Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer football/basketball; UGA, Tech, Falcons, Braves; Coaching carousel, college football, NFL, college basketball, NBA, MLB, hockey, golf, tennis, soccer, NASCAR
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High Schools
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Girls
Baldwin 60, West Laurens 30
Suri Clark had a night for Baldwin with 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 steals. Zuri Grant had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Princess Huff 11 points and 4 assists.
Gatewood 56, Augusta Prep 15
George Walton 58, Tattnall 29
Hephzibah 53, Howard 32
John Hancock 33, Glascock County 28
Lake Oconee 43, GMC Prep 33
Mary Persons 46, Fayette County 39
Mount de Sales 51, Calvary Christian 27
Stratford 63, Trinity Christian 35
Strong Rock 63, FPD 54
Camiyah Hudson passed 1,000 points for her career, and will be recognized next Wednesday.
Veterans 61, Perry 54
Warner Robins 85, Houston County 18
Westfield 52, Piedmont 37
Boys
August Prep 66, Gatewood 42
Baldwin 86, West Laurens 28
Calvary Christian 59, Mount de Sales 52
FPD 68, Strong Rock 40
GMC Prep 41, Lake Oconee 38
George Walton 55, Tattnall 52
John Hancock 49, Glascock County 41
Lamar County 59, Twiggs County 29
McDonough 56, Jones County 55
Peach County 54, Northside 40
Trinity Christian 51, Stratford 35
Wheeler County 67, Dublin 59
Warner Robins 52, Houston County 36
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M-Mercer 78, Georgia State 67
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Honor Roll
FB-Mercer’s Zock finalist for Buck Buchanan Award
FB-And Atkinson in top 5 in Walter Payton race
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Second half lifts Mercer over Georgia State
Around/About Georgia
Tech’s Faulkner a Broyles Award semifinalist
Georgia to No. 3 in CFP rankings
After loss to Jets, Falcons left to 'play for pride'
Why London deserves a Pro Bowl vote
Atlanta adds lefty Danny Young on split contract
State college basketball
Georgia rides south and hammers Florida State
Kennesaw State rolls past Jackson State
A Worthy Read
College football traditions: Pudge The Cat has everyone purring on the Bowling Green football team
College Football/Coaching carousel
North Texas, Tulane coaches finishing season with their American teams before moving to new P4 jobs
Sitake gets new deal with BYU amid PSU interest
Texas Tech’s McGuire gets new contract before Big 12 title game and likely playoff
From upset hero to head coach: Pritchard’s mission to revive Stanford
No. 20 North Texas names Brown to replace Oklahoma State-bound Morris after season
Michigan State hires Fitzgerald with 5-year, $30 million contract after he talked with 8 schools
Stoops releases first statement after being fired as Kentucky head coach
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next days
Sanders, Perkins refute Kiffin claim team wanted him to coach in playoffs
Wolken-Kiffin's disastrous exit from Ole Miss spells a much deeper problem in college football
Golesh promises a physical and productive offense
Bianchi-Gators miss Lane Train and now hope their new Jon Boat doesn’t sink
Baton Rouge air traffic control greets Lane Kiffin arrival with 'Hotty Toddy' over radio
Florida AD lost the press conference with Jon Sumrall hire. Will he win the game?
This weekend’s college football
Friday
7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — Conference USA Championship | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Troy at No. 25 James Madison — Sun Belt Championship | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 24 North Texas at No. 20 Tulane — American Athletic Championship | ABC
8 p.m. | UNLV at Boise State — Mountain West Championship | FOX
Saturday
12 p.m. | No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 BYU — Big 12 Championship (in Arlington, Texas) | ABC
4 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 9 Alabama — SEC Championship (in Atlanta) | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 17 Virginia vs. Duke — ACC Championship (in Charlotte) | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Indiana — Big Ten Championship (in Indianapolis) | FOX
FCS Playoffs
12 p.m. | No. 12 Villanova at No. 5 Lehigh | ESPN+
12 p.m. | No. 11 South Dakota at No. 6 Mercer | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota at No. 4 Tarleton State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Illinois State at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+
2 p.m. |No. 10 Abilene Christian at No. 7 Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Yale at No. 2 Montana State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | No. 14 South Dakota State at No. 3 Montana | ESPN+
10 p.m. | No. 9 Rhode Island at No. 8 UC Davis | ESPN2
College Football/SEC
Freeze 'pissed off' after Auburn firing, eager to coach again: 'My resume speaks for itself'
Auburn's Golesh makes 'easy call' to keep Durkin
Alabama’s playoff fate could hinge on SEC championship clash with Georgia
Golding addresses crowd at Ole Miss basketball game, promises Rebels will 'finish what they started'
Stein introduced to raucous applause at Rupp Arena during Kentucky vs. UNC
Key stats behind Beamer's worst season
College Football/ACC
Will Swinney make staff changes before bowl game? What's next for Clemson
College Football
Ole Miss loses coach, but moves up a spot in College Football Playoff rankings; Ohio St still No. 1
College Football Playoff Rankings
North Texas QB Mestemaker and coach Morris top American Conference awards
North Dakota places eight on all-MVFC teams
College Sports, the changing landscape
White House, Olympic leaders lend support to SCORE Act to regulate college sports
NFL/NFC
Canales has led an impressive turnaround with the overachieving Carolina Panthers
Eagles OC Kevin Patullo's house egged, vandalized after loss to Bears on Black Friday
Vikings realize reasons for reeling offense run much deeper than QB inexperience
Shanahan: Special teams ‘a weapon’ in 49ers’ win over Browns
Rams’ surprising loss to Panthers contained no reasons for concern, McVay insists
NFL/AFC
Carroll searches for answers as Raiders’ dismal season continues
Bills show resilience in overcoming mistakes, injuries by dominating Steelers
Colts will enter key AFC South matchup against Jags with new kicker after cutting Badgley
Steelers cut veteran corner Slay and sign WR Thielen to practice squad
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Division races tighten after a weekend full of surprises and upsets
Winners and Losers: After Rams loss, it's hard to find any reliable Super Bowl contenders
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Hansberry scores 22, Hammond has 16, Virginia Tech defeats South Carolina in OT
Davis scores 18 for Oklahoma in a win over Wake Forest
Jones’ 16 lead Jacksonville over Florida A&M
Solomon scores 20 points in UNC Asheville’s win over UNC Greensboro
Riley scores 18, East Carolina knocks off Maryland-Eastern Shore
Mading scores 14 off the bench, Charlotte beats N.C. A&T
College Basketball/Women
LSU women top first NCAA NET rankings after record-breaking early season wins
Barker denies snubbing former UCLA coach in 'emotional' return
Strong scores 14 to lead No. 1 UConn over South Florida
College Basketball/Men
Awesome, baby! Dickie V, Barkley to call 2 NCAA games together
Kaufman-Renn has 19 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue beats Rutgers
Evans’ late 3 helps No. 4 Duke top No. 15 Florida in ACC/SEC Challenge
No. 5 UConn men hold on in thriller at Allen Fieldhouse for first-ever win over Kansas
No. 7 Michigan St beats Iowa to open defense of Big Ten title
Kentucky falls short against another marquee foe. North Carolina beat UK in Rupp
Kyle III makes a late go-ahead free throw and Syracuse takes down No. 13 Tennessee
NBA/Basketball
IRS released $8.2M tax lien against Terry Rozier after arrest in alleged gambling scheme
Edwards’ late layup forces OT, as Timberwolves edge Pelicans
Celtics hold off late Knicks charge to win in rematch of East semifinal
Maxey scores 20 of his 35 points in the 3rd quarter and the 76ers beat the Wizards
Baseball/MLB
Baseball Hall of Fame reveals committee members who will consider Bonds, Clemens Murphy, and others
Exemptions for ADHD drugs in MLB drop to record-low 54, down from 119 in 2013
Free Agent Tracker 2025-26: Latest signings, top players, and biggest offseason deals
Cease and Blue Jays finalize $210 million, 7-year contract
Hockey
Hart returns to NHL after nearly 2 years, receives warm welcome from Golden Knights fans
Schaefer and Wiesblatt’s first NHL goals lead Predators over Flames
Maple Leafs jump out to quick lead, hold off Panthers
Seider helps the struggling Red Wings beat the Bruins
Horvat and Duclair score as Islanders end Lightning’s 7-game win streak
Golf
PGA Tour CEO appears to be kicking off golf's NFL pivot
Smith at Australian Open trying to make first 36-hole cut of the year
Tennis
Murray doesn’t regret ‘disappointing’ coaching stint with Djokovic
Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis
Soccer
Haaland breaks Shearer’s Premier League record for fastest to 100 goals and says ‘that’s my job’
US to play Belgium, Portugal and Germany in friendlies ahead of World Cup
Auto Racing
Hamlin testifies that signing NASCAR’s charter deal would have been a ‘death certificate’
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Benn eyes WBC welterweight title shot after being made No. 1 challenger
Boxing’s biggest November winners and losers: Silenced critics and a $50 million phone call
Sugar Ray, LaMotta and the mob: A fierce rivalry wreaked havoc, heartbreak
Scoreboards