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High School
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Girls
Macon County 41, Dooly County 12
Veterans 67, Lamar County 40
Gabby Minus led the 6A Warhawks with 24 points, Desteyn Seaton adding 14. Lamar County’s Shy Foster went over 2,000 career points
Boys
Macon County 56, Dooly County 47
College
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Links may include game story as well as box
W-Clayton State 73, Georgia College 50
M-Georgia College 77, Clayton State 74
W-Georgia State 74, Georgia Southern 66
M-Marshall 77, Georgia State 68
W-North Alabama 79, Kennesaw State 60
M-North Alabama 90, Kennesaw State 84
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Georgia College holds off Clayton State
MBKB-Late 3-pointer and defense lifts The Citadel over Mercer after blown leads
BSB-Mercer puts trio on an all-conference team
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Falcons interview Vrabel, meet again with Carolina assistant Evero
Warriors return to game action after assistant’s death, beat Hawks
Hawks, Warriors honor beloved Golden State assistant Milojević
MBKB-Tchewa’s bucket in final seconds lifts UGA over LSU
WBKB-Georgia State clutch down the stretch, tops Georgia Southern
NFL Playoffs
Kelce's shirtless antics steal show in Buffalo
49ers QB Brock Purdy keeps focus on the Lions instead of past struggles or successes
Lions QB Goff going home to face 49ers in NFC title game, hoping to lift franchise to 1st Super Bowl
The Chiefs’ winning formula is to surround their immense star power with draft steals
Lions hoping to make more history, seeking first road playoff win since 1957
Analysis: No excuse for Bucs’ Bowles forgoing final timeout after Lions snapped the ball too early
NFL Coaching Carousel
Former Titans HC Vrabel to interview with Panthers, AP source says
Dolphins cut veteran DC Fangio
Barry is out as Packers defensive coordinator after three seasons
Browns hiring former NFL back Duce Staley to coach team’s running backs, AP source says
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Who was the aggressor? Vastly different views in retrial of man who killed ex-NFL star Smith in 2016
What's next for Eagles? Sirianni out to 'reprove' himself; GM defends Hurts
Major questions loom for the Raiders as Pierce and Telesco take charge
Tennis
Zverev ousts Alcaraz to move into Australian Open semis against Medvedev. Zheng into 1st semifinal
10-time champ Djokovic beats Fritz, will play Sinner in Australian Open semis
Two in a row: Bopanna and Ebden advance to consecutive Grand Slam doubles finals
Gauff set for US Open final rematch with Sabalenka
Ukrainian qualifier makes history at Aussie Open
Sports and gambling
North Carolina authorizes online sports betting to begin on eve of men’s ACC basketball tournament
College Football
Finally, Harbaugh lands with the Chargers
Michigan could have Harbaugh’s replacement already on campus in ‘shining star’ Moore
College Football/SEC, ACC
Alabama’s Booker: 'Everything is going to work out, so just stay excited'
DeBoer won't imitate LSU's Kelly and adopt fake southern accent
Women’s College Basketball
TCU adds four players, returns to court after injuries led to forfeits
After a school-record 14-0 start and AP ranking to forfeits and open tryouts
South Carolina and LSU set for key SEC showdown on Thursday night
No. 1 South Carolina overcomes inexperience for another undefeated start to the season
Men’s College Basketball
SEC fines South Carolina $100,000 for fans on the court after Kentucky win
DePaul AD says foundation to turn around struggling program is in place
Sears gets 22, plus key free throws and Alabama beats No. 8 Auburn
No. 22 Florida Atlantic wins 5th straight
Alexis scores 15 in Chattanooga’s win over Wofford
Foster scores 22 as Furman downs Samford
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Hill explains the decision surrounding Green’s omission from the Olympic pool
Warriors return to game action after assistant coach’s death last week
Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Bucks coach, AP source says
Antetokounmpo gets triple-double as Bucks win 1st game since Griffin was fired
Around the nation/world
Pickleball has taken the nation by storm. Now, it's become a competitive high-school sport
Golf
Column: Amateur Dunlap arrived ahead of schedule. The richest path is forward
Yu shoots 8-under 64 for a 1-shot lead over Cantlay, Hisatsune at the Farmers Insurance Open
Scoreboard
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball