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Monday Report: Rodney Collins services, Russell Henley; Falcons fire Smith, Hawks; NFL Sunday/playoffss, college 🏈 natty night, NBA, FCS championship, college 🏀, golf

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College

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W-Arkansas 83, Georgia 43
W-Georgia Tech 68, Pitt 58 

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New Orleans 48, Atlanta 17

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Orlando 117, Atlanta 110, OT

 

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Around/About Central Georgia

Services announced for Rodney Collins

          A celebration of life for Stratford's Rodney Collins will be held Saturday at Ingleside Baptist Church at 1 p.m. with a visitation to follow.

Stratford mourns death of longtime coach Collins: ‘He was a walk-the-walk guy’

          Collins, who was Stratford’s winningest head football coach covering two stints and more than two decades, died Tuesday night at the age of 75.
          He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Wanda, daughter Shannon Collins Dickerson and son Chad Collins, sister Cathy Seagraves, three grandchildren, in-laws and nieces and nephews.
          Here is Collins’ obituary. 

Henley has nice round to finish Sentry

          Russell Henley made it through 15 holes and five birdies before being interrupted with a bogey in the final round of The Sentry in Hawaii.

          But he finished the tournament with a birdie for a final-round 5-under 68 on Sunday, which wasn’t good enough to prevent him from slipping on the leaderboard.

          On a day when every player in the field shot at least 2-under or better, Henley fell two spots to finish in a tie for 52nd in the 59-player field. It was still good enough to take home $54,500 in prize money.

          Henley came up a few feet short on an 11-foot putt on No. 7, his 17th hole, to miss out on a bogey-free round. He followed with a 51-footer for birdie, and parred the final hole, a 548-yard par 5.

          Henley will stay in the vacation hot spot this week for the Sony Open. The Sony was his first win as a pro back in 2013, and he finished second in a playoff in 2022, tying for 32nd last year.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Falcons make midnight announcement on Smith’s firing

After Falcons fizzle, Smith deflects about his future

Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons

‘Your job is to consistently do it, and we didn't do it

Column-Smith leaves Blank little choice

Lindstrom on season, Smith

Matthews frustrated, supportive of Smith

Banchero, Houstan lead Magic past Hawks in OT

Column Jalen Johnson is a keeper for Hawks

 

College Football/Playoffs

Experience abounds in CFP title game. 14 starters for Huskies, 9 for Wolverines in 5th or 6th years

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington for CFP title caps season of realignment, transfers and Harbaugh

Washington starts with ice-cold DeBoer

Michigan’s Corum looks to cap record-breaking career with win over Washington in CFP title game

‘Super weird’: UW, UM share conference awkwardness

Within college football, few rooting for Michigan

Harbaugh’s future at Michigan is subplot to CFP title game as Washington tries to lock up DeBoer

Final season at Washington improves draft prospects for Penix

Column-Why Harbaugh should spurn the NFL, stay at Michigan and fight to get players paid

How would CFB  react to Michigan as champ after sign-stealing scandal? 'It's not good for the game'

Michigan, Washington show new path to finale, finally

Things to know

College Football

South Dakota State repeats as FCS champs with 29th consecutive win

Six-year players boost Jackrabbits

FCS final notebook

S.D. State QB takes Walter Payton Award

What Collins provides for UNC defense, Brown

Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL

Not pretty, but Tampa Bay clinches third straight NFCS title

Bills rally to top Miami

Lawrence stopped short of goal line as Jags eliminated from playoff race in 28-20 loss to Titans

Belichick loses in possible finale as Patriots coach. Jets snap 15-game skid vs New England

Love comes through as Packers beat Bears 17-9 to clinch a playoff berth

Eagles complete late-season collapse, finish 1-5 stretch with 27-10 loss to New York Giants

Wentz leads the Rams to the NFC’s 6th seed 

Seahawks rally for 21-20 win over Cardinals, but still miss out on playoffs after Packers win

Edwards’ scoop-and-score, Harrison Butker’s field goals propel Chiefs past Chargers 13-12

Roundup

Full playoff schedule

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Cue Jeopardy ‘what’s taking so long?’ music

McCollum scores 30, Pelicans lead by 50

Roundup

College Basketball/Women

No. 8 Stanford gives coach Tara VanDerveer her 1,200th victory, beating Washington 

No. 22 Florida State women hold off rally, defeat Clemson

Hall’s 15 points leads No. 1 South Carolina over Mississippi State 

Kitley makes game-winner, No. 13 Virginia Tech women beat previously undefeated No. 3 NC State

Reese, Williams lead No. 7 LSU women

Roundup

College Basketball/Men

Quinerly’s 3-pointer with 3 seconds left helps No. 15 Memphis  

Golf

Kirk makes late birdie to take PGA Tour season opener at Kapalua

Scoreboards

Women’s college basketball

Men’s college basketball

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games