Thursday's Report: HS scores, Mayhem; Kennesaw State shocker, Hawks opener, UGA, COFH; MLB/Fernando, NFL, college🏈/🏀, NBA, NASCAR
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
GHSA Playoffs
Class A/I: Screven County 3, Crawford County 0, Crawford County eliminated
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Mary Persons 26, Northeast 8
Oconee County 20, Mary Persons 7
Southwest 19, Jackson 0
Westside 27, Central 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Georgia College 7, Albany State 1
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
Pro
NBA
Atlanta 120, Brooklyn 116
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Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Kennesaw State gets program’s first FBS victory and ends Liberty’s 17-game regular-season win streak
Young scores 30, Okongwu adds career-high 28 as Hawks open with win over Nets
Beck and Georgia pass catchers know they must ‘fix’ passing offense: ‘Almost comical’
What did we learn from Georgia State's first six games?
MBKB- White on Asa Newell's Georgia debut and coaching the 5-star NBA prospect
Pros and cons over COFHate at The Benz
A worthy read
Baseball/MLB
Angelenos mourn Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the 1980s
The pride of Mexico and L.A.: Fernando Valenzuela was a Dodger like no other
Valenzuela exuded quiet pride, understated dignity and a high baseball IQ
Stearns says Mets have enough cash to chase anyone as club seeks `true sustainable competitiveness’
Guardians manager Vogt confident team can make another strong title run after coming up short in ’24
College Football/South
Why Kelly is OK with LSU QB Nussmeier's falling completion percentage in SEC play
SEC quarterbacks fade from Heisman front-runners to Heisman afterthoughts during league play
NC State QB McCall medically retires after suffering concussion vs. Wake Forest
DeBoer’s message to team after Tennessee loss
No. 19 Pitt hosts Syracuse as two of the ACC’s surprise teams look to build on solid starts
Alabama might not need massive fixes. Just these small tweaks
College Football
Coaches will never stop disputing penalties they don’t like even if that L is going to stand
Wisconsin relying on its traditional winning formula during its recent surge
Picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Bowles defends, explains decision to play Godwin late vs. Ravens
Saints and Alvin Kamara agree on a 2-year, $24.5 million contract extension
Kevin O’Connell hopes to show Sean McVay everything he learned in LA when the Vikings visit the Rams
Chiefs acquire three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Titans
The Browns’ sad and seedy Deshaun Watson era nears its predictable endpoint
Aiyuk’s injury provides an opportunity for Ricky Pearsall to shine for the 49ers
Daniels misses practice because of his rib injury
Colts-Vikings game flexed to Sunday night on Nov. 3, bumping Jaguars-Eagles
Pro Picks: Week 8 features 3 games with double-digit favorites and five division matchups
College Basketball
Big 12 coaches understand Tony Bennett’s decision to retire as college hoops landscape changes
Northwestern looks to keep run going after back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances
Cal takes a revamped roster into its 1st season in the ACC
Pittsburgh and a guard-heavy lineup eye return to NCAA Tournament after near miss last season
Big 12 enters season with 5 teams in top 10 after expanding by 4 teams
NBA
Clippers honor the late Jerry West with video tribute and memorial seat during opener against Suns
Pat Riley Court unveiled, and the Heat president is emotional as it happened
Gobert gets a contract extension before the season opener that’s a ‘win-win’ with the T-wolves
Embiid drawing criticism for sitting out 76ers’ opener as part of health plan to reach the playoffs
Pelicans’ Williamson ruled out against the Bulls because of an illness
Ex-Hawk Murray injures his hand in his Pelicans debut and his timeline for returning is uncertain
Morant has 22 points and 10 assists in return, leads Grizzlies to season-opening win over Jazz
Durant, Beal lead Suns to 116-113 OT victory over Clippers, spoiling LA’s Intuit Dome opener
NBA roundup: Damian Lillard, Bucks win opener over 76ers
WNBA
Washington Mystics part ways with coach Eric Thibault and GM Mike Thibault
Little Italy restaurant celebrates New York Liberty’s WNBA championship with themed bagels
Auto Racing
NASCAR declares Bobby Allison the winner of a 1971 race, moving him into 4th on all-time wins list
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star Frankie Muniz lands full-time NASCAR ride in 2025
Scoreboards