Monday's Report: Mercer: UGA/Bama/CFP, Tech, Falcons, Hawks, Dale Murphy; College Football/Playoffs/bowls/moves, NFL, college hoops, NBA, MLB, NHL, golf, soccer
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer rolls D-III Oglethorpe
Around/About Georgia
Braves legend Murphy won’t go into Baseball Hall of Fame next year
Anthopoulos talks Braves and winter meetings
A close game turns into a blowout of Atlanta
Shaheed returns kickoff 100 yards for TD and Seahawks blow away hapless Falcons
Officials explain why they called off Mooney's touchdown catch
Falcons eliminated from 2025 NFL Postseason
Kennesaw State bound for Myrtle Beach
Georgia Southern finally gets bowl opponent, and it’s no friend
Georgia veterans, serving as motivation, step up in SEC championship win
Georgia mercilessly mocks Alabama by ‘spanking’ them with belt after blowout win
Smarts talks about the new season
Yellow Jackets Headed to Pop-Tarts Bowl
Tough near-CFP opponent for Tech
As Hawks’ Johnson posts consecutive triple-doubles, Snyder warns “there’s more”
A Worthy Read
Clemson’s Howard’s Rock, ‘Play Like a Champion Today’ signs among beloved totems in college football
College Football/Championship games
How shocking was Alabama’s loss to Georgia on Saturday? 5 stats/facts that tell the ugly tale
DeBoer shares latest update for Alabama starters injured vs. Georgia
Cignetti finally smiles. Indiana is at top of college football, but not done yet
Ohio State QB Sayin's shoe flies off, hits a cheerleader in Big Ten championship game
College Football/Coaching carousel
Huff hired at Memphis, leaving Southern Miss
Southern Miss makes Anderson interim coach after Huff takes Memphis job
College Football/SEC/ACC
College Football
Leavitt's absence from ASU banquet fuels further transfer speculation
Montana State running back goes ballistic on head coach in fiery scene after playoff win
NFL/NFC
Rookie QB Shough’s 2 TD runs lead Saints to a 24-20 upset of Buccaneers
McCarthy, Vikings rebound with 31-0 win over reeling Commanders, who lose Daniels to injury again
Nixon has game-sealing INT and Packers overtake Bears for NFC North lead with 28-21 win
Stafford and Nacua help Rams stay tied atop NFC West with win over Cardinals
NFL/AFC
Bills rally for win over Bengals thanks to Allen’s 4 TDs, Benford’s pick-6
Texans stifle Mahomes and Chiefs to keep pace in AFC South race
Broncos beat Raiders to extend winning streak to 10 games as Smith injured
Pollard runs for 161 yards and 2 TDs as Titans outlast Browns
Late reversal helps Steelers hold on for win over Ravens and sole possession of division lead
Tagovailoa wins in cold, leads Dolphins to 4th straight victory to remain unbeaten vs. Jets
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
East Tennessee State earns win over Tusculum
Booth, Faulkner help Samford fend off Cornell
Moutaouakkil scores 19 in Jacksonville State’s win against Auburn-Montgomery
Belmont beats Middle Tennessee
Vanterpool scores 24 as Florida Atlantic beats FGCU
College Basketball/Women
UConn’s 23 steals lead top-ranked Huskies past DePaul on a day when Sue Bird’s number is retired
Latson, Edwards lead No. 3 South Carolina to win over North Carolina Central
Koval has career-high 22 points in No. 5 LSU’s romp over winless UNO
College Basketball/Men
Pope says fans' boos were 'extremely well-deserved' after 35-point beatdown from No. 11 Gonzaga
Oakland’s Kampe calls out the student section: 'Where are they?'
Few 2nd-fastest to 750 victories, No. 11 Gonzaga overwhelms North Florida
Wilson, Veesar push No. 16 North Carolina past Georgetown
Anderson scores 27 points as No. 19 Texas Tech beats LSU for Tigers’ 1st loss
NBA/Basketball
James Harden passes Carmelo Anthony to move into 10th place on the NBA’s career scoring list
Thunder improve to 23-1 with 15th straight victory, routing Jazz
Podziemski scores 21, Warriors beat Bulls 123-91 for Chicago’s 7th straight loss
James hits go-ahead 3 and scores 29 points, Doncic has triple-double in Lakers’ win over 76ers
Baseball/MLB
Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens
Hockey
Eichel scores late in OT as Golden Knights beat Rangers
Verhaeghe scores again, Panthers close out homestand with 4-1 win over Islanders
Penguins can't solve shootout in 3-2 loss to Stars
Golf
Matsuyama rallies in the Bahamas and beats Noren in a playoff to win Hero World Challenge
Reitan holds on to win in South Africa and earn his first trip to the Masters
Neergaard-Petersen denies home favorite Cam Smith to win the Australian Open
Soccer
'A wonderful miracle' - how Messi & Beckham made Miami shine
The heat could be on at next year’s World Cup, although indoor games should mitigate that
Nine-man Real Madrid loses at home for the 1st time this season
Auto Racing
Annett, who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s 3 national touring series, dies at 39
Scoreboards