Monday's Report: Mercer; Falcons, UGA, Tech, Georgia Southern; College FB: playoffs/bowls/coaches/SEC/ACC/news, NFL, college BKB, NBA, MLB, NHL, tennis
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Around/About Central Georgia
Williams scores 19, Mercer knocks off Baptist University of Florida
Around/About Georgia
Stafford, Nacua lead high-scoring offense as Rams look to improve playoff position against Falcons
Reports: Falcons, Matt Ryan have discussed potential role in front office
Smart gives fiery response to question about conversations with players on future
All roads lead back to Georgia for Mike Bobo, the essence of a DGD
How Ole Miss is fixing defense for rematch vs Georgia in Sugar Bowl
Pop-Tarts Bowl features shenanigans and mascot sacrifices following BYU win
Eagles and Mountaineers in a bowl game?
State college basketball
Ndongo notches double-double as Georgia Tech defeats Florida A&M
College Football/Playoffs
Defending champ Ohio State in 3rd Cotton Bowl in a row, Miami back in Texas where it won CFP debut
Scarbinsky: 2025 CFP is Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer vs. the Nick Saban coaching tree
Ty Simpson eager to keep proving haters wrong: ‘Forget the world’
Secret to Cignetti's success at Indiana is simplicity
‘The ball finds his hands:’ Miami freshman S Fitzgerald seizing key opportunities
College Football/Postseason/Bowls
Monken tries to avoid Gatorade bath after Army Fenway Bowl win
Terry Smith promised he wouldn’t cry postgame. Then the emotion took over
Pop-Tarts Bowl unveils Ring of Honor during BYU vs. Georgia Tech
Long ECU touchdown negated by inadvertent whistle, but the Pirates win the Military Bowl anyway
Aztecs 'next man up' mantra not enough to win New Mexico Bowl
Virginia sets school record for wins with Gator Bowl victory over Missouri
College Football/Coaching carousel
Landing Whittingham is best-case scenario for Michigan
UAB moving on from DC Steve Russ, two other defensive assistants
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next few days
Whittingham hire: Why 'bridge coach' question doesn't matter at Michigan considering resources
College Football/SEC/ACC
Why Tennessee defensive lineman wants Knowles to retain Garner
South Carolina hires Barnes from Penn State, promotes Gray
Auburnl: Three defenders with most to prove in 2026 season
Klubnik's Clemson career ends in drop-filled Pinstripe Bowl loss
College Football
College football bowl winners and losers: BYU enjoys Pop-Tarts Bowl spoils
Rhule explains Nebraska's approach to players looking to transfer
NFL/NFC
Shough rallies the Saints with a big second half to beat the Titans
Ewers throws 2 TDs as Dolphins beat Bucs 20-17 to force pivotal Week 18 NFC South matchup
Purdy and the 49ers hang on to beat the Bears and have a shot at top NFC seed
Eagles hang on to beat Bills when Allen misses an open Shakir on 2-point try
Seahawks beat Panthers for 6th straight win, still need to beat 49ers for No. 1 seed
NFL/AFC
Lawrence runs for 2 scores as Jaguars close in on AFC South title with win over Colts
Browns prevent Steelers from clinching AFC North with win over Pittsburgh
Chase has two TD catches as Bengals breeze past Cardinals
Patriots get career-high 5 TD passes from Maye in rout of Jets, win AFC East a few hours later
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Pierce scores 18 as Presbyterian knocks off Truett McConnell
Blaine scores 23 as Charleston Southern beats Richmond
Columbia wins 90-82 over North Florida
College Basketball/Women
Strong, Fudd help No. 1 UConn beat Butler for 29th straight win
Oldacre and Madison Booker lead No. 2 Texas over Southeastern Louisiana
Johnson and Madina Okot score 18 points each as No. 3 South Carolina beats Providence
No. 4 UCLA extends its winning streak to 6 games with win over No. 19 Ohio State
Koval scores 23 as LSU dominates Alabama State
Strack scores 24 points in double-double and No. 11 Kentucky routs Hofstra
Blakes’ 21, Mitchell’s 16 power No. 12 Vanderbilt women past Stonehill
Heiden scores career-high 27 to propel No. 14 Iowa over Penn State
McMahon’s 21 points pace No. 15 Ole Miss over Alcorn State
No. 24 Michigan State holds off stubborn Rutgers
College Basketball/Men
Watson-Fisher: The ACC aimed to restore its men's basketball reputation. So far, it's working.
Baylor's addition of Nnaji further blurs line between pro and college hoops
Izzo blasts NCAA over controversial Baylor-NBA draft pick decision
No. 7 Gonzaga routs Pepperdine in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams
Anderson scores 29 points as No. 15 Texas Tech wins 46th straight non-conference home game
NBA/Basketball
NBA suspends Alvarado and Williams for fight during Pelicans-Suns game
Leonard scores career-best 55 points, ties Clippers’ franchise record
Doncic and LeBron James combine for 68 points, Lakers end skid with win over Kings
Baseball/MLB
Mastracco: The case for David Wright in the Hall of Fame
Orioles bring back free agent right-hander Zach Eflin to Baltimore on a $10 million, 1-year deal
Hockey
Brazeau has hat trick, Rust scores twice as Penguins rout Blackhawks
Grubauer stops 31 shots and Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Flyers
Golf
Bethpage's ugly Ryder Cup was a feature, not a bug
Tennis
Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in tennis
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