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Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s high school football predictions
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High School
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John Milledge 4, Pinewood 3
Hawkinsville 13, Peach County 0
Howard 13, Rutland 5
Jasper County 12, Northeast 4
Piedmont 3, GMC 2
Swainsboro 9, Dublin 1
Tift County 13, Northside 5
West Laurens Perry
College
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Pro
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Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 5, 10 inn.
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Alumni Update
Clemson says Warner Robins’ Burley is done for the season
Around/About Central Georgia
WSOC: First goal lifts Georgia College
Bibb County teams have Thursday kickoffs
Ed Defore Sports Complex is host to a longtime Macon rivalry, while another Bibb County public school team heads to Columbus for region play.
Central visits Kendrick in 2-AA action.
Kendrick has as many wins this year as it had in the last two, going 2-18, and is on target for its highest win total since 3-7 in 2015. The Cherokees’ have lost 14 straight to five Bibb County public school opponents.
Central is 0-4 for the second straight year, and broke the skid last year with a 27-21 win.
Also in 2-AA action, Southwest (2-2/1-0) and Northeast (3-1/1-0) meet for the 54th time, Northeast holding a 28-25 lead and on a five-game winning streak.
It’s been pretty one-sided the last several years, Northeast winning by 1, 6, 28, 42 and 40 since Southwest’s last win, 18-7 in 2017, ending a five-game Raiders win streak.
Southwest quarterback Chase Dupree is third in AA with 1,119 yards, completing 67.9 percent of his passes with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions.
Carmelo Mays has caught 19 passes for 397 yards, third in AA, with Malik Sands adding 333 yards on 10 catches (seventh).
Northeast counters with running back Nick Woodford and quarterback Reginald Glover (stats have not been updated).
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Falcons fantastic in the fourth quarter so far
'It's a routine thing': Younghoe Koo on the mindset required to thrive under pressure
Dilfer: SEC night games better than the Super Bowl
Smart on Chubb: ‘An incredible human being’
DC scores in the 80th minute to tie Atlanta
MLB/Baseball
Yankees’ Boone ejected for 7th time this season, tied for most in majors
Ohtani’s elbow surgery went well, Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin says
Rays announce $1.2 bil stadium complex in St. Pete
College Sports
Iowa announces plans to build a $20 million facility for women’s gymnastics team and spirit squads
Tennessee extends men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes’ contract through 2027-28
Boston College suspends swimming and diving program after school determines hazing took place
Ex-Auburn University swimmer indicted on rape charge
College Football/SEC, ACC
LSU DB undergoes emergency surgery for brain tumor
'Bama, Ole Miss and Taylor Swift? The Troll King is back
Column-Landing Mertz may save Florida’s season
Kiffin 'extremely grateful' to Nick Saban for time together at Alabama
Column-Can we stop with the Napier nonsense?
QB Brennan Armstrong back is on familiar turf at Virginia. He is wearing the colors of the opponent
Is Saban softer on players after a loss?
Terry Bowden talks ’94 win over Florida, perfect ’93 season
College Football
Southern Cal suspends reporter for violating policies after he wrote about public conversation
No. 9 Notre Dame’s top-ranked pass defense gets its first real test against No. 6 Ohio State
Oklahoma, Cincinnati face off in an unusual and temporary Big 12 matchup as league play ramps up
Big Ten riding rugged defenses in early going, with Wolverines and Buckeyes among the nation’s best
Prime-time viewing: Colorado-Colorado State draws a late-night record 9.3 million viewers for ESPN
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Pro Picks: Big week ahead for 49ers, other favorites
Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigns, says he has to take care of his health and family
Vikings get RB Cam Akers in trade with Rams, after run-deficient start
Fields says he’s being given too much info by Bears coaches, needs to trust instincts
Purdy heads into 2nd Thursday night game for 49ers in better health
Lack of big passing plays contributing to slow start for No. 1 pick Young and the Panthers
Watson’s second straight rough start raises more questions about if he can carry Browns
Peppers, Gates headline list of new nominees for Pro Football HOF
Witness said man was punched before he died at a New England Patriots game
The NFL is making data-driven progress on leg muscle injury prediction and prevention
Saints riding Allen’s defense to early season success
Jets’ defense preparing to bounce back against Patriots’ ‘simple’ but effective offense
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Thomas and Bonner help Sun advance to their fifth straight semifinals
Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semis for first time since 2015 with OT win over Mystics
Wings win a WNBA playoff series for the first time since relocating to Dallas in 2016
Tennis
Battle of the Sexes still important 50 years later
Auto Racing
Golf
Kang’s clubs didn’t make it to Spain for the Solheim Cup
McIlroy explains Masters drought
Koepka happy to be on Ryder team ahead of last LIV event
Scoreboard