Saturday's Report: HS scores, West Laurens, Mercer; Kennesaw State, UGA/Bama, Hawks, Braves; Roy Kramer, college FB/title games/coaches, NFL, college hoops, NBA, World Cup, NASCAR
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Girls
Alcovy 48, Jasper County 23
Baldwin 74, Harlem 36
Bleckley County 58, Wilkinson County 20
Fullington 44, John Hancock 17
Gatewood 52, Piedmont 19
Howard 37, Aquinas 34
Jones County 72, Eagle’s landing 44
Marion County 57, Hawkinsville 23
Putnam County 66, Northeast 30
Tattnall 34, Crawford County 32
Tift County 69, Veterans 53
Trinity Christian 56, FPD 42
Troup County 63, Mary Persons 54
Upson-Lee 44, Whitewater 34
Washington County 58, Hancock Central 36
Westfield 38, Southland 36
Woodville-Tompkins 51, Dodge County 49
Page Ingram accounted for 65 percent of Dodge County’s output with 32 points.
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Baldwin 61, Harlem 58
Bleckley County 45, Wilkinson County 35
Brentwood 63, Briarwood 33
Dodge County 63, Dougherty County 49
Kyler Johnson’s 24 points led the Indians, who got 10 from Xavier McCoy.
FPD 59, Trinity Christian 57
The Vikings improved to 5-2.
Fullington 64, John Hancock 46
John Milledge 71, Tiftarea 59
Piedmont 64, Gatewood 34
Putman County 86, Northeast 74
The War Eagles held off the Raiders behind 20 points from JMari Green, 19 from Tamaud Woodson, 14 from Jeremy Banks, and 10 from Shamar McClendon and Zay Hargrove.
Tift County 69, Veterans 61
Washington County 56, Hancock Central 53
Zion Cordy led the Golden Hawks with 18 points, wih Kaden Collins adding 11 points and 4 assists. Junior Jaden Atksinon had 13 rebounds, 6 on offense.
Whitewater 55, Upson-Lee 44
Pro
🏒🏒🏒SPHL🏒🏒🏒
Macon 4, Evansville 3, shootout
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer welcomes a Dakota in home FCS playoff game
Around/About Georgia
Odom rallies Kennesaw State past Jacksonville State to win Conference USA championship
Alabama police confront Kennesaw State players, stop flag-planting on logo
SEC Championship: Georgia vs. Alabama,4 p.m., ABC
Georgia takes Missouri DE Damon Wilson to court for $390,000 in damages after transfer
Jokic scores 39 points as Nuggets use big fourth quarter to rally for 134-133 win over Hawks
What should be Braves' top roster priority at Winter Meetings?
Atlanta injury report: London, Dorlus ruled out, Pearce Jr. questionable vs. Seattle
Obituary
Ex-SEC commissioner Roy Kramer, whose vision paved the way for college football playoffs, dies at 96
Sankey remembers Kramer, impact on college football
A Worthy Read
Chief Osceola and Renegade have dazzled Florida State fans with tribe’s approval for nearly 50 years
College Football/Coaching carousel
Matt Campbell hired as Penn State’s coach, ending search for James Franklin’s successor
Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers as coach after Matt Campbell leaves for Penn State
Cal hires Tosh Lupoi as head coach, bringing former player back to lead the Bears
College Football/Coaching carousel, the next days
Alex Mortensen confident in future as UAB’s next head football coach
Freeze: 'I didn't deliver a product for the Auburn faithful'
College Football/Conference championships
Jax State falls to Kennesaw State on last-minute play of Conference USA title game
Tulane tops North Texas in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid
No. 19 James Madison makes case for playoff with win over Troy in Sun Belt title game
James Madison fans warned to stop throwing snowballs at Troy players
Madsen leads Boise State over UNLV for third straight Mountain West championship
College Football/Postseason
Viewer's Guide: What to watch for on conference championship weekend
How is the College Football Playoff shaping up? Here's what it looks like ahead of Selection Sunday
College Football/SEC/ACC
Florida State QB Castellanos seeking another year of college eligibility
Titles, touchdowns, ass-chewings: Lane Kiffin’s unforgettable Alabama football moments
Burrow drops eye-opening take on Kiffin landing at LSU
College Football
Someone tell Kirby Smart that conference championship games don't matter anymore
Southland Conference social media fires shot at Penn State over 2026 recruiting rankings
College Sports
Stanford beats Duke in Women’s College Cup semifinal, will play Florida State for title
NCAA Women’s Division I Soccer Tournament
NCAA Men’s Div I Soccer Glance
Furman men's soccer defeats Portland to advance to first Men's College Cup
NFL/NFC
Commanders’ QB Daniels starting vs. Vikings after missing 3 games with dislocated elbow
Cardinals QB Murray ruled out for the rest of the season because of foot injury
Lions standout safety Branch tore his Achilles tendon against the Cowboys
Lions catch breath before making playoff push with games against Rams, Steelers, Vikings and Bears
NFL/AFC
Starkey: Big Ben, Bruce Arians make complete sense regarding Tomlin's future
Maybe a fresh start would be best for Tomlin and the Steelers if they don’t make a playoff run
CB Slay puts off reporting to Bills in order to contemplate his future,
Raiders’ Crosby questionable with knee injury but expected to play against Broncos
Ravens reach a 3-year contract extension with TE Andrews, the franchise leader in catches
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Henry and Kelce among 32 nominees for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Westry scores 17 as UAB beats Drake
Hill scores 22 as VCU takes down Samford
Johnson scores 29 to leead East Tennessee State over South Alabama
College Basketball/Women
Harrison scores 19 to help No. 25 West Virginia women beat winless Mercyhurst
College Basketball/Men
SEC may have won ACC/SEC Challenge, but it wasn't the true winner
Graham Ike and No. 11 Gonzaga rout No. 18 Kentucky 94-59 for Wildcats’ 4th loss
Haralson scores 20 as Notre Dame rallies to beat TCU 87-85 in OT
Carroll scores career-high 30 to lead Xavier over Cincinnati in 93rd Crosstown Shootout
NBA/Basketball
NBA fines Cavaliers $250,000 for resting All-Star Darius Garland in a nationally televised game
Gilgeous-Alexander’s 33 points in 3 quarters power Thunder to 14th straight win
Durant reaches 31,000 career points as Rockets dominate Suns
Cunningham has 29 points and 9 assists in Pistons’ win over Trail Blazers
Baseball/MLB
Athletics’ $2 billion Las Vegas stadium on track for 2028 opening
Dodgers re-sign World Series hero Rojas to 1-year, $5.5 million deal
Pagán glad to be back with Cincinnati with $20 million, 2-year deal
Hockey
Rantanen has goal and 2 assists as Stars beat Sharks to extend point streak to nine
Comrie makes 34 saves in Jets’ victory over the Sabres
Golf
Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open
Young and Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
Tennis
‘My Way:' Hundreds honor the late tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli at Rome memorial
Soccer/World Cup draw
Music, comedy and a whole lot of Trump. And then finally, an actual World Cup draw
World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US
2026 FIFA World Cup Final Group Draw
Mexico optimistic about World Cup chances after group-stage draw
Everyone is in the toughest World Cup group. Just ask the coaches
U.S. soccer legends Brandi Chastain and Chris Wondolowski celebrate U.S. team’s ‘favorable’ draw
FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
Soccer
Players’ union files grievance with NWSL over rejection of offer to Trinity Rodman
LAFC signs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to contract extension for next season with option for ’27
Auto Racing
Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue ‘the entity’
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
2-time Olympic medalist Beatriz Ferreira to defend IBF title against big-punching Turkish opponent
Gennadiy Golovkin, Antonio Tarver, Nigel Benn elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
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