Monday's Report: Scoreboard; World Cup; Mercer/Kennesaw State; Falcons-Saints/Ridder, UGA, Tech, UGA-ND 🏀; CFP/UGA-OSU; NFL, CFB/Nix/Florida, MLB, college 🏀, NBA, golf
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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In Coverage: Bowl schedule, and updates scores/stories
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College
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M-Georgia State 75, Rhode Island 66
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World Cup
PKs, and Messi and Argentina win the World Cup
Mbappe electrifying in epic, in loss
Cup record set with 172 goals
Messi in the GOAT debate
2026 hosts take diplomatic handover from Qatar
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB: Mercer visits a warming-up Kennesaw State
Around/About Georgia
Two-QB system enough for Saints over Falcons
Ridder gives self a poor grade
But Smith likes ‘what he’s made of’
DC Pees out after pregame on-field collision
UGA’s approach to transfer portal unchanged
Michigan tops Georgia for national offensive line award
Ex-Tech QB Sims commits to Nebraska
MBKB-Georgia pulls away from Notre Dame
MBKB-Jackets grind through finals, practice
College Football Playoffs
Stroud expecting a much tighter pass defense than vs. LSU
Starks intent on being better than that game
Pollack expects big test for ‘streaky’ UGA offense
College Football/South
College Football
Portal causing chaos for high school recruits
Bo Nix makes announcement for 2023 season
Football/NFL/USFL
Raiders shock Patriots in the most improbable last-play fashion
Jags pick off Prescott in OT, stun Cowboys
Burrow throws for 4, Bengals rally past Bucs
Steelers’ D shuts down Panthers
Colts fans still stunned by ‘miraculously stupid’ gag
College Basketball
Vitale goes off on lack of sanctions for Miller
M-Old man Pitino loses to Sonnyboy Pitino
W-No. 8 NC State handles Clemson
W-Stanford rallies past Tennessee
M-WVU honors Huggins with W on Hall of Fame Day
W-Freshman shines in debut for South Carolina
NBA/WNBA
Edwards’ double-double lifts Minnesota to record
Lakers’ Davis out several weeks
Ex-standout Stoudemire charged with punching daughter
Golf
Singh and Son hold off Woods and Son
Scoreboards