Monday's Report: Mercer, GMC JC; Falcons oof, Hawks, UGA's big day; College🏈/SEC/ACC/nat'l, 🏀 W&M, NFL, NBA, boxing/UFC, MLB, golf, NHL, NASCAR
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Fourth quarter lifts Mercer at home
FB-GMC JC gets set for NJCAA playoffs
Drew Butler to speak at Macon Touchdown Club
Former UGA and NFL punter Drew Butler is Monday’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.
The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Admission for non-members is $30.
Dari Nowkhah of ESPN and the SEC Network was the original speaker, but he will speak next week.
Butler played at Georgia from 2007-11 under Mark Richt, and led the nation in I-A punting in 2009, earning All-SEC honors. The son of Georgia punting great Kevin Butler, won the Ray Guy Award that season.
He is a two-time All-American and one-time academic All-American.
Butler punted for Pittsburgh and Arizona, and played four seasons in the NFL (2012, 2014-16), averaging 42.9 punts on 216 tries. He was signed and release in between those jobs by Chicago and Detroit.
Butler is president of 4th Down Consulting and an advisor for Icon Source, a Denver-based digital platform that matches athletes and brands, as per the new college sports name-image-likeness legislation. He is the executive vice president of the company’s collegiate division.
Around/About Georgia
Nix throws 4 touchdown passes and the Broncos roll past the Falcons
What happened in loss to Denver
A beatdown to take into their bye week
Column: Flailing Falcons at risk of blowing lead in NFC South
Sharpe scores 32 points and Trail Blazers withstand late Hawks rally
Second-half adjustments on D big for UGA
Smart updates latest on Dillon Bell, Georgia injury situation following Tennessee
Georgia tight end group propels win over Tennessee
(Pregame) UGA’s Brooks challenges playoff committee on its inconsistencies
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
LSU’s Kelly screams at one player and gets yelled at by another in loss at Florida
Swinney makes his pitch for Clemson to make CFP
Can Tennessee still make College Football Playoff? What's next after Georgia loss
Column: Alabama, Auburn stuff guests in lockers while flexing bully roles
'It was a lot of fun': Inside Coleman's breakout game against Lousiana-Monroe
College Football
AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Georgia is back in top 10 and LSU out of Top 25
College football winners and losers: The 21 teams with a shot at the CFP
Georgia's controversial CFP ranking a reminder that this is supposed to be hard
Wisconsin fires offensive coordinator Phil Longo after third consecutive loss
Weekend for Temple’s Drayton: Win OT game on Saturday, fired on Sunday, in third year
Ball State football fires coach Mike Neu after third straight year without a bowl bid
North Texas fires defensive coordinator after allowing 681 yards in 4th loss in a row
Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with 8-year contract
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Pederson on his job status entering Jaguars’ bye week: ‘I can’t control that’
Chargers beat Bengals on Dobbins’ late TD after squandering 21-point lead
Boswell kicks 6 field goals and the Steelers bottle up Lamar Jackson in 18-16 win over the Ravens
Josh Allen’s 26-yard run seals Bills’ 30-21 win over KC and ends Chiefs’ bid for a perfect season
Goff and NFC-leading Lions score at will in 52-6 win over Jaguars
Hill runs for 3 TDs as the Saints top Jameis Winston and the struggling Browns
Tagovailoa throws 3 TDs to lead Dolphins past Raiders 34-19 for Miami’s 2nd straight win
Richardson’s late TD run leads Colts to a 28-27 victory over Rodgers and the Jets
Darnold leads Vikings to 3rd straight win
Love runs for go-ahead TD and Packers beat Bears on Karl Brooks’ FG block at buzzer
Stafford throws for 4 TDs, 2 to Kupp and 1 to Nacua, to lead Rams past Patriots
Geno Smith makes it personal as Seahawks shock 49ers with late score
Texans WR Collins expects to return Monday night against Cowboys after 5-game absence
College Basketball/Women
The beat goes on: South Carolina rolls to 42nd-straight win
Barker scores 25 points to lead No. 22 Alabama to win over UL Monroe
No. 12 Ohio State escapes with victory over Belmont
No. 6 Notre Dame hits program-record 15 three-pointers in victory against Lafayette
Chloe Moore-McNeil, Yarden Garzon spark Indiana; Hoosiers hand No. 24 Stanford its first loss
Jones scores 22 to help No. 4 Texas rout DePaul
College Basketball/Men
Father’s Day: Rick Pitino wins latest coaching matchup against son as No. 22 St. John’s tops UNM
Degenhart scores 20, Meadow adds 18 and Boise State defeats Clemson
Melson scores 15 as Chattanooga turns back Southeast Missouri State
Jones scores 18 to propel Samford to 97-82 victory over Texas Southern
Milicic, Zeigler lead No. 11 Tennessee to 103-68 win over Austin Peay
Forrest scores 26 and N.C. A&T defeats Citadel
Pierre scores 31, Jacksonville State takes down Coastal Carolina
NBA
‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say
Garland scores 25, Cavaliers become 4th team to start 15-0 with win over Hornets
What is best start in NBA history? Three teams ahead of Cavaliers' 14-0 record
James, 39 years young, records career-best 4th straight triple-double
Washington’s 27 points, 17 rebounds help Mavericks edge Thunder without injured Doncic
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Bird, Fowles, Pondexter, Beard headline Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Baseball/MLB
Hank Aaron postcard sells for nearly $200,000 at auction. Ted Williams’ ‘46 AL MVP gets $528,750
Pittsburgh presents outrageous offer in exchange for rare Skenes rookie card
Auto Racing
NASCAR.coms 36 for 36: 2024 Season Wrap-Up
Tennis
Billie Jean King took tennis equity to the top of sport. She never got comfortable there
Golf
Korda rallies in Florida for her seventh LPGA win of the year
McIlroy ends his year with another win in Dubai and a 6th title as Europe’s best
Soccer
Pride punch NWSL Championship game ticket with 3-2 win over Curent
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Netflix, Paul, Tyson cash in on our societal stupidity
Taylor's win over Serrano was the best boxing out of AT&T Stadium
Paul’s fight with Tyson wasn’t all bad — at least we got to complain
Jones next move after UFC 309? Figuring out the price of risk
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games