Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Falcons/Blank/moves, Hawks/Young, hoops; CFP-Miami/Ole Miss/playoffs/news, NFL/playoffs/coaches, NBA, MLB, college basketball, WNBA, tennis
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High Schools
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Rutland 63, Wilkinson County 36
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Central Georgia Arts 76, Twiggs 68
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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W-FVSU 74, Savannah State 72, OT
M-FVSU 79, Savannah State 78
W-Mercer 84, Western Carolina 75
Pro
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Macon 3, Knoxville 0
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem’s Boyko makes history in 3-0 win over Knoxville
WBKB-Mercer rolls to sixth straight win, on the road
Around/About Georgia
Young trade grades: Hawks and Wizards both do well in blockbuster
What Young trade means for Porzingis future
Is there a clear winner in the Young trade? Grading the deal for the Hawks, Wizards
5 things we learned from owner Arthur Blank's end-of-season press conference
Falcons to interview former longtime QB and NFL MVP Ryan for new president of football position
State college basketball
Johnson scored 25 to help No. 12 LSU women beat Georgia 80-59 for 1st SEC win this season
Resilient Jackets fall in final seconds to Cavaliers
Appalachian State defeats Georgia State
Williams-Dryden has 27, West Georgia takes down North Florida
College Football/Playoffs
Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss in Fiesta Bowl
Did refs miss pass interference penalty on Fiesta Bowl's game-ending Hail Mary?
Once 'broken human being,' Beck now has Miami one win from immortality
Chambliss had emotional reaction to Ole Miss loss
Plays that defined Miami's Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss
Cristobal: Miami's doubters were 'never part of the equation' after reaching National Championship
Strong ground games propel No. 1 Indiana and No. 5 Oregon to CFP semifinal matchup at Peach Bowl
Mendoza, unbeaten Indiana to face Moore, Oregon in rematch of Big Ten rivals in Peach Bowl semifinal
Already drafted by the Astros, Oregon’s Bryce Boettcher is now playing for a CFP title
No. 1 Indiana and No. 5 Oregon turn CFP Peach Bowl semifinal into celebration of Big Ten’s supremacy
Indiana and Oregon coaches and coordinators juggle transfer portal chaos amid playoff race
College Football/Coaching carousel
Notre Dame continues coaching shuffle on defense by adding Charlie Partridge, moving Al Washington
College Football
Washington QB Williams Jr. announces he will return to Huskies, won’t enter transfer portal
Florida QB Lagway heading to Baylor, Wake Forest signs QB Lopez from UNC
How long will a QB stay? A college football transfer portal conundrum
NFL/Coaching Carousel
Dolphins fire McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future
Lions have reached out to McDaniel about their OC opening
Buccaneers fire OC Grizzard, special teams coach McGaughey and others
Browns begin head coach search with interviews of their coordinators, Schwartz and Rees
Smith focused on Steelers with Titans wanting to interview him for head coach
NFL/NFC
Purdy leads 49ers back to Philadelphia for wild-card matchup 3 years after elbow injury
Versatile Lake returns from injury just in time to lead the Rams’ defense into the playoffs
Seahawks confident in Darnold after he flopped in his playoff debut last season
After years of trying to hire him, Shanahan now faces Fangio in wild-card game
NFL/AFC
Analysis: The stakes are high as the Ravens move on from the stability of the Harbaugh era
Broncos are sitting pretty as AFC’s top seed thanks to a season’s worth of ugly wins
Tomlin and the Steelers look to end a long run of playoff futility against the streaking Texans
Bills’ Super Bowl path begins at the surging Jaguars, who have won eight in a row
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL sees 2nd-highest regular season average viewership since 1988 at 18.7 million, up 10% from 2024
3 arrested in burglary of Browns QB Sanders’ home, but 1 suspect remains at large
Commanders CB Lattimore arrested outside Cleveland on weapons charges
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Phillips scores 30 as Stetson downs Lipscomb
Davis has 29 in Old Dominion’s win over Coastal Carolina
Ashby scores 20 in Queens’ victory against Jacksonville
College Basketball/Women
Oldacre’s career-best 23 points help No. 2 Texas rout Auburn
Istanbulluoglu scores 23, No. 10 Louisville tops Miami to run winning streak to 8 games
McMahon scores 22 as No. 18 Ole Miss tops No. 5 Oklahoma and snaps Sooners’ 13-game win streak
Pauldo scores career-high 26, No. 20 Lady Vols beat Mississippi State
College Basketball/Men
Alabama’s smothering defense leads the way in win over No. 6 Kentucky
Garzon’s perfect 3-point shooting leads No. 8 Maryland to rout of Rutgers
No. 8 Gonzaga pulls away from Santa Clara in battle of WCC unbeatens
No. 11 Vanderbilt remains undefeated with win over No. 13 Alabama
No. 12 Michigan State rallies in the 2nd half to beat Northwestern
NBA/Basketball
T-wolves hold a pregame moment of silence for Renee Good, the woman fatally shot by an ICE officer
Pacers beat Hornets 114-112 to end 13-game skid and give Rick Carlisle his 1,000th win
Carlisle wins his 1,000th game after monthlong wait as team ends 13-game skid
T-wolves beat Cavaliers 131-122 behind Randle’s 28 points, set season highs for shooting percentages
Edwards reaches 10,000 career points as Timberwolves top Cavaliers, for fourth consecutive victory
Baseball/MLB
Skubal asks for record $32 million in arbitration while Detroit Tigers offer $19 million
Cabrera agrees to 1-year contract with the Cubs a day after trade
Pirates make a rare free agency splash, finalizing $29M, 2-year deal with 1B/OF Ryan O’Hearn
Hockey
Kane becomes 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals
Malkin scores in return from injury, Penguins beat Devils
Tennis
Kyrgios won’t play singles at the Australian Open, saying his body is not ready for 5-set tennis
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBPA and WNBA will not extend CBA deadline; sides will continue to negotiate ‘in good faith’
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