Thursday's Report: Scoreboard; Baldwin hires coach, FVSU's Gibbs, Mercer; Falcons, Hawks; College football, NFL/playoffs/news, NBA, college hoops, golf
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High School
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Girls
Central 55, ACE 28
Alaya Grane racked up a double-double with 19 points and 10 steals, plus 7 rebounds. Frances Anyakudo added 10 points and 9 rebounds, Jaz Johnson 13 points and 8 steals. Sara Rhett Farmer led ACE with 19.
John Milledge 46, Tattnall 36
Northeast 56, Kendrick 25
Piedmont 58, CFCA 40
Boys
Baldwin 88, West Laurens 54
Bleckley County 66, Jefferson County 43
John Milledge 65, Tattnall 45
Perry 51, Howard 43
Westside-Augusta 57, Washington County 45
Kamonta Durden and Brashod Heggs had 13 points each, Durden with 12 rebounds and Heggs with 7.
College
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M-Georgia 76, Arkansas 66
Pro
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Atlanta 139, Philadelphia 132, OT
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Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU’s Gibbs top candidate at FAMU, but boosters unhappy with process
Tripp’s 19 – including 2 FTs in final seconds - lead Wofford over Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Jalen Johnson stars as Hawks outlast Embiid-less 76ers, 139-132 in overtime
Jessie Bates III voted to NFLPA All-Pro team
Falcons mail bag: Monken, Morris, Nielson, and more
How the emergence of Clark Phillips III could change the Falcons cornerback position in 2024
Tech’s Stoudamire frustrated again
Georgia takes down Arkansas for 10th straight win
Voyles’ 20 lead Marshall over Georgia Southern
Robinson scores 19, Kennesaw State defeats Stetson
College Football
NCAA moves closer to allowing direct NIL payments to athletes
NCAA prez backs 'unusual' Michigan scandal move
New Ohio State president: Ryan Day 'will continue to be our coach'
Fitzgerald 'beyond humbled' to be voted into College Football Hall of Fame
Column-Buckeye fans will, or should, miss Harbaugh when he’s gone
College Football Playoff championship
Harbaugh: 'I said if we go 15-0, I'm getting a tattoo’
NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn’t win national title ‘fair and square’
Georgia and Alabama open as the national championship favorites ahead of 2024 (before Wednesday)
Column-Michigan won, but CFB deserves much better
Finebaum: Never 'been more wrong about anything'
NFL Playoffs
Ryans and Stroud lead remarkable turnaround to put Texans back in the playoffs
Bills show ability to overcome their flaws by rolling into playoff meeting against Steelers
Stafford ready to lead Rams in playoff return to Detroit: ‘It’s going to be rocking’
NFL Coaching Carousel
Seattle shocker: Carroll out as Seahawks coach
Carroll: I competed pretty hard to be the coach, just so you know
Bears to keep Eberflus as coach, fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, other assistants
Why didn't the Titans trade Vrabel? Report sheds light
Head coach/GM interview tracker
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Fields faces offseason of uncertainty as Bears debate whether to take a QB with No. 1 overall pick
Browns do the right thing with Flacco bonus
Vikings’ season of upheaval at quarterback ends with a 7-10 record
Broncos’ brass indicates a divorce with QB Wilson isn’t inevitable following his benching
Payton expresses disappointment but not discouragement after 8-9 season
Bengals get to brink of playoffs without Burrow but now face decisions on many free agents
Chiefs, Royals committed to Jackson County amid questions over future stadiums
Henry 'shocked' by Vrabel firing
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Wembanyama has 1st NBA triple-double for Spurs
Women’s College Basketball
Clark’s triple double and 3-point flurry lead No. 3 Iowa to 96-71 rout over Purdue
Jackson has 27 points, 19 boards as KU routs previously unbeaten No. 4 Baylor
Men’s College Basketball
UCF erases 16-point deficit to defeat No. 3 Kansas
Davis, Ingram help No. 7 North Carolina pull away in 2nd half to beat rival NC State
UCF knocks off No. 3 Kansas, Mississippi St. tops No. 5 Tennessee in latest wave of upsets
Woolbright scores 20 as Western Carolina downs East Tennessee State
Golf
Woodland returns to PGA Tour at Sony Open months after brain surgery: 'Nothing is going to stop me'
Sony Open odds, picks, predictions, best bets
Tennis
Tours are trying to cut down on matches that stretch past midnight
Scoreboard
NFL scores/games
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball