Thursday's Report: GHSA softball/volleyball playoffs, Warner Robins' Callaway; UGA-Texas, Falcons, GSU-Atlanta, Hawks; MLB playoffs, WNBA playoffs, NFL, college football/sports, gambling, tennis
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High Schools
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GHSA Playoffs
Class 4A
Eastside 8, Jones County 0; Jones County 0, Eastside 0; At Eastside, 6 p.m.
Perry 10, North Springs 2; Perry 17, North Springs 2; Next: at Eastside or vs. Jones County
St. Pius X 15, Warner Robins 0, St. Pius X 19, Warner Robins 2
Class A/II
Crawford County 4, Bowdon 0; Bowdon 3, Crawford County 0; At Seminole County, 2 p.m.
GMC Prep 14, Seminole County 0; GMC 8, Seminole 0; Next: vs. Lake Oconee or vs. Charlton County
Metter 9, Hawkinsville 1; Metter 6, Hawkinsville 5
Taylor County 12, Manchester 2, Taylor County 23, Manchester 0; Next: vs. Metter
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GHSA Playoffs
Class 5A
Winder-Barrow 3, Veterans 2
Jackson County 3, Houston County 0
Class 4A
Perry 3, Northview 2; Next: vs. East Forsyth
St. Pius X 3, Warner Robins 0
Class 3A
Islands 3, Upson-Lee 0
Dawson County 3, West Laurens 0
23 LaGrange 23 at 10 Baldwin
Jefferson 3, Mary Persons 0
Class A
ACE 3, Toombs County 1; Next: vs. Oglethorpe County
Armuchee 3, Taylor County 0
Elite Scholars 3, Northeast 0
Rabun County 3, Lamar County 2
24 Crawford County at 9 Fannin County
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W-North Georgia 3, Georgia College 1
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Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Warner Robins’ Callaway headed to Tampa Bay
Around/About Georgia
Bulldogs try to explain secondary struggles
What Georgia learned from Alabama
Mondon still sidelined, expected to miss Texas
Former Georgia State MBKB standout Hunter retires from hoops
Butler makes preseason statement (with his look, as well) in victory over Hawks
A worthy read
Chubb, Cleveland got each other’s back, through thick and thin, hard work and passion
College Football/South
Facing Friends: Clemson’s Swinney goes against longtime protege in Virginia’s Elliott
Virginia Tech hosts Boston College in ACC clash on Thursday night
College Football/Wednesday
Walden gets his first FBS victory after UTEP snaps 9-game losing streak dating to last season
Veltkamp’s 4 total TDs lead Western Kentucky past Sam Houston
Thursday: AL-NY at Cleveland, 5:08 p.m., TBS; NL-LA at NY, 5:08 p.m., FS1
Friday: NL-LA at NY, 5:08 p.m., FS1; AL-NY at Cleveland, 8:08 p.m, TBS
Baseball/MLB
Ohtani homers as the Dodgers rout the Mets for a 2-1 lead
Mets slugger Alonso keeping his playoff pumpkin safe — home and away
Column: Pohlad family selling Minnesota Twins is good, but what comes next?
WNBA
Ionescu’s 3-pointer with 1 second left gives Liberty win over Lynx and 2-1 lead
Clark first rookie to make All-WNBA 1st team since 2008, joined by unanimous choices Wilson, Collier
Stewart and wife receive threats after Game 1
College Football
Column: Private equity firms would run college football much better than school presidents and ADs
NCAA closes, quickly, The Lanning Rule
Picks: Huskers can end 7-year bowl drought if they knock off No. 16 Indiana on road
Browne will make 2nd straight start for Purdue against ranked opponent, this time No. 2 Oregon
For Riley, USC's loss to PSU is cause for concern
Camellia Bowl gets a new name and title sponsor. It’s now the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Gambling
Sports betting: Celtics favored to repeat as NBA champions, Tatum favored for MVP award
Football/NFL/USFL
Bowles says the resilient Buccaneers still trying to establish an identity
Back to the hot seat? Jaguars undermine Pederson's job security with 'a lot of quit'
Wilson ‘in consideration’ to start against the Jets in return from calf injury
Payton not expecting 'flowers and warm fuzzies' in return to New Orleans
Column: Call me crazy, but George Pickens doesn't seem like a great candidate for a big contract
Analysis: Some quarterbacks just need a second chance, or third or fourth
Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Gruden’s lawsuit over NFL emails
Jets’ Ulbrich once thought being a coach was ‘craziness’ until one play made it all make sense
Pro Picks: Week 7 brings a Super Bowl rematch, another London game and an NFC North showdown
NBA/Basketball
With Victor Wembanyama leading the way, Spurs add Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes for playoff push
Stephen Curry ready to lead Warriors back to the NBA playoffs with focus on another title run
Cavaliers break ground on new state-of-the-art training facility scheduled to open in 2027
College Basketball
UCLA will honor the late Bill Walton at its men’s basketball game on Feb. 23
Caldwell navigating first season as Tennessee Lady Vols coach with ‘Baby Caldwell’ on the way
College Sports, changing landscape
Signings of the times: Banished letters of intent, shrunk transfer window equals more college chaos
Auto Racing
Logano gets back into playoffs following Bowman disqualification and has sights set on 3rd Cup title
Tennis
Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and ‘all is OK’
Hockey
Penguins captain Crosby reaches 1,600 regular-season points milestone
Horse Racing
Five more horses die at Los Alamitos amid a viral disease confined to one barn
Soccer
Mexico is struggling to stamp out a homophobic soccer chant ahead of the World Cup
Scoreboards