Friday’s Report: HS Football, scores, Mercer, signings (ACE, Bleckley County, Houston County, FPD); Braves, UGA, Falcons; NFL, college football, MLB, soccer, golf, NBA, college football
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High Schools
(Teams: Please post first and last names, and names are preferred over social media handles (they know who they are, most people don’t) and post team names, not mascots)
🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Girls
Rutland 57, Spalding 50
Boys
FPD 79, Covenant 50
Spalding 86, Rutland 50
Warner Robins 67, Houston County 64
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Central 12, Spalding 0; Central 18, Eagle’s Landing 0
Chattahoochee County 25, Hawkinsville 6
Houston County 12, Warner Robins 6
Jordan 20, Hawkinsville 0
Northeast 26, Rutland 0; Northeast 37, Elite Scholars 0
Northside 19, Warner Robins 0; Northside 12, Houston County 6
Peach County 20, Perry 0
Portal 14, Dodge County 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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M-West Virginia 75, Mercer 61
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Georgia College 3, Salem 0, Peach Belt Tournament
USC Aiken 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-12), Peach Belt Tournament
Pro
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Birmingham 3, Macon 2
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer signs players from Florida, Virginia, Texas
MBKB-Bizjack, Sadler and Buchanan lead West Virginia over Mercer
Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Mercer great Lawrence to join the Southern Conference Hall of Fame
Signings
ACE Charter pitcher William Makowski has signed to play baseball at Northwest Florida State College.
Bleckley County standout runner Lily Farrell is headed to Georgia Tech.
Tyson Ganas of Houston County has signed with Georgia Highlands for baseball, while Bear softball standouts Armani Frazier and Keira Powell have signed, with GMC JC and Huntingdon College.
Gracyn Fuller of FPD has signed to play softball at Mercer.
Around/About Georgia
Braves sign reliever Evan Phillips to 3-year, $35 million contract, reuniting him with original team
Simmons has Georgia's attention: 'His throws are different'
Drinkwitz says Stockton deserves more Heisman Trophy attention
Smart makes his thoughts on Peyton Woodring clear amid string of misses
Falcons 'feel good' about Corey Levin stepping in as starting center
State college basketball
Simpson scores 16 as Kennesaw State defeats LaGrange
Offense powers Georgia Tech past UMES
A Worthy Read
College Football/SEC
Manning leads Texas into his bayou backyard for a key matchup with LSU
Florida moves back to Aaron Philo for Kentucky in latest QB swap
Oklahoma Board of Regents chair confirms Brent Venables is not on the hot seat
SEC proposed cap policy: League penalties could reach $10 million for spending over $70.5 million
Mississippi State QB Taylor commits to return to the Bulldogs in 2027
LSU’s message to players after Alabama loss: Welcome to ‘the dark side of being a villain’
College Football/ACC
Morris, Reynolds explain why Clemson struggles to score TDs in red zone
Dickert signs 'long-term' extension with Wake Forest amid coaching rumors
College Football Playoff
Casagrande: Bloated CFP powers don’t care what you think. Not one bit
CFP rankings Week 11 winners and losers: Indiana falls below 2-loss SEC crowd, ACC jilted
Why are Tennessee and Alabama in different playoff pods? CFP chair explains
College Football/Thursday
Stokes has 5 total TDs, Memphis blows 21-point lead before beating South Florida
Garner scores for seventh straight game, Louisiana-Lafayette routs Louisiana-Monroe
College Football/Wednesday
Long-distance touchdowns spark Toledo in 24-0 win over UMass
Burch becomes 12th Buffalo player with 1,000 rushing yards in win over Ball State
College Football
Morris faces alma mater Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, where he never won as player or OC
No. 3 Notre Dame hoping to avoid history with another letdown against Boston College
Dampier’s electric playmaking on the ground and in the air vaults Utah to No. 2 ranking
Atkinson doubtful, Madsen questionable for Oregon State-Boise State tilt
Whittingham comments on Oregon's large NIL budget
Freshman WR Trent Mosley is the big-play threat on USC’s offense heading to Indiana showdown
NFL/NFC
Daniels and Commanders rally to stun the Giants and keep their hopes alive
Despite slow starts, the Panthers and Saints meet with a chance to become sole leaders of NFC South
Rams place Puka Nacua on IR after all. Where does LA go from here?
NFL/AFC
Watson downplays facing Texans as Browns try to stay unbeaten at home, in playoff picture
A 1-7 start, 4 first-round picks and a new era as the Titans pivot to youth movement
Broncos backed out of trade for Chargers’ Henley over surprising issue in physical
NBA Game night
Cunningham’s incredible night — 52 points, 11 assists, no turnovers — saves Pistons in double OT
Maxey, Embiid lead the 76ers over the Raptors without James
NBA/Basketball
Curry suffers torn oblique muscle and will be sidelined at least two weeks
Smart suspended for throwing punch that made contact with Warriors player's face
College Basketball/Women
No. 1 South Carolina beats Clemson for its 16th straight victory over the Tigers
No. 2 Michigan surges past Columbia after a dominant third quarter to win
No. 3 Southern Cal storms past Charleston as Hall, Davidson and Watkins power another blowout
Strong scores 25 points as No. 4 UConn dominates in 2nd half to beat No. 17 Ohio State
Fournier, No. 5 Duke make quick work of Norfolk State
Cartwright’s 17 lead Tulsa women to overtime win over No. 19 Oklahoma State
College Basketball/Men
Graham scores 28, Alabama A&M takes down West Florida in OT
Taylor scores 22 as Howard takes down Stetson
College Basketball
Davidson’s Sylvie Jackson beat cancer. Her return to basketball brought a crowd to its feet
NHL/Hockey
Canadiens snap Bruins’ seven-game winning streak on home ice with 5-2 win
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Engelbert: WNBA commissioner search underway as her retirement timeline holds
MLB/Baseball
Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong wins NL MVP award and Astros’ Alvarez gets AL honor
Wheeler and Alvarez earn MLB Comeback Player of the Year awards
Skubal to meet with 6 teams, including Mets, Dodgers and Padres, with December lockout looming
Outfielder Young and Washington Nationals finalize $23 million, 4-year contract
Shaikin: Why the players' union can't just walk away if MLB owners insist on a salary cap
Golf
Korda returns to golf and gets right back in the mix, trailing Katsu and Choi by 2 shots
Reed feels for ex-LIV pros stuck in limbo: ‘Don't really get any satisfaction'
Auto Racing
Stewart Says NASCAR has lost touch with its fans, calls for major leadership shake-up
Larson won his third NASCAR title ... then came the sweetest revenge
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star, race car driver Frankie Muniz released from hospital after crash
Tennis
Jessica Pegula outlasts Linda Noskova in 3 sets at WTA Finals, knocking out Coco Gauff
Roddick on hot-mic drama: 'If I'm Pegula, I'm flipping chairs'
Soccer
Rapinoe, Ertz and Altidore voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
The cost of failure at Man United keeps rising as compensation payouts mount
High School
Missouri team forfeits playoff game for interesting reason: ‘address culture issues’