Friday's Report: Scores; West Laurens history, signings: Dublin/Bleckley County; Tech/Faulkner/King, UGA/Bama, Falcons; Kiffin, college football moves. NFL, NBA, college hoops, soccer, NHL,
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High Schools
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GHSA Playoffs
D3-Douglass-Atlanta 19, Peach County 12
D1-Heard County 24, Dodge County 12
D3-Jackson-Atlanta 13, Warner Robins 0
D3-Northside 12, KIPP-Atlanta 0; Northside 12, Southwest DeKalb 6
D2-Redan 25, Central 6
D2-Stephenson 13, Mary Persons 0
D1-Washington County 13, Shaw 12; Washington County 7, East Forsyth 0
D2-Westside 27, Cedar Grove 0; Calvary Day 32, Westside 6
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Girls
Northeast 55, Rutland 34
Stratford 68, Twiggs County 4
Warner Robins 46, Tift County 44
🏀🏀🏀Boys Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Briarwood 60, John Hancock 31
FPD 76, Windsor 56
Stratford 37, Twiggs County 32
Westside-Augusta 67, West Laurens 53
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🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
M-Fort Valley State 87, Spring Hill 71
W-Spring Hill 65, Spring Hill 56
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Signings
Dublin’s Emily Maddox has signed to play softball at Brewton-Parker. She hit .386 last season with a .482 on-base percentage, 10 extra-base hits, and 20 RBI. She also stole 14 bases.
Three cross country runners and a baseball player from Bleckley County signed on Thursday. Kelsey Sanders is the first Royal to sign to run at Middle Georgia State. Ella Gibbs will run for the Augusta girls and Jack Harrell for the West Georgia boys, while Gavin Cole heads to South Georgia State for baseball.
Around/About Georgia
Tech loses heralded OC Faulkner to Florida
More national honors for Tech’s King
No. 3 Georgia will be looking to end No. 10 Alabama’s rivalry dominance in SEC championship game
Redshirt report: Where Georgia freshmen stand
Three key matchups for the SEC Championship
Alabama defender will miss Georgia game, updates on other injured stars
Darnold and Seahawks are looking to continue strong season against Cousins and struggling Falcons
Robinson shining brightly amid Falcons' gloomy season
State college basketball
Georgia Southern thumps North Florida
A Worthy Read
Mississippi AD, players and state official say Kiffin’s account about his departure is inaccurate
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/Coaching carousel
Florida lands Georgia Tech’s Faulkner and Kentucky’s White as coordinators
Former Jacksonville State head football, Clemson assistant coach takes over at Samford
UAB promotes Alex Mortensen to head coach
Former UF coach Napier hired by James Madison
Klein officially named head coach at alma mater Kansas State
More angst-filled coaching changes are inevitable unless college football overhauls its calendar
Ex-UCLA interim head coach Tim Skipper lands head job at Cal Poly after leading Bruins for 9 games
Sumrall hires Kentucky’s Brad White as Florida defensive coordinator
Beamer fires RB coach Blackwell
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next days
Casagrande: Auburn AD quietly nails hiring of Golesh, Alabama tormenter
Sumrall describes impact of Spurrier, being recruited by Meyer in Florida coaching search
New Arkansas coach Silverfield says it won’t take long to rebuild the program
College Football/Conference championships
No. 16 Virginia savors breakout season with trip to ACC title game 3 years after shooting tragedy
Ohio State, Indiana clash for Big Ten crown in rare title game featuring nation’s top-ranked teams
Bachmeier’s emergence at quarterback powered BYU to Big 12 title game
North Texas and Tulane meet for American Conference title and CFP spot after a quarterback shuffle
Big money payoff for No. 5 Texas Tech, playing for 1st Big 12 title and playoff bound
College Football/Postseason
Dukes for Duke: No. 19 James Madison’s CFP hopes could hinge on Blue Devils winning ACC
College Football/SEC/ACC
Goodman: Kiffin is the biggest villain in SEC sports history
AC-see ya? Why the league really needs Virginia to beat Duke
Behind the scenes of Golesh’s introduction at Auburn
Does Golesh play golf? Auburn’s new coach reacts to ‘setup’ question
College Football
Picks: Numbers show more sweeps than splits when teams meet twice in same season
National Signing Day: Unsigned blue-chip prospects still remaining on the board
Big 12 coaches select BYU RB Martin and Texas Tech LB Rodriguez for top honors
Hayes-Coaches created this college football calendar mess. It's on them to fix it
Downs compares playing in SEC vs. Big Ten, difference in schedule
College Sports, the changing landscape
An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress
NFL/Thursday night
Gibbs rushes for 3 TDs and Lions get much-needed win over Cowboys
NFL/NFC
Patullo on egging incident: 'When it involves your family, it obviously crosses the line'
Back on the winning track, Buccaneers can’t afford a letdown against struggling Saints
Sullivan: When a shirtless coach and a free hot dog rallied an entire city. Only in Chicago
Rams, Stafford try to stay atop the NFC West against the Cardinals, who have dropped 9 of 10
Bears try to protect their NFC North lead as they head to Green Bay to face rival Packers
NFL/AFC
Bowers, Crosby bring high energy and elite production to Raiders team desperately in need of both
Jackson faces Rodgers for the first time this week as both star QBs deal with injuries
Zeise: It is time for the Steelers to fully commit to a rebuild
Bills seek to end cycle of inconsistencies, while Bengals have renewed hope with Burrow’s return
Broncos eyeing AFC West crown thanks to series of comebacks and face Raiders next
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL mandates new playing surfaces for all stadiums by 2028 to enhance player safety
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Pinion’s 17 lead South Florida past Utah State
Blums, Coval score 16 each off the bench, Davidson knocks off Citadel
College Basketball/Women
Lee and Booker lead No. 2 Texas past No. 11 North Carolina in ACC-SEC challenge
No. 3 South Carolina outlast No. 22 Louisville
Johnson, Fulwiley help No. 5 LSU beat Duke
McMahon, Iwuala lead No. 13 Ole Miss over No. 18 Notre Dame
College Basketball/Men
Cincinnati, Xavier trumpet importance of crosstown rivalry
No. 13 Tennessee, No. 14 Illinois tune up for track meet in Nashville
College Sports
Siena lacrosse coach, 41, dies after fall at home
NBA/Basketball
Paul’s return stint with the Clippers is over, and the team’s rough start just got rougher
Hachimura hits 3 at buzzer on pass from James as Lakers beat Raptors
Randle scores 28 as the Timberwolves beat the Pelicans again on a quiet night for Edwards
White scores 30 points, Celtics send Wizards to worst loss of season with rout
Baseball/MLB
Former Angels, Rangers manager Washington joining Giants as infield coach
Hockey
New Year’s Eve Olympic hockey roster deadline gives contenders more time for tough decisions
Wolf makes 26 saves, Flames slow surging Wild with
Panarin reaches 900 NHL points, Rangers beat Senators 4-2 for NHL-best 12th road victory
Golf
Scheffler returns from 2 months away and shares lead at the Hero World Challenge
Soccer
Trump’s immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans
US prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other events
NWSL commissioner rejects Trinity Rodman’s multimillion-dollar deal
Messi is playing for another trophy. Inter Miami to meet Vancouver in the MLS Cup final
Auto Racing
Testimony: France family was opposed to new revenue model
NASCAR chairman Jim France accused of stonewalling teams in antitrust case
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Liberty hire Warriors assistant Chris DeMarco as head coach
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Terence Crawford, stripped of belt, ruins reputation with profane rant
Scoreboards