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Baldwin 66, Griffin 46
Madison Ruff paced the Bravettes with 21 points, while Janaye Walker added her latest double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kassidy Neal added 13 points and Zy’Keria Paschal 7 assists.
Butler 52, Washington County 49
Mary Persons 54, Tattnall 42
Zaria Wilson scored eight of her 15 points in the second quarter to lead Mary Persons, which held Tattnall to 14 points in the middle quarters. Jikaylee Marshall had 17 and Anna Hilliard 13 for the Trojans.
Putnam County 78, Westside 27
The War Eagles improved to 12-2/2-1 behind a balanced offense. Journey Waller led Putnam County with 28 points, with 12 form Eriyana Little, 11 from Kamyra Aikens, and 10 from Halana Griffin.
Westside 45, Howard 33
Boys
Baldwin 62, Griffin 41
The Braves improved to 9-1 and 3-0.
Butler 57, Washington County 41
Kamonta Durden led the Golden Hawks with 15 points and 5 rebounds, Marquavion Cooper adding 10 points and David Campbell 8 rebounds.
Lee County 85, Northside 43
Spalding 75, Perry 50
Tattnall 60, Mary Persons 57
Westside 69, Howard 56
The Seminoles improved to 10-4/3-1 behind 32 points from Joshua Harden and 17 from Marcus Hood.
Westside-Augusta 92, Putnam County 56
Landon Bonner scored 19 points and Jaylin Harper 11 for the War Eagles.
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W-Mercer 70, Kennesaw State 54
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer takes down visiting Kennesaw State
Around/About Georgia
Teen arrested in murder of Manchester High football player
Bowers officially bids ‘bye’ to Bulldogs for NFL
Hartley on Bowers in the preseason
CB Humphrey to enter portal after all
Red Sox pay Braves $17 million this year as Chris Sale costs Atlanta $500,000
Atlanta still has a shot in the woeful NFC South despite another turnover-filled loss
The Falcons need answers, consistency at quarterback in new year
Facts, stats, quotes from Atlanta-Chicago
Georgia finished strong, but what-ifs linger
Column-Norvell pushes to remember 13-0 and ACC title more than bowl loss
UGA’s RBs boss McGee on UGA’s RBs
College Sports
CFP semifinals featured 3 of the top 4 athletics budgets
College Football/playoffs
Harbaugh hit by questions about his next move. Nick Saban once faced them, too
Column-Michigan proves it's not the creation of a super spy
Yes, Harbaugh can be odd and frustrating. But college football needs him
Pressuring Penix problematic for Texas’ highly touted defensive line at the Sugar Bowl
Saban explains final play of overtime
Washington gives Pac-12 chance to be conference of champions in football 1 more time before leaving
A first for Saban? Three Alabama seasons without a national championship
College Football/SEC, ACC
Norvell gave impassioned postgame speech
Ol’ Miss staffer posted fake Penn State player quote before game
Iamaleava on redshirt after leading Tennessee to win
Column-Kiffin keeps climbing. Ole Miss football hasn't hit its ceiling
Alabama football looked past Auburn in the Iron Bowl, Saban said
How Freeze believes his first season at Auburn could’ve gone differently
College Football
Pac-12 flourishes in its bowl season swan song before 10 teams take flight
Oregon’s Nix ends 5-year college odyssey as one of most productive QBs in NCAA history
Realignment Bowl: How Texas and Washington changed the college football map
Nix sets a few more records before heading off to the NFL
Big 12's miserable College Football Playoff record worsens after Texas loss
NFL/USFL/ XFL/Football
NFL is aware of a video showing Panthers owner David Tepper throwing a drink at Jaguars fans
Patriots fall to 4-12 and clinch worst season in Belichick’s coaching career
Report: Members of crew for Lions-Cowboys game unlikely to work postseason
Steelers sticking with Rudolph at QB against the Ravens even with Pickett available
Steelers QB Pickett denies speculation he told coaching staff he wouldn’t be No. 2 behind Rudolph
Cook being waived by the Jets with 1 game left in the season
XFL/USFL/Football
USFL, XFL announce merger, formation of new spring football league: The UFL
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Morant scores 26, dunks on Wembanyama as Grizzlies pull away from Spurs
Women’s College Basketball
Clark hits long 3-pointer at the buzzer, scores 40 as No. 4 Iowa beats Michigan State
Jones leads No. 2 UCLA over No. 6 USC despite 27 points from Watkins
Men’s College Basketball
Broome leads No. 25 Auburn to 88-68 win over Penn with 22 points, 12 boards
Zeigler scores 17 to lead No. 5 Tennessee
No. 9 Illinois dominates Northwestern
No. 18 Baylor christens new arena with 98-79 win over Cornell
No. 1 Purdue handles Maryland to snap Terrapins’ 19-game home winning streak
No. 17 Florida Atlantic pulls away late, tops East Carolina
Mark Mitchell and Jared McCain boost No. 14 Duke past Syracuse
Golf
A new year brings the largest field ever to Kapalua for PGA Tour start
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NFL scores/games
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball