Thursday's Report: Scores, state rankings, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College; Braves, UGA, Tech, Falcons; College football, NFL, college basketball, NBA, MLB, NHL, golf, NASCAR, tennis
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High Schools
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Girls
Irwin County 66, Westside 40
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Howard 6, Westside 0
Pike County 26, Mary Persons 6
Westside 13, Southwest 6
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W-Mercer 54, Charleston Southern 45
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer steadies after rough start to top Charleston Southern
Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Peach Belt VB: Middle Georgia State, Georgia College take top awards
Around/About Georgia
Sale's 3 seasons with Braves have been historically great
Georgia WR Canion of Warner Robins working his way back to 100%
CFP details why ‘complete’ Georgia clear-cut No. 1 in rankings
Georgia WR Taylor 'more motivated' after 3-touchdown game
Georgia has a season-low two players on injury report
Georgia Tech-Clemson injury list
Falcons 'feel good' about Levin stepping in as starting center
Trade of Bates III reflects Cunningham's draft philosophy
Falcons release veteran kicker Nick Folk and sign Jake Moody off Ravens’ practice squad
State college basketball
Lipkins has 16 in UNC Asheville’s 73-70 victory against West Georgia
A Worthy Read
White Sox reportedly reach $4M pre-agreement with 14-year-old prodigy
College Football/SEC
Kiffin brought hype to LSU. Now his first season is swirling the drain
Texas' defense has gotten its 'boom' back under coordinator Will Muschamp
SEC commish rips broadcasters as 'some of the worst officials in America'
Arkansas OC blames QBs for all sacks
Sellers listed as questionable on injury report for South Carolina-Arkansas game
Russell listed as probable on Alabama-Vanderbilt injury report
College Football/ACC
NC State taps past, hires Rivers, board approval next
Rivers' high school coaching record: What NC State is getting
SMU’s Jennings is a QB rarity in the ACC: Finishing his career where it started
College Football/South
Wofford coach retiring after 45 years
College Football Playoff
Column: Finally, the College Football Playoff selection committee got something right
Indiana didn’t even play. So why did Hoosiers plummet in CFP rankings?
Why there are a multitude of issues with the 24-team playoff expansion
College Football
NCAA warns multiple transfers tied to sharply lower graduation rates in college football
Picks: No. 8 Texas, No. 10 Texas Tech will go down this weekend
Miami (Ohio) penalized for diabolical use of video board during Ohio field goal attempt
Early kickoff, late drama and a Utah atmosphere that delivered all day long
Day sticking with QB, focusing on final 3 games amid losing streak
Schiano will return at Rutgers
Army unveils camouflage uniforms for annual Navy game, honors Ivy Soldiers
College Sports, the changing landscape
SEC's proposed cap policy would penalize big-spending schools $7 million this year
Broadcast
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan of ESPN turns himself in after allegedly hitting Nashville pedestrians
NFL Tradesaplooza
NFL trade deadline tracker: Grades, analysis and details from every key deal
Davis ‘tried not to cry’ as he left Philly for ‘a new city to embrace’ in Jacksonville
Cousins rejoins the Vikings, where familiarity and comfort will help him prepare to play the Packers
Safety Hooker is excited to join the 7-1 Bills after a trade from the 1-7 Titans
New 49ers receiver Allen gets a ‘boost’ with his move to a first-place team
NFL/NFC
A third-string QB just 11 days ago, Cardinals’ Beck prepares for his first NFL start
McVay says Rams couldn’t find a good trade for a receiver. They’re hoping Adams returns soon
Struggling Panthers could get 5 starters, 4 reserves back from injuries in the coming weeks
Giants defense is buzzing under coordinator Wilson. Arvell Reese is a big piece of that
NFL/AFC
Dolphins placing QB Willis on injured reserve, sidelining him at least 4 games
Watson starting for Browns at QB against Texans after sitting out with concussion, watching Sanders
Bengals coach Taylor addresses Cincinnati’s deadline move that fell through
McDonald IV wanted out and the Jets kept him. He has no hard feelings but wants more snaps
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Picks: Bengals will edge Steelers in battle for first place in the AFC North
Lopsided divisions leave 6-3 Packers in last place and 3-5 Panthers in first place
NBA Game night
Wagner scores 38, helps Magic send Jazz to their 10th straight loss
Harden ends his slow start to the season with 32 points in a throwback game to beat Knicks
Doncic, Mamukelashvili and Reaves lead Lakers past Bucks for 7th straight win
NBA/Basketball
Inside the numbers: Blowouts are common, close games rare so far in this NBA season
Dosunmu is helping keep the Timberwolves on track while Anthony Edwards recovers
Brown explains apparent snub of former teammate Jayson Tatum: 'I wasn't paying attention'
College Basketball/Women
Columbia coach Griffith returns from suspension for big game vs. Michigan, team hardly missed her
Woolfolk scores 27 as No. 8 Vanderbilt beats Western Kentucky
No. 23 North Carolina set record with 18 3-pointers in victory over NC Central
Cooper scores 29 to lead No. 21 Ole Miss over UAlbany
College Basketball/Men
Thomas scores 17 to help No. 8 Houston over Jacksonville State
No. 9 UCLA routs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, sets school record with 69-point margin of victory
Richmond III leads 5 players in double figures as No. 19 Arkansas beats Robert Morris
Estrella scores 18 points as No. 20 Michigan beats Marquette
Sandfort scores 22 as No. 25 Nebraska rides huge first half to win over Lindenwood
Sicking scores 21 as UMKC beats Florida A&M
Johnson’s perfect night, 17 points lead Oregon in 100-66 win over Mississippi Valley State
Southern Miss beats Jackson State 84-80 in OT
Neal scores 26, UNC Greensboro downs Lees-McRae
Mason has 19, East Tennessee State downs Campbell
Robinson scores 27 as TCU defeats Louisiana-Monroe in double-overtime
College Basketball
Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes calls matchup with Kentucky ‘personal’
NHL/Hockey
Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning’s romp over Sabres
Forsberg has 2 goals, Juuse Saros gets shutout in Predators’ 5th straight win, 3-0 over Kings
Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers beat Flames for 4th win in 5 games
MLB/Baseball
Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski, Yankees’ Cam Schlittler unanimous selections as Cy Young winners
Astros bring back former catcher Brad Ausmus as their manager after Joe Espada exit
Golf
Patrick Reed bet on himself and won by leaving LIV and getting back to the PGA Tour
LPGA to update pace-of-play policy with stricter punishments
Auto Racing
Kyle Busch posthumously voted the most popular driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for 2026
Larson admits he didn't think Cup title was possible in NASCAR champion's speech
Tennis
Andreeva beats Sabalenka in straight sets to roll into WTA Finals semis
Svitolina fights back to beat Muchova
Gauff eyes WTA Finals rule changes: 'Kind of stupid'
Sinner plans late-December return at Saudi exhibition ahead of Australian Open
Soccer
Ronaldo’s exit during Nations League leaves 146-goal record for Kane, Mbappé, Haaland to chase
Source: Man United does ‘due diligence’ on Pochettino becoming its next coach
FIFA releases evaluation reports for the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cup
High School
Why former Tennessee Vols assistant Joe Osovet was fired from high school position
Boxing/UFC/MMA
UFC fighter Hokit has no regrets about Michelle Obama verbal attack