Tuesday's Report: Mercer, FVSU, West Laurens; Faclons, Hawks, Braves; College football championship: Indiana-Miami/news, NFL/coaches/news, college basketball, tennis, NBA, WWE
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Putmam County 78, Hephzibah 52
The War Eagles improved to 14-6 behind 19 from Tamaud Woodson, 16 from Jaylen James, and 15 from J’Mari Greene.
Spencer 52, Washington County 46
Freshman Braylon Yorker managed 10 points for Washington County, while sophomore Aiden Watts grabbed 9 rebounds.
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W-Clark Atlanta 68, Fort Valley State 53
M-Clark Atlanta 63, Fort Valley State 59
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Alumni Update
West Laurens’ Clark gets in national title game
There will be trivia questions galore about Indiana’s never-in-a-lifetime national championship win Monday night.
And a Central Georgian will be the answer for one of them: Who made the first tackle in the game?
West Laurens’ Quentin Clark, a redshirt freshman defensive lineman, was credited with a solo tackle on the opening kickoff, returned 27 yards by Marion Keelan.
Clark, a 6-1, 227-pounder, appeared in one game in 2024 and redshirted, then played in 14 games in 2025, mostly on special teams.
He was a three-star prospect at West Laurens, and a top-100 recruit in the state called “a freakishly athletic player” by www.hoosierhuddle.com last summer.
Honor Roll
SoCon MBKB-Mercer’s Mighty was mighty
Around/About Georgia
Improved pass rush helps Falcons DC Ulbrich stay on new coach Stefanski’s staff
Robinson, Lindstrom, Watts make PFWA All-NFC team
Antetokounmpo and the Bucks hold off Atlanta 112-110 to snap a three-game skid
Kim undergoes surgery for right hand injury, out 4-5 months
Mateo and Braves agree to $1 million, 1-year contract
A Worthy Read
Chance Gray’s family legacy adds special meaning to Coretta Scott King Classic for Ohio State guard
College Football/Indiana 27, Miami 21
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title
Cignetti finishes his masterpiece, coaching unbeaten Indiana to title in his 2nd season
Mark Fletcher and Malachi Toney delivered for Miami in the CFP final. The Hurricanes fell just short
Indiana’s Coogan pays Miami's DL ultimate compliment
Beck: Game-sealing INT, loss 'really hurts'
Who followed Curt Cignetti to IU?
College Football Championship Winners
NCAA Div. I Football Playoff Glance
College Football
Is it too late to save college football?
The $20.5M cap is “too low,” adds Notre Dame’s AD
College Sports, the changing landscape
NFL/Coaching Carousel
Bills fire McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl
Dolphins hire former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as head coach
Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz gets second interview for Browns head coaching job
Lions to hire Drew Petzing as new offensive coordinator
NFL/Playoffs
Broncos defense must carry team again as backup QB Stidham set to start AFC championship game
Rams’ clutch OT victory over Bears masked a poor performance at a bad time by the NFL’s top offense
49ers pack up after blowout loss to Seahawks ended dreams of playing Super Bowl at home
Walker III will need to carry the load for the Seahawks with Zach Charbonnet out
Williams' teammates say the Bears QB 'put it all out there on the line' this season
Johnson pushed the right buttons all year. Until he didn't
NFL/NFC
Kittle’s Achilles tendon injury deemed ‘best-case scenario’ by doctors
NFL/AFC
Allen runs risk of becoming modern-day Dan Marino
Dulac: Mike Tomlin still provides lots of value to Steelers -- for now
Gregorian: Past results don't assure future success: Arrowhead's history is cautionary tale
Betting
Sports betting roundup: All four favorites win in divisional round of NFL Playoffs
College Basketball/Women
Iowa cracks top 10 in AP women’s basketball poll for 1st time in 2 years. UConn, South Carolina 1-2
Strong, Arnold star as No. 1 UConn extends winning streak to 19 games with 85-47 win over Notre Dame
Galvan’s 20 points help No. 5 Vanderbilt hold off No. 7 Michigan
Gray leads No. 12 Ohio State to 71-69 win over No. 9 TCU
College Basketball/Men
Self doesn’t travel with No. 19 Kansas after going to the hospital, school says
Arizona a unanimous No. 1 for first time, Saint Louis and Miami of Ohio join AP Top 25
NBA/Basketball
NBA announces All-Star Game starters, with 1st version of U.S. vs. The World format now on its way
Knicks are blown out, booed and losing control of a season with championship aspirations
Harris scores 25, Brown misses potential game-winner and Pistons hold off Celtics for 104-103 win
Brooks and Booker power Suns to a 126-117 win over the struggling Nets
Maxey celebrates 1st All-Star game starting nod with 29 points in 76ers’ win over Pacers
Baseball/MLB
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones appear on track to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Hockey
Tkachuk is back for the Panthers. Will it be enough to spark a run to the playoffs?
Goalie fight breaks out between Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky and San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic
Kulak’s 1st goal of the season helps the Penguins beat the Kraken
Knight makes 32 saves as the Blackhawks beat Toews and the Jets
Tennis
Defending champion Madison Keys trails early but advances to the 2nd round at the Australian Open
T-shirt for Ukraine: a player’s heartfelt tribute to her country and her dad at the Australian Open
Djokovic equals two all-time records and wins his 100th match at Australian Open
Alexandra Eala’s heart-warming Australian Open debut ends in a loss to Parks
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
WWE Raw: CM Punk, Finn Balor tear down Belfast with thrilling title match
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games