Thursday's Report: Scoreboard; Warner Robins' Phillips, FVSU's Wilson & Jarrell, Mercer's Harper; Tech/Georgia, Falcons, Hawks; college🏈&🏀, NFL, World Cup, NBA, MLB, golf
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s predictions
Coming Friday: Maxwell predictions, and how Central Georgia teams stand in state rankings, and the area’s only every-game HS football scouting reports
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College
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M-Lincoln Memorial 61, Georgia College 54
M-Marquette 84, Georgia Tech 60
Pro
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Alumni Update
Warner Robins’ Phillips ties NCAA record at Troy
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer’s Harper a Payton Award finalist
Standout FVSU back Wilson heading to draft
And QB Jarrell is in the portal
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Key knows the physicality needed for Georgia
Dumas-Johnson a Butkus finalist
‘Good players playing good football’
Hodge’s winding path to NFL, Atlanta
Falcons hope Pitts, Graham can return this season
Young drops 35 on Kings to end winning streak
BSB: UGA announces signees, including Westfield’s Mays
College Football
Michigan State players charged in fight
A Big 12 season few saw coming
Ohio State tired of living with Michigan loss
Harbaugh explains ‘third base’ comment toward Day
Iowa has chance at Big Ten title shot
College Football/Southeast
Farewell to Coastal, the ACC’s wacky division
How much of a distraction is Auburn-Kiffin dance?
Leach can’t vaporize Egg Bowl, rivalry shapes his future
Mississippi State-Mississippi capsule
Portal prowess on display for UF-FSU
Gators rule out five WRs for rivalry game
Alabama fans have eye on Auburn opening
Coastal puts ranking on the line against formerly ranked James Madison
Seminoles have made progress in Norvell’s third season
Rattler, Uigalelei follow similar paths to rivalry game
NFL/USFL/Football
Jets bench Wilson, placed inactive
Giants, Cowboys meet as contenders
Defense remains a liability for Chargers
Rodgers has been playing with a broken thumb
Wentz is back, but not as starter
Arizona fired assistant for groping in Mexico City
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
As first quarter ends, contenders emerge
Williamson has season-high 32 in win over Spurs
Soccer
Upset puts spotlight on Saudi Arabia players
German players cover mouths in FIFA protest
College Basketball
M-Tennessee routs Butler in Bahamas
M-Arizona nips Creighton in top-15 battle at Maui
Baseball/MLB
Verlander, Pujols comeback players of the year
Phils’ Harper to miss start of season
Golf
Scott takes lead at Australian PGA
Scoreboard