Wednesday's Report: HS hoops scores; Hawks, Falcons GM, UGA; Soccer, betting, Super Bowl, NFL, college basketball, NBA/trades, college football, MLB, golf, tennis, Olympics

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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)
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Baldwin 44, Howard 26
Kyra Leslie and Suri Clark teamed for 21 opints and 18 rebounds for Baldwin.
CFCA 44, Gatewood 40
Central 42, ACE 30
Cay Mathias had 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead Central.
East Laurens 72, Dodge County 36
Paige Ingram hit for half of Dodge County’s total.
Fullington 49, Twiggs 23
GMC Prep 58, Johnson County 39
Hancock Central 41, Glascock County 36
John Hancock 54, Covenant 28
John Milledge 40, Piedmont 37
Jones County 61, Union Grove 41
Lee County 75, Northside 40
Mary Persons 52, Upson-Lee 49
Monroe 75, Peach County 26
Southwest 42, Bleckley County 33
Stratford 59, Mount de Sales 40
The Eaglettes led 37-10 at halftime. Camiyah Hudson led Stratford with 27. Da’Laila Lowe added 9 a week after the junior passed 1,000 points for her career.
Washington County 60, Dublin 38
Jade Kitchens had 20 for the Golden Hawks while Aeria Hagans added 15.
Wheeler County 52, Hawkinsville 7
Westfield 60, Strong Rock 25
Westside 67, Pike County 26
Senior guard Taylor Talton and sophomore wing Domoniuq Billue each had 24 for Westside, each only a bucket from Pike County’s total. Talton had five of Westside’s six 3-pointers while Billue had the other.
The Pirates were held to their second-fewest points of the season, by three points, and had more turnovers than points.
Wilcox County 65, Macon County 53
Windsor 57, Trinity Christian 54
🏀🏀🏀Boys Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Baldwin 70, Howard 32
The Braves improved to 20-3 for their third straight 20-win season.
CFCA 80, Gatewood 37
Central 66, ACE 59
Jarvis Williams led the Chargers with 20 opints, with 12 from Da’Vontae Rembert and 11 from David Evans as Central completed the sweep. Evans had 8 rebounds.
Central-Talbotton 53, Crawford County 51
Covenant 62, John Hancock 46
Dodge County 59, east Laurens 49
The Indians won the battle of ranked teams for sole possession of second, behind 22 points from Kyler Johnson and 12 from Galvin Hilburn.
Greene County 56, Wilkinson County 51
Hancock Central 77, Glascock County 26
Jasper County 54, McNair 46
John Milledge 55, Piedmont 54
Mary Persons 54, Upson-Lee 46
Monroe 65, Peach County 63
Mount de Sales 61, Stratford 41
New Hampstead 59, Perry 58
Pike County 67, Westside 63
Southwest Atlanta 81, Lamar County 63
Southwest 64, Bleckley County 38
Tattnall 55, FPD 46
Micah Clyde led the Trojans on Senior Night with 14 points, with 12 from Whit Davidson and 11 from Evan Boney. Jones Handberry led FPD with 15, Gavin Wilson adding 11.
Union Grove 69, Jones County 53
Ware County 59, Warner Robins 31
Washington County 52, Dublin 40
Wheeler County 71, Hawkinsville 49
Windsor 59, Trinity Christian 46
The Knights retired the No. 1 of alum Anotnio McKinney, who led Windsor to the 2015 state championship with a 26-4 mark. He racked up loads of honors, and scored 1,031 points in 71 games. McKinney played in college at LaGrange and Thomas More, earning conference honors.
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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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Albany State 9, Georgia College 4
Emmanuel 6, Middle Georgia State 5
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Albany State surprises Georgia College
Around/About Georgia
Johnson has triple-double and Hawks spoil Miami’s 2006 title celebration
Heat fall amid chants of 'We want Giannis!'
Ryan, new GM Ian Cunningham bring aligned vision to Falcons front office
Dawgs lose assistant to Dallas Cowboys
Georgia’s Dontrell Glover, Bo Walker agree to pretrial intervention after theft charges
UGA's Jere Morehead 'just about there' on SEC needing its own set of rules
A Worthy Read
British soccer union wants fewer headers for pros, and none for kids, to protect players’ brains
Betting
Sports betting roundup: Seahawks start week as 4.5-point favorites over Patriots in Super Bowl
NFL/Super Bowl
Goodell doesn’t expect anything divisive from Bad Bunny at Super Bowl
Kubiak focused on Super Bowl, not Raiders job
Darnold’s season as a backup with the 49ers helped him reach the Super Bowl
59 Super Bowl rings, 59 stories
16 early numbers that could define Super Bowl LX
Biggest 2026 Super Bowl bets: Top 10 largest Super Bowl LX wagers still alive
4 lessons that can resonate for Steelers -- and entire NFL -- from Super Bowl participants
Patriots WR Boutte has big aspirations for offseason after Super Bowl
Super Bowl-bound Patriots follow in Mack Hollins' bare footsteps
NFL/NFC
Lions fan seeks more than $100 million in damages from DK Metcalf, others
Buccaneers hiring Indiana co-OC Chandler Whitmer
NFL/AFC
Monken gives passionate outline of his vision as he’s introduced as the Browns’ coach
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Goodell: NFL must re-evaluate minority hiring after just 1 head coaching job went to a minority
10 years of NFL Next Gen Stats has changed how the game is watched and played
Kraft snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame
Hurts leads NFC past AFC in high-scoring Pro Bowl Games flag football exhibition
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Alabama college ‘deeply concerned’ after basketball coach handcuffed at game
Steven Pearl reacts to Gus Malzahn retirement
Copeland sets the table with 16 assists to send NC State past SMU
Texas beats South Carolina behind Swain’s 22 points, 10 rebounds
College Basketball/Men
Barnes jokingly questions if his players are betting on games, has immediate regrets
No. 3 UConn remains perfect in Big East play and extends winning streak to 18 by rolling past Xavier
Boozer leads No. 4 Duke over Boston College
Lewis, Thijs De Ridder lead No. 18 Virginia over Pitt
Dunlap’s career-high 22 points help No. 19 Saint Louis top Davidson for 16th straight win
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) extends winning streak to 23 games
Ament’s big 2nd half leads No. 25 Tennessee over Ole Miss
NBA/Basketball
NBPA says arbitrator rules Rozier should receive $26.6M salary despite gambling charges
Kidd was fined $35,000 for blasting referees after a loss to the Rockets
Hornets' Lee sorry for 'foolish' collision with Ball
Edgecombe scores 25 in 76ers’ 4th straight win, 113-94 over Warriors with Curry sidelined
Hartenstein has first triple-double as Thunder roll to 128-92 win over Magic
Brown leads Celtics over Mavs 110-100 despite Flagg’s latest record for teenager
James and Doncic help Lakers rout Nets 125-109 in Austin Reaves’ return from injury
Collier has career-high 22 assists as Jazz beat Pacers 131-122 with 7 players
NBA trades/moves
Harden to Cavs, Darius Garland to Clippers in deal of All-Star guards
Jackson Jr. traded from Memphis to Utah in 8-player deal that includes 3 draft picks
Huerter heads to East-leading Pistons in 4-player, 3-team deal
Warriors reportedly open to including Draymond Green in Giannis deal
NBA trade deadline updates: The dealing has begun!
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Auburn's Golesh on transfer tampering: 'There's no guardrails'
Jacksonville State to build new indoor practice facility
Stein calls out coaches tampering in college football: 'Follow the rule'
Hearing set for Feb. 12 in Chambliss eligibility case
College Football
Indiana high school wrestling coach being investigated by IHSAA after Marcus Freeman incident
Riley claims 'there's not just one part of the country paying players' with NIL changes
Third-year coach grades: Sanders gets 'C+'
Baseball/MLB
Hockey
Maccelli scores 2 as Maple Leafs beat Oilers 5-2, head into Olympic break with 3 straight wins
Horvat’s 2nd goal of the game lifts the Islanders over the Penguins 5-4 in overtime
Olivier scores twice and Merzlikins has 1st shutout of season as Blue Jackets beat Devils
Tennis
Tennis has its Tiger, or Jordan, and it's Carlos Alcaraz
Golf
LPGA commish on TOC mess: Worried our athletes might be injured
‘I'm sorry': LPGA chief apologizes for ‘confusing' decision to shorten event
WM Phoenix Open picks 2026: Is anyone beating Scottie Scheffler?
LIV Golf to receive world ranking points: Answering 7 biggest questions
Soccer
LA28 announces stadiums from New York to California to host 2028 Olympic soccer matches
Olympic Sports
Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flag bearers for Winter Olympics
Beleaguered Milan Cortina ice hockey arena praised after first practice sessions
Japan sets up ’24/7' task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
Can Lindsey Vonn compete in Olympics with torn ACL? 'If anyone can do it, it's Lindsey.'
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