Thursday's Report: Georgia College, Mercer, Middle Georgia State; Falcons/Pearce, UGA, Braves, Tech, Hawks; Olympics, NFL, college hoops, college football, NBA, MLB, golf, NASCAR
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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: Region tournament/pairings on www.centralgasports.com)
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Hancock Central 71, Twiggs County 28
Jones County 63, Stockbridge 39
Warner Robins 69, Perry 51
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Hancock Central 68, Twiggs County 36
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GMC Prep 5, Crawford County 2
Hawkinsville 8, Marion County 5
Jasper County 11, Taylor County 3
Mary Persons 10, Social Circle 5
Veterans 9, Warner Robins 0
Vidalia 16, Dodge County 1
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G-Central 3, Dooly County 0
G-Peach County 2, Spalding 1, PKs
G-Vidalia 5, Washington County 1
B-Vidalia 10, Washington County 0
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(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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W-Georgia College 50, USC Aiken 45
M-Georgia College 87, USC Aiken 76
M-Mercer 69, Furman 64
W-Middle Georgia State 66, Clayton State 46
M-Middle Georgia State 70, Clayton State 59
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Emmanuel 13, Georgia College 12
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Okojie, Shoulders help Mercer stay perfect at home
MBKB | Jones, Nichols lead Bobcats over Pacers
WBKB | Bobcats outpace USC Aiken in the fourth quarter
Around/About Georgia
WNBA player reportedly 'willing to testify' against Pearce Jr. in domestic violence case
Georgia baseball picked to finish 9th in SEC by coaches
Schwellenbach placed on 60-day IL with bone spurs in right elbow
Georgia banking on immediate contributions from 2026 newcomers: ‘They better be ready’
Miller scores 31 points, Hornets hold on to beat Hawks
Georgia women's tennis defeats Ohio State for 2nd straight indoor national championship
State college basketball
Georgia Southern women win, tied for first
Second-half surge pushes Wake past Tech
Florida cruises to road win over Georgia
Jennings scores 31 as Appalachian State downs Georgia Southern
Opinion
Goodman: Trump is the ‘real loser’ for attacking an American athlete
2026 Winter Olympics/Milan Cortina
Recap: Franjo von Allmen wins his 3rd gold, Chloe Kim and NHL stars get rolling
Olympics are here for many NHL stars who waited half their careers or more for this
Winter Olympics off to best ratings start in 12 years
Race day arrives for Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych, who says he’ll use banned helmet
Vonn undergoes third leg surgery since Olympic crash
Olympic host Italy avoids NHL players but still brings in foreign hockey help
McDavid on the Metro in Milan: Canada’s NHL players stick out at the Olympics
College Sports, the changing landscape
Chambliss attorneys claim case not manufactured, sixth year won't harm college sports in new filing
NFL/Super Bowl-Seattle 29, New England 13
Seahawks enjoy morning beers, praise ‘best team in the world’ as Seattle celebrates Super Bowl title
'It sucks': Patriots OT Will Campbell opens up about Super Bowl play, criticism
After winning Super Bowl 60, Seahawks face challenges to repeat as champions
Despite loss, Patriots believe they have the ability to return and win more titles
Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in US, Bad Bunny’s halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
Seahawks D may have discovered Maye tell
Bad Bunny may have trounced Kid Rock in halftime showdown if historic trends hold
Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning ‘Dark Side’ defense: the new ‘Legion of Boom’?
Vorel: Seahawks weren't ready for Super Bowl when season began
NFL/NFC
Rams RT Havenstein retires after an 11-year career from St. Louis to Los Angeles
Panthers set to hire Bevell as offensive assistant, associate head coach
NFL/AFC
DC job brings Weaver back to the Ravens
Maye makes promise to Patriots fans after postseason struggles
Dolphins hiring former Eagles OC Patullo as pass game coordinator
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL has a short break before it’s time for the combine, free agency and the draft
Cote: On Bad Bunny, TV ads and what this Super Bowl can teach Dolphins
The secret weapon teams are using to buy QBs an extra half-second
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Wrightsell Jr. hits 7 3-pointers, scores 21 as Alabama beats Ole Miss
Okorie, Gealer combine for 43 points, lead Stanford past Boston College
Pierce, Phillips’ alley-oop dunk help Missouri beat Texas A&M
Gillespie’s 18 points fuel Tennessee over Mississippi State
Kingz scores 27 points, Syracuse pulls away in double OT to beat Cal
Riley scores 19 as East Carolina knocks off UTSA
Copeland scores 17 in Stetson’s win against Jacksonville
East Tennessee State wins over Chattanooga
Efinda and Younger score 21 each and UNC Greensboro knocks off VMI
Booth’s 25 help Samford knock off Wofford
Ellerbee scores 22 in Florida Gulf Coast’s 90-81 victory against North Florida
College Basketball/Women
Former Pitt players call coach Tory Verdi abusive, toxic in Title IX lawsuits
Fudd leads the way as top-ranked UConn wins its 42nd consecutive game with blowout of Creighton
Betts scores 22 points and No. 2 UCLA stretches win streak to 18 games by overpowering MSU
Makalusky, Kierra Wheeler set the pace and No. 19 West Virginia women rout UCF
College Basketball/Men
Scheyer: Duke staffer with 'bloody lip' from UNC court storming 'doing better'
Ball and Reed lead No. 6 UConn to 80-70 victory at Butler
Atwell scores 20 points and Toppin grabs 18 rebounds as No. 16 Texas Tech routs Colorado
Bedford scores 23 points in Virginia Tech’s victory over No. 20 Clemson
NBA/Basketball
Suspensions handed down from Pistons-Hornets brawl
Cunningham scores 28 points, Pistons overcome suspensions to rout Raptors
College Football
Cignetti reveals how much he celebrated Indiana's national championship
BYU standout receiver Kingston charged with first-degree rape in Utah
Best bargains: Head coaches that made their dollars count in 2025
College Sports
Ex-Nebraska AD Moos writes in memoir Kelly, not Frost, was his first choice for football coach
Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team bus crashes, killing 1 person and injuring 32
Report: Man hospitalized after significant fall from at Jordan-Hare Stadium, police chase
Baseball/MLB
Making transition from SEC to MLB, new Giants manager Vitello enters 1st season ready to learn
GM Cherington says McCutchen ‘will always be a Pirate’ even if former MVP has no spot on ’26 roster
Golf
Pebble Beach hosts first signature event on PGA Tour. LIV returns to Australia
Scheffler, Gotterup and how much has changed in a year at Pebble Beach
Auto Racing
NASCAR season opens with William Byron eyeing record Daytona 500 three-peat
Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing a win that has eluded him for 20 starts
Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title
Scoreboards