Sunday's Report: Bleckley County runners, GHSA FB playoffs; Falcons, Hawks, United; College football, NFL, NBA, college hoops, soccer, tennis, golf, MLB, NASCAR
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M-Davidson 88, Mercer 76
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Georgia College 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-6, 25-14, 26-24)
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Around/About Central Georgia
Bleckley County runners take second, Gibbs and Farrell take first
Bleckley County took second in both the girls and boys GHSA state cross country meet.
It broke a streak of four straight titles for the girls and two straight for the boys.
The Royals’ Lily Farrell defended her state title with a repeat in Class AA, crossing the finish line very much alone, winning by nearly two minutes.
Bleckley County’s Brody Gibbs won the boys AA title with a 16:38.8, a chunk ahead of the second place 17:20.76.
Team results and top 10 individual finishes, with winning time in parentheses
Class 6A girls: None
Class 6A boys: No. 20 Houston County
Class 5A girls: No. 14 Jones County
Class 5A boys: No. 18 Jones County
Class 4A girls: No. 5 Peach County; No. 6 West Laurens; No. 11 Mary Persons; No. 22 Upson-Lee
No. 9 Maylin Berrier, Peach County, 21:03.84 (19:02.95)
Class 4A boys: No. 9 Mary Persons; No. 13 West Laurens; No. 19 Upson-Lee; No. 21 Peach County
No. 3 Jackson Warlick, Peach County, 17:26.96 (17:00)
Class 3A girls: None
No. 3 Scout Woodall, Lamar County, 22:14.92 (21:28.17)
Class 3A boys: 17. Lamar County; No. 24 Washington County
Class AA girls: No. 2 Bleckley County; No. 8 Jasper County
No. 1 Lily Farrell, 18:55.29; No. 5 Anna Lynch, Bleckley County,21:12.11
Class AA boys: No. 2 Bleckley County; No. 10 Jasper County; No. 22 Putnam County
No. 1 Brody Gibbs, Bleckley County, 16:38.80; No. 9 Harrison Rogers, Bleckley County, 18:00.88
Class A girls: No. 4 GMC Prep
No. 4 Dileta Hunlen, Hawkinsville, 22:00.78 (17:49.83); 8 Jasmyne Tidwell, Crawford County,23:11.23; 10. Madison Bean, Hawkinsville, 23:27.72
Class A boys: No. 5 GMC Prep
No. 4 Nicholas Harris, GMC; No. 7 Grady Meier, GMC
Janowski’s 25 help Davidson down Mercer
Around/About Georgia
Atlanta faces major defensive test against Joe Burrow, Bengals' high-powered offense
Falcons make batch of roster moves ahead of Bengals game
Bengals face Falcons S Bates III, evoking mixed emotions
Johnson makes strong return with 30 points for Hawks in win over Nets after missing 3 games
Mehmeti, Cowell and Marshall-Rutty score goals, Red Bulls beat Atlanta
A Worthy Read
A quote on a mirror in Caitlin Clark’s childhood home inspires her new children’s book
College Football/ACC
20 years after murder, Bryan Pata's family holds on for justice
College Football
Holgorsen fired as Nebraska’s offensive coordinator after losing streak reaches 4 games
College Sports, the changing landscape
Federal appeals court hands NCAA a victory in struggle for five-year eligibility rule
NFL/NFC
Saints activate receiver Jordyn Tyson and left tackle Kelvin Banks, cut running back Kendre Miller
Receiver Mike Evans will miss his 2nd straight game for the 49ers with Achilles tendinitis
NFL/AFC
Having won 5 of 6, including another rout, the Jaguars could end up as the AFC’s top seed
Patriots RB Henderson reveals he is in the hospital undergoing tests for neurological symptoms
Brissett is joining a Baltimore team in crisis after another blowout loss
What the Raiders are now saying internally about Mendoza
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
No small talk until Sunday: The Kubiak brothers’ sideline standoff in Raiders-49ers
Pat Tillman still inspiring millions 22 years after his death in Afghanistan
Several coaches on the hot seat need major turnarounds in the second half to keep their jobs
Lions put LB Jack Campbell on IR, less than a week after he was hospitalized with neck injury
NBA Game night
Brunson scores 31 to power Knicks past Cavs 109-97 in rematch of last year’s Eastern finalists
Wembanyama scores 29 points in Spurs win over Blazers
Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout the poor-shooting Wizards
Roundup: Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder in rout of Wizards
College Basketball/Women
All-American Booker has big night with 30 points as No. 6 Texas rolls Northern Colorado
Hidalgo has 27 points, 10 steals, No. 13 Notre Dame women cruise past Stonehill
Grocholski scores 25 points, grabs 11 rebounds, No. 17 Minnesota women top Marquette
McGill scores 24, Crooks has double-double to lead No. 22 Oklahoma State past Morgan State
Parchment scores 18, No. 23 Illinois women dominate Southern
College Basketball/Men
Mullins scores 23 as No. 4 UConn beats No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in rematch of NCAA title game
Freshman Ekezie, No. 11 Louisville soar past Morehead State
Henderson leads No. 14 Miami to 83-57 win over Wagner
Fogle and Braden Huff lead No. 15 Gonzaga over New Mexico State
Kusturica’s flawless first half sparks No. 22 UCLA’s 114-63 rout of North Florida
Wright scores 19 points as No. 25 BYU rolls past Omaha for 108-67 victory
Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern
Pinkins has 19 points as Ole Miss defeats Central Arkansas
Lowe has 22 points and 8 assists, Georgetown hits 15 3s in 86-74 win over Maryland
House scores 30 as Furman defeats Northern Iowa
Prunty has 19 as Western Carolina beats UNC Asheville
Treadwell scores 18, South Carolina State defeats South Carolina Upstate
Shorter scores 29 as Murray State beats Northwestern State
Douglas and Northern Illinois win 81-76 in OT against Dayton
Billups scores 20 as Longwood takes down North Carolina Central 80-75 in OT
College Basketball
Two women’s basketball players make hoops for the wrong team on a day of point-blank blunders
NHL/Hockey
Crosby takes sole possession of 6th on NHL scoring list in Penguins’ 5-2 win over Kings
Blackwood makes 27 saves, Necas has 4 points, Avs beat Wings
Roundup: Capitals lose Wilson, but find a way to beat Panthers 4-3
MLB/Baseball
Blue Jays say RF Anthony Santander’s anti-Muslim posts do not represent the team’s values
Mets re-sign journeyman pitcher Robert Stock to 1-year contract
Golf
Rahm shoots 66 to lead by one in Abu Dhabi after three rounds. McIlroy 2 shots back
Sakuma picks up her first LPGA Tour title with an 8-under 64 to take Toto Japan Classic
Auto Racing
AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon to drive for Dodge in ’27 and could have a teammate at Daytona
Larson, chasing another Cup title, will start NASCAR’s season finale from the 2nd row
Denny Hamlin says Toyota needs a ‘deep dive’ into drought as Kyle Larson eyes another NASCAR title
Tennis
Rybakina out before the WTA Finals begin, and Marta Kostyuk steps in
Alcaraz looking for revenge after lining up Shelton in the Paris Masters final
Soccer
Charlotte FC rallies from 3-goal deficit to draw Inter Miami 3-3 in regular-season finale
West's final playoff spots, East craziness & more from Decision Day