Sunday's Report: scoreboard; GHSA cross country, fb pairings; Mayhem; Falcons, Hawks, Braves; NFL, NBA, colleges, MLB, NASCAR
In Coverage: The state playoff picture
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College
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M-CGTC 113, Franklin Prep 57
W-Northwest Florida 82, CGTC 36
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Mercer 3, ETSU 1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-23, 27-25)
Pro
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Macon 4, Evansville 3
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Around/about Central Georgia
Mayhem get revenge on the road in OT
Putnam County, Mary Persons lead Central Georgia in state XC meet
It was a quiet day at the GHSA state cross country meet’s second edition as far as Central Georgian’s finishing in the top 25 overall.
Veterans’ boys finished 11th in 6A boys, Northside and Houston County 21st and 22nd. Veterans’ girls were 22nd.
West Laurens’ boys took 16th in 4A, Perry 27th. The Raiders girls were 24th, the Panther girls 25th.
Gabriella Hoover of Mary Persons took fourth in Class AAA girls, 28 seconds behind champ Weezie Moore of Wesleyan. The Bulldogs’ Kolbi McBrayer took 11th, helping Mary Persons to fourth place as the only Central Georgia team involved.
Mary Persons’ boys finished 15th in 3A, Peach County taking 22nd.
Hannah Erickson of Putnam County took eighth in Class AA girls, teammate Kayla Johnson taking 20th.
The War Eagles took seventh, ACE finishing 20th.
ACE had the top boys team finish at 15th in AA, Washington County 24th.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Vikings, Falcons share 4-4 records and uncertain quarterback plans for the remainder of the season
A Call to Service: How the Falcons are hoping to inspire men, women to join military
Five things to watch: Atlanta vs. Minnesota
How Nielsen, DL can account for loss of Jarrett, London
Young’s 22-12 double-double lead the Hawks past the Pelicans
Young puts up strong third as Hawks storm back to down Pelicans
A primer for Braves' upcoming roster decisions
Six Braves, full team up for Silver Slugger Award
Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL
Analysis: Sunday’s stacked lineup of games could have playoff ramifications for several teams
Stroud hopes the lessons learned in a loss last week will help against the Buccaneers
Colts have found their offense since firing Frank Reich. The defense has been a different issue
Jackson and the Ravens will try for another win against the NFC when they face the Seahawks
Unable to win on road, time for Titans to make rookie QB Will Levis the starter
Packers try to snap four-game skid as they welcome Rams to Lambeau Field
Burrow leads Cincinnati Bengals in primetime matchup against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills
Bears and Sweat agree to 4-year, $105M extension, person familiar with deal tells AP
Basketball/WNBA
Embiid, Oubre Jr. lead 76ers to fourth straight win
Jokic just shy of triple-double, Porter scores 27 to lead Nuggets over Bulls 123-101
College basketball
NCAA denies waiver for 27-year-old Williams to play another season for Memphis
MLB/Baseball
Reds decline $20M option on Joey Votto, likely ending Cincinnati career after 17 seasons
Cubs slugger Bellinger declines $25M option for 2024, will test market after bounce-back season
Auto Racing
Predictions for NASCAR Cup Series finale: Odds favor Larson, Byron, Blaney, Bell
William Byron tries to give the No. 24 its first NASCAR championship since Jeff Gordon from the pole
Scoreboards