Tuesday's Report: Mercer, Mayhem; Falcons, Tech, UGA, Hawks, Braves; College football, NFL, NBA, college hoops openers, NHL, tennis,
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High Schools
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Bulloch 13, Mount de Sales 7
Howard 25, Northeast 6
Luella 13, Central 0; Luella 12, Mary Persons 0
Rutland 2, Southwest 0
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W-Mercer 69, North Greenville 41
M-Mercer 90, Reinhardt 53
Pro
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Atlanta 108, Indiana 104
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Bears hit gas in second half, race past North Greenville
MBKB-Cherry leads Mercer to Reinhardt romp
Dineen returns to Mayhem from ECHL Greenville
Around/About Georgia
Stefanski, Rees and Falcons ask too much of Penix and passing game in loss mired by 4 interceptions
Penix Jr. vows to bounce back from worst performance of his young career
Jones shrugs off ‘deja vu’ moment in 27-8 win over Florida
Smart reveals how NIL era changed practices, impact of roster limits on depth
Key still searching for answers following another blowout loss
Down to 6 players, Huff and Pacers put scare in Hawks before losing
Weiss, Sale named finalists for heavy hardware in 2026
Falcons WR Branch, DE Ebukam out vs. Bengals
State college basketball
Catchings, Cain help Georgia outlast North Carolina Central
'I thought we played pretty bad'
Walker makes ACC history, Jackets women beat Hofstra
A Worthy Read
More than ever in college football, you can't win 'em all
Baseball/MLB
Fraud trial underway in New York for Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever
The Miz among 4 members of World Series champion Brewers who are finalists for major BBWAA awards
Bednar, Suzuki and Arozarena are among 8 MLB players receiving $23.15 million qualifying offers
College Football/SEC
What Beamer told Sellers to stop doing in South Carolina win
Oklahoma fires OC Ben Arbuckle with Sooners struggling on offense a year after making CFP
No. 25 Florida has quarterback uncertainty with Philo and Jones that stems from O-line woes
AP Player of the Week: Gamecocks’ Sellers piled up 397 yards total offense, 5 TDs against Oklahoma
College Football/ACC
Clemson QB Reynolds pulled a Josh Allen
College Football
Here they go again: No. 1 Miami, No. 4 Notre Dame set for showdown on Saturday in South Bend
Nebraska’s Rhule urges calm after another blown lead but blasts fan who ‘cussed out’ his daughter
Ohio State issues don't end at Julian Sayin injury. Arch Manning is another problem
NFL/NFC
Criticism mounts for Brian Schottenheimer as the Cowboys keep finding ways to lose
Caleb Williams and Jeffery Simmons lead the Bears past the Seahawks
The Buccaneers are back in the NFC South race thanks to a dominant offensive line and run game
Gardner Minshew selected as Cardinals’ starting QB; Jacoby Brissett demoted to 3rd string
Lions are trying to refocus on football amid concerns over Jack Campbell’s injury
Vikings defense holds Lions in check for 3 quarters before buckling late
NFL/AFC
The Browns hoped to send a message in Pittsburgh. Instead, it looked like more of the same
Jaguars are enjoying a home-field advantage missing for years, even decades
A Tuesday flight and a 6-day week: Bengals tweak their Madrid routine for Falcons
Colts coach stays the course instead of making a QB switch or other changes after embarrassing loss
After Jeanty’s criticism, Glenn’s Jets defense falls flat in second half of loss to Raiders
Colts coach Shane Steichen plans to ‘evaluate everything, every position’ after latest loss
Titans allow big game by Burrow but still point to positive signs on defense after trading Simmons
Chargers’ reeling offense offers up more of the same coming out of bye week
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Lawyers say Packers’ Josh Jacobs has ‘tangible evidence’ disputing allegations from other women
Buccaneers turn to old-school football and running teams dominated in Week 8
College Sports, the changing landscape
Courtroom chaos hits college basketball as dozens play after judges block NCAA eligibility rules
College Basketball/Women
Top-ranked South Carolina holds off No. 20 Maryland in season opener in Paris
All-American Strong, Popovic lead No. 2 UConn over Cornell
No. 7 Louisville sets several records in rout of Bellarmine
Johnson powers No. 9 LSU over Southeastern Louisiana
A national title defense with 7 new faces begins with a win for No. 11 UCLA
No. 21 Oklahoma rides third-quarter surge to victory over No. 12 North Carolina in Paris
Strack scores 17 as No. 14 Kentucky use dominant front line to top Morehead State
Cambridge scores 22, Lemmila records double-double and No. 18 Ohio State beat UIC
Watkins returns with 21 points as USC teammates celebrate her comeback in win over UNLV
College Basketball/Men
Hauck’s 19 points and 10 rebounds lead No. 1 Florida past No. 14 Miami
Sarr scores 16 as No. 2 Duke beats Army
Mullins and Khamenia lead No. 4 UConn past Gardner-Webb for Hurley’s 200th win with Huskies
Vokietaitis, perfect from the field, helps No. 7 Texas open with win over Chicago State
Thomas Jr. scores 16 points and No. 10 Houston opens season with win over La Salle
No. 11 Louisville shines early, falters late in win over Chattanooga
White scores 22, top recruit Stokes has 15 as No. 17 Kansas pulls away
Ratliff and Alijah Arenas power No. 21 USC
No. 22 UCLA outlasts No. 5 Arizona despite Kharchenkov’s 38-point night
Wright III scores 33, leads No. 25 BYU past Ohio State
Buckner nets 20, Faulkner adds 16, Clemson opens season with win over Stetson
Aldridge leads East Texas A&M to stunning win over Oklahoma
Murauskas scores 21 points to help Arizona State beat Tennessee State
Phillips sparks Jacksonville’s rout of Trinity Baptist
Furman beats Bethune-Cookman as Johnston scores 23 points
Rancik leads Florida State past Florida A&M
Samford opens season with win over Berry
College Basketball
So long, slipper: Why Cinderella will be harder to find at March Madness this season
Villanova had the pope’s support. Notre Dame swept the games in college hoops openers in Rome
Missouri suspends Carey for basketball opener, SEC rules DePaul transfer Gunn ineligible
NBA Game night
Roundup: Doncic drops 42 points on Heat, Giannis
NHL/Hockey
Roundup: Nazem Kadri, Jaden Schwartz carry Avs past Blackhawks
Tennis
Feeling better, playing better: Djokovic sees light at end of the tunnel