Hamilton scores 24, Georgia State tops Appalachian State
A Worthy Read
Virginia Tech sought a pregame home anthem. Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ became a 25-year staple
College Football Playoffs/Saturday
Miami's defense dominates A&M for first CFP win
Why Miami wanted a late touchdown instead of playing for a walk-off field goal to beat Texas A&M
Chambliss and No. 6 Ole Miss ace their test without Kiffin and beat No. 17 Tulane
For Ole Miss, a gratifying 1st CFP win without Kiffin
No. 5 Oregon beats scrappy No. 19 James Madison
College Football/Playoffs
First-round takeaways: Miami's run game, special teams woes and blowouts
DeBoer passes his Alabama prove-it moment, Tide rises to CFP occasion
OU has 'no one to blame but themselves' after loss
No magic for OU football in stunning collapse to Alabama|Carlson
College Football/Postseason/Bowls
Too many bowls? Why college football postseason can support 41 games
College Football/Coaching carousel
Dillingham signs new 5-year deal with Sun Devils
Dillingham confirms Michigan never offered him head coach job: 'It never got to that point'
College Football/FCS/Division II/III/NAIA
Montana State beats Montana 48-23 in Cats-Griz 2.0 to reach 3rd FCS title game in 5 seasons
Illinois State beats Villanova 30-14 to advance to FCS title game against Montana State
Ferris State wins fourth NCAA Division II championship in five seasons, defeating Harding
Van Pelt, Waring lead Grand View to its 2nd straight NAIA championship
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Saban claims '12th man is real' after Texas A&M crowd noise accusation
Details of Mortensen’s new contract as UAB’s head coach
College Football
Rhule on Dylan Raiola transfer: ‘There’s a lot of great QBs out there'
College Sports, the changing landscape
NCAA 'vehemently opposed' to transfer portal prediction market
NFL/Saturday
Bears stun Packers 22-16 with improbable rally as Williams finds Moore for winning score in OT
Hurts and the Eagles win their second NFC East title in a row by beating the Commanders
3 players are ejected after a brawl late in the Eagles’ game against the Commanders
NFL/NFC
McVay: Seahawks' two-point play will be a competition committee talking point
Lions place All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on injured reserve with nagging knee injury
NFL/AFC
Lawrence finally looks like a generational quarterback and has the Jaguars surging
Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett looks to set NFL single-season sack record against Bills’ Allen
Jaguars receiver Jakobi Meyers vows to ‘prove them right’ after signing $60M extension
Tagovailoa could be the NFL’s next quarterback reclamation project
Smith returns to start for Raiders against Texans’ top-ranked defense
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Jets’ Fields says he’s not ready to return, but is open to playing again this season
Vikings' charter flight to Newark returns to MSP after mechanical issue
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
George scores 22 points and Syracuse uses free-throw line to advantage
Daughtry scores 17 off the bench, Richmond defeats Citadel
Burks, Fulks combine for 44, Stillwell has double-double to lead UCF past Florida Gulf Coast
Texas State earns victory over South Alabama
Epps, Hubbard help Mississippi State survive frenetic finish in win over Memphis
Bryant’s 29 help Jacksonville State beat East Tennessee State
Youngstown State secures victory against South Carolina Upstate
Kentucky rallies in second half to beat St. John’s in first meeting against Pitino since 2016
Hafemeister leads Charleston Southern against Furman after 29-point game
College Basketball/Women
UNLV player feared pregnancy might end career. Now a mom, she’s returning to action
Fudd and Strong power No. 1 UConn past No. 11 Iowa in Women’s Champions Classic
No. 3 South Carolina overpowers Florida Gulf Coast
No. 4 UCLA routs winless Long Beach State in largest victory of the season
Pissott, Blakes combine for 48 as No. 13 Vanderbilt defeats Texas Southern
No. 16 Louisville’s winning streak continues with a dominant victory over No. 17 Tennessee
College Basketball/Men
No. 19 Texas Tech rallies from 17 down in 2nd half to stun No. 3 Duke at MSG
Kaufman-Renn scores 18 points and Smith has 14 assists as No. 6 Purdue routs No. 21 Auburn
Sharp scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Houston over No. 14 Arkansas,
Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State
Awaka grabs 15 rebounds as No. 1 Arizona shuts down San Diego State
Hall, Jacari White lead No. 23 Virginia over former ACC rival Maryland
College Sports
Viewer's guide: NCAA women's volleyball championship ushers in new era
NBA/Basketball
NBA tweaks its injury reporting rules, still wants changes to prop betting
Leonard has season-high 32 points as Clippers beat Lakers to snap 5-game skid
Butler, Curry lead Warriors past Suns in teams’ second straight physical game
Bane scores 32 points, including winning layup, to lead Magic past Jazz in OT
Cunningham has triple-double, Duren gets double-double to lead Pistons over Hornets
Williamson ties season high with 29 points as Pelicans beat Pacers for 4th straight win
Pritchard scores 33 points as short-handed Celtics beat slumping Raptors
Baseball/MLB
Phillies bolster bullpen with lefty specialist Kyle Backhus in trade with Diamondbacks
World Series champion Dodgers’ full share is $484,748, up from 2024 but below 2022 record
Orioles acquire RHP Baz in trade from Tampa Bay for 4 minor leaguers and a draft pick
Right-hander Finnegan and Tigers finalize $19 million, 2-year contract
Padres re-sign King to $75 million, 3-year deal that allows him to opt out after ’26 and ’27
Hockey
Hoffmann Family to purchase controlling interest in Pittsburgh Penguins
Guentzel scores twice as Lightning rally over Hurricanes
Evangelista breaks 3rd-period tie in Predators’ victory over the Maple Leafs
Ohgren gets only score in 7th round of shootout and Canucks rally past Bruins
Fowler has 1st NHL shutout, Canadiens send Penguins to 8th straight loss
Golf
McIlroy's teary SPOTY speech puts 'dream' year in perspective
Soccer
Mbappé equals ‘idol’ Ronaldo with his record 59th goal in a year for Real Madrid
American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo hired by Real Sociedad in La Liga
Olympic Sports
Vonn adds to strong start in Olympic ski season with third in World Cup downhill won by Huetter
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
WWE SmackDown results: Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre book another date
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