Friday’s Report: HS softball; Georgia-Florida, Braves, Kennesaw State, Falcons; World Series,college football/basketball, NFL, NHL, high school participation
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High Schools
Softball
GHSA playoffs
Class 5A
Seckinger 5, Houston County 3; Houston County eliminated
Class 3A
Heritage-Catoosa 5, West Laurens 1; Next: vs. Pickens, Friday, 11 a.m.
Class A/Division I
Social Circle 4, East Laurens 2; East Laurens eliminated
Class A/ Division II
GMC Prep 8, Metter 3; Next: vs. Schley County, Friday, 11 a.m.
Haralson County 8, ACE 4; ACE eliminated
🏈🏈🏈Football🏈🏈🏈
Bleckley County 56, Central 0
Baldwin 49, Howard 36 (Full game story)
Westside-Augusta 28, West Laurens 7
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Dodge County 41, Dougherty 0
Washington County 18, Portal 6
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Around/About Georgia
Why Beck’s Heisman hopes are alive and well despite deep, competitive SEC
Florida players asked for change, Napier listened and now the Gators may save his job
Georgia banking on second bye week helping young players ahead of ‘brutal’ schedule
Where Georgia and Florida rank in stats heading into Week 10
'We want to get him bad': Falcons pass rush has sights set on Dak Prescott
Angels acquire slugger Soler from Braves for starting pitcher Canning
Hyers will stick to three core principles as new hitting coach for Braves
Veltkamp passes for 3 TDs and Western Kentucky rolls past Kennesaw State
Baseball/MLB
How Dodgers validated their dominance
World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025
Column-The Greatest! Historic Dodgers overpower Yankees for 8th World Series title
Defensive miscues end Yankees' season
Gronkowski says he was college friends with Yankees fan who grabbed Mookie Betts' glove
Sportscaster Costas, 72, retires from MLB play-by-play broadcasting
College Football/Thursday
Hughes runs for 117 yards, 2 TDs as Tulane beats Charlotte 34-3 for 6th win in a row
Phoenix runs for TD, throws 2 TD passes to High; SC State beats NC Central 24-21
College Football/South
Swinney wants to see a five-year eligibility rule
Revised SEC penalties for field invasions haven’t ended them yet. But officials say they’re safer
Why Pittsburgh vs. SMU 'quietly' has 'massive' CFP implications
Freeze said he's 'sick' of seeing Diego Pavia, but doesn't want to focus on last year
Will Auburn continue to lean on run game after Jarquez Hunter's career performance?
Column-FSU fans deserve action, not apologies after historic freefall
What Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea said about facing Auburn's Hunter
College Football
In 12-team College Football Playoff, strength of schedule will go a long way in deciding bracket
Saban explains how NIL, transfer portal can lead to more parity in SEC, college football
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Wilson makes eye-popping TD catch, Jets beat Texans 21-13 to snap 5-game skid
Browns will regret not making the right move and going with Jameis Winston earlier
Police investigate handling of a traffic stop involving Lions WR Jameson Williams and a gun
Diggs apologizes over spat with reporter while defending his play with Cowboys
Accountability issues plague the Bears as they regroup to face the Cardinals
Packers’ QB Love doesn’t practice but says there’s a ‘realistic’ chance he plays against Lions
Daniels practices through his rib injury and says he’s ‘still intact’
Vikings acquire left tackle Robinson in trade with Jaguars after Darrisaw’s season-ending injury
College Basketball
Staley created dynasty at South Carolina by emphasizing depth over a few stars
Roster chaos born of NIL money and the transfer portal have turned college hoops upside-down
With Clark and Reese gone, new crop of talented women’s basketball players ready to take over
Hockey
Column-What Exactly Is Matt Rempe Doing In The NHL? Make It Make Sense
High school/youth sports
Youth sports study finds fewer boys playing while participation among girls has increased
Scoreboards