Friday's Report: Falcons, Tech, hoops; Epic Sugar Bowl; College Football Playoffs, bowls/news, NFL, college basketball, NBA, MLB, hockey, golf, soccer, tennis
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Around/About Georgia
Falcons’ Dorlus avoids knee injury, will miss season finale because of injured hamstring
Saints receiver Olave expected to miss season finale at Atlanta after being hospitalized
Georgia Tech WR Bailey Stockton announces plans to enter transfer portal
Sugar Bowl: Mississippi 39, Georgia 34
Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals
Georgia’s Smart gambles on fourth down with mixed results in a CFP loss to Ole Miss
Georgia football wears emotions on sleeve following another Sugar Bowl loss
Heave and hope: How Ole Miss pulled off one of the wildest College Football Playoff wins ever
'We screwed that up a little bit'
Instant observations as Bulldogs blow opportunities
(Pregame) Bobo blunt on Georgia offensive mission: ‘We gotta finish’
State college basketball
Williams-Dryden’s 28 lead West Georgia over Bellarmine
Walker’s career-high 33 points helps Georgia Tech women beat No. 18 Note Dame in OT
McMahon scores 24 to help No. 15 Ole Miss women beat Georgia
Georgia Southern defeats Coastal Carolina 82-81 in OT
A Worthy Read
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College Football/Playoffs/Thursday
Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
Alabama QB Simpson says a cracked rib sidelined him in 2nd half
Alabama can’t stage another CFP comeback, has no answers for Indiana in Rose Bowl rout
Defense carries the day for Oregon, as Ducks move into CFP semifinals by topping Texas Tech
Texas Tech’s expensive roster is not enough to overcome Oregon in Orange Bowl
Red Raiders ‘could have been more locked in’ going into CFP matchup
College Football Playoffs
NCAA Div. I Football Playoff Glance
College Football/Postseason/Bowls
Taylor seeks to establish himself as Mississippi State’s QB of the future vs. Wake Forest
No. 22 Navy Midshipmen face Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl with a full roster
Holiday Bowl matchup between Arizona, SMU features QBs who’ve remained true to their schools
Vanderbilt punter’s illegal kick sets up Iowa for an easy touchdown in ReliaQuest Bowl
Beating the SEC and loving Luke: Social media reacts to Illinois bowl victory
College Football/Coaching carousel
Heupel cuts another defensive coach, and familiar name in Georgia
College Football/SEC/ACC
Manning for Heisman? Brace for more hype after Texas QB stars in Citrus Bowl
Kiffin attends Tigers’ women’s hoop game as Ole Miss beats Georgia at Sugar Bowl
College Football
Who is Morgan Scalley? What to know of Utah coach replacing Whittingham
CBS cut off Gary Danielson's goodbye, upsetting college football fans
NFL/NFC
Going into finale, Caleb Williams approaches Bears’ single-season passing record, 4,000-yard mark
Packers sign Ridder to practice squad and remain noncommittal on plans for regular-season finale
Harrison Smith stays in the moment with the Vikings, as his 14th season winds down
NFL/AFC
Vrabel responds to Stefon Diggs, Christian Barmore charges
Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson says he’s playing Sunday at Pittsburgh: ‘A hundred percent’
Browns’ draft class poised to accomplish rare milestone despite 4-12 record
Steelers’ playoff fate tied to DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension and a Detroit Lions fan
Burrow hoping to see change propel the Bengals back into the postseason in 2026
Ward provides rare QB stability for the Titans by starting every game as a rookie
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Parker scores 26, Austin Peay downs North Florida
Robinson’s 27 lead Central Arkansas over FGCU
Younger’s 24 lead UNC Greensboro past Chattanooga
College Basketball/Women
Best women’s programs during poll era? UConn, Tennessee head all-time Top 25 with some surprises
What's good, bad for Dawn Staley, South Carolina as SEC play begins
Edwards leads way with 25 as No. 3 South Carolina wins 24th straight game over Alabama
Last-second 3-pointer lifts No. 11 Kentucky over No. 5 LSU as Kiffin looks on
Cooper scores 17 for No. 23 Lady Vols in win over Florida
College Basketball/Men
What Clemson has found and is still missing as ACC games begin
Chavez scores 20 points as No. 8 Oklahoma beats Texas A&M in the teams’ SEC opener
NBA/Basketball
Leonard’s 45 points with bloodied nose lead Clippers to 6th straight win
Brown scores 29 points and Celtics pull away in 4th quarter for 120-106 win over Kings
Baseball/MLB
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and Houston Astros agree to $54 million, 3-year contract
Hockey
Letang scores in OT in his 1,200th game to give Penguins 4-3 win against Red Wings
Cirelli, Goncalves key Lightning’s 3rd-period comeback for their 6th straight win
Golf
Tales from the tour: Scheffler shows no mercy, even in a friendly match with his caddie
Tennis
Set to go: Two weeks of tennis mania Down Under ahead of the Australian Open
Venus Williams is back at the Australian Open 5 years after her last appearance, 28 after her 1st
Soccer
Life begins at 59 for the globe’s oldest professional soccer player
Maresca leaves Chelsea midway through turbulent season after reported clash with ownership
Man City and Liverpool frustrated in 0-0 draws in Premier League to leave Arsenal with 4-point lead
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Collier will have surgery on both ankles and be sidelined for four to six months
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Tragedy follows triumph for Anthony Joshua with boxing future uncertain
Scoreboards