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College
Basketball
W-Bowling Green 59, Mercer 38
M-Cincinnati 89, Georgia Tech 54
W-Georgia 65, Purdue 57
Pro
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Fayetteville 3, Macon 0
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Alumni Update
Bleckley County’s Mims is back, and with heart
Honor Roll
WSOC-Mercer trio makes academic All-District
FB-Mercer’s wise on Buchanan Award list
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Faulkner helps, but Smart knows this Tech team is different
Column-Key beat UGA as a player, can he get the Jackets to believe as coach?
Familiar faces at Georgia Tech add new wrinkle to Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
Saints’ Carr returns to practice but remains in concussion protocol
Homegrown: Falcons’ Dee Alford
What Desmond Ridder learned watching from the sidelines before he returned as starting quarterback
Young scores season-high 43 points, Hawks outlast Nets 147-145 in overtime
Two Carver-Columbus assistants fired after team fights
MBKB-Cincinnati demolishes Georgia Tech behind sharp-shooter Lakhin’s 15 points
College Football/SEC, ACC, South
Column-FSU’s Travis, Florida’s Mertz epitomize football courage
Swinney worries about the end of great rivalries
Former Alabama WR really hates Auburn’s oaks: ‘F--- them trees’
What does the Iron Bowl mean to Alabama players from in-state?
How Auburn’s Iron Bowl first-timers said they’re preparing for Alabama
No. 12 Mississippi seeks revenge vs. rival Mississippi State in Egg Bowl showdown on Thanksgiving
A Mississippi Thanksgiving Tradition: Ole Miss and Mississippi State Meet for 119th Egg Bowl
Here are the top five best moments in Egg Bowl history
No. 14 LSU’s battle with Texas A&M is QB Jayden Daniels’ last chance to impress Heisman voters
No. 18 Tulane, UTSA aim to set aside distractions with title game berth at stake
Thursday’s College Football
7:30 p.m.: Mississippi at Mississippi State, ESPN
Thursday’s NFL
12:30 p.m.: Green Bay at Detroit, FOX
4:30 p.m.: Washington at Dallas, CBS
8:20 p.m.: San Francisco at Seattle,NBC
Friday’s College Football on TV
12 p.m.: Miami at Boston College, ABC; Iowa at Nebraska, CBS; Memphis at Temple, ESPN; Toledo vs. Central Michigan, ESPNU; TCU at Oklahoma, FOX; Ohio at Akron, CBSSN
3:30 p.m.: UTSA at Tulane, ABC; Utah State at New Mexico, CBSSN
4 p.m.: Missouri at Arkansas, CBS; Air Force at Boise St., FS1
7:30 p.m.: Texas Tech at Texas, ABC; Penn State vs. Michigan State, NBC
8:30 p.m.: Oregon St. at Oregon, FS1
No. 22 Liberty tries to finish 1st perfect regular season in trip to UTEP
Could NMSU loss make Auburn more dangerous vs. Alabama in Iron Bowl?
Pitt, Wisconsin announce they will face each other in Dublin to open the 2027 season
College Football
College Football Picks: What if there was a 12-team playoff this season? Triple the contenders
Big 12 has familiar look with four traditional members still in running for conference title game
J.J. McCarthy’s meditation routine helps him clear mind to lead No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State
Sark on portal and upcoming NFL player talks
Riley and USC wasted Williams' college career
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Barry Sanders, one more time: New documentary answers why he walked away
A rare Thanksgiving treat: The Lions are good!
Pro Picks: 3 favorites should have a feast in division matchups on Thanksgiving Day
Winners and Losers: Commanders need to change coaches, give Eric Bieniemy a shot
Surging Broncos face Browns without suspended safety Kareem Jackson
Broncos’ Simmons defends suspended teammate Jackson, says NFL enforces rules inconsistently
Steelers look to continue playoff push against Burrow-less Bengals
NFL’s look changing as more women move into prominent roles at teams across league
Analysis: Winning another Super Bowl without Hill won’t be easy for Mahomes, Chiefs
Offense once again lets the Chiefs down in Super Bowl rematch
After Canada's exit, will anything really change for the Steelers' offense?
49ers QB Purdy answers skeptics with a nearly flawless 2-game stretch
QB Smith leaving question of who starts for Seahawks in hands of the coaches
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
'All the kids know who Uncle Shaq is': Lakers legend helps fund new L.A. Boys & Girls Club court
Williamson, Ingram lead the Pelicans past the Kings
Leonard leads Clippers past Spurs amid boos that prompt Popovich to admonish crowd
Women’s College Basketball
What is going on with Angel Reese's absence from LSU?
Men’s College Basketball
Edey’s 28 points, 15 boards power No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for Maui Invitational title
No. 4 Stanford survives tough battle with scrappy Belmont
Dunn and Beekman power No. 24 Virginia past West Virginia
Vaistaras’ 13 help Campbell knock off The Citadel
Clayton scores 28 and Florida gradually distances itself from Pitt
Hardaway scores 17 points, hits 5 3s to help Memphis beat Michigan 71-67 as coaches return
MLB/Baseball
Column-n: Fisher got his Vegas wish. Will he now try to hold the Oakland Coliseum 'hostage'?
Who would you rather sign, Aaron Nola or Blake Snell? We asked scouts around MLB
Boxing/UFC/MMA
UFC schedule, odds, cards, etc.
30 greatest UFC fighters of all time
Auto Racing
Report: NASCAR may sell up to 10 Cup Series races to streamers in 2025
Scoreboard
NFL scores/games
College football scores, FBS
College football scores, FCS
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball