Thursday's Report: HS scores, Georgia College, FVSU, Peach County's Robinson; Clean Old Fashioned Hate, Falcons/Chargers, Tech/Georgia State hoops; Rivalry Week, CFB, hoops, NFL, MLB, McGregor
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
Discovery 47, Central 39
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Southwest 51, Allatoona 46
Whitewater 62, Central 57, OT
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🏀🏀🏀Women’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Georgia College 57, Fort Valley State 50
Jacksonville 74, Mercer 49
🏀🏀🏀Men’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Georgia College 71, Fort Valley State 56
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Roanoke 3, Macon 2
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Georgia College holds off Fort Valley State
MBKB-First half lifts Georgia College over FVSU
Alumni Update
Rams WR Demarcus Robinson (Peach County) arrested on suspicion of DUI after loss to Eagles
Clean Old Fashioned Hate
Georgia not at all surprised by Jalon Walker accolades, achievements
Revisiting Tech’s win over NC State, looking at Georgia
No. 6 Georgia is looking to extend its 6-year winning streak in state rivalry with Georgia Tech
As coaching rumors spread, Smart dishes on what Schumann means to UGA
Meanwhile, Tray Scott up for Broyles Award
Around/About Georgia
Homewrecker: Young sets career-high with 22 assists, Hawks hand Cavaliers first loss in Cleveland
Georgia hosting a CFP game in Sanford? Details on behind-the-scenes preparations
Chargers are expected to be without top RB Dobbins and could lean on QB Herbert against Falcons
What is the Falcons' identity? Re-drafting first round of 2024 Draft?
George and Ndongo each score 17 points, Georgia Tech defeats Charleston Southern
Nutter and Georgia State take down Tulsa
Thanksgiving weekend guide
Your roadmap to NFL matchups, with other games, times and odds
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Alabama college football player succumbs to injuries sustained in a game
Well, no, he didn’t, is in stable condition
East Carolina promotes interim coach Blake Harrell to permanent head-coaching job after 4-0 run
North Carolina goes for win in Mack Brown’s home finale against bowl-seeking rival NC State
For No. 8 Miami, the regular season finale at Syracuse basically is an ACC semifinal matchup
UCF and Utah end disappointing seasons with Black Friday matchup
SEC's disastrous day silences Sankey as ACC gains CFP bracket steam
Ward, McCord headline a QB showdown when No. 8 Miami goes to Syracuse
College Football/Rivalry Week
Why a call to Saban is on Freeze's list for Iron Bowl week
Goodman: Iron Bowl conversation starters for a fun Thanksgiving
Texas and Texas A&M reunite Saturday in SEC after bitter breakup tore apart a football tradition
No. 15 Ol’ Miss nurses slim playoff hopes into Egg Bowl against rival Mississippi State
After 3 straight losses to Michigan, No. 2 Ohio State yearns for revenge in The Game
No. 12 Clemson, No. 16 South Carolina playing for biggest stakes in Palmetto Rivalry history
Virginia visits rival Virginia Tech with each team in need of a win to become bowl eligible
No. 16 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson playing for potential CFP spot
Clemson LG Howard out with ACL tear for South Carolina game
No. 14 Arizona State has extra incentive vs rival Arizona for possible spot in Big 12 title game
Nebraska and Iowa will meet on cold night with hopes of enhancing position in the bowl pecking order
College Football
ASU Dillingham's behavior vs BYU polarizes Big 12 fans: 'Pathetic'
Penn State players offer thanks to their families, at home and at school
Former Davidson coach Abell is named coach at Rice
Grad assistant coach suits up to fill QB void, sets Southern Illinois record with 7 TD passes
UCF and Utah end disappointing seasons with Black Friday matchup
Picks: After losses, A&M’s Elko grateful to play Texas with shot at SEC title game
Michigan State engineering prof, student design helmet inserts to help drown out crowd noise for QBs
Sanders: Sanders, Hunter will play in Colorado bowl game
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFC-leading Lions host Bears on Thanksgiving, trying to stop 7-game losing streak on the holiday
Lions’ Campbell and his wife hoping for win over Bears to make him happy on Thanksgiving
Cowboys face Giants on Thanksgiving with eye toward ending mystifying home skid
Dolphins try to continue their surge as they visit the Packers on Thanksgiving night
Picks: Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry go head-to-head in matchup of top 2 rushing leaders
Jones is signing with the Vikings after his release from the Giants, AP source says
Sutton’s surge is helping rookie Nix and the Broncos make a playoff push
Rodgers says he’s undecided about playing next season, but Jets are his ‘first option’ if he returns
Vikings staying on track and in control behind Sam Darnold’s composure and confidence
College Basketball/Women
Staley counsels some South Carolina fans to keep calm after No. 4 Gamecocks 1st loss in two seasons
No. 14 Kentucky blitz No. 19 Illini in fourth
Bueckers, Fudd carry No. 2 UConn to title in Bahamas, over No. 18 Ol’ Miss
No. 13 Duke outlast No. 8 Oklahoma in overtime to win Ball Dawgs Classic
College Basketball/Men
Auburn handles Memphis for Maui title
West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis
Louisville scores 52 second-half points to race past No. 14 Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis
No. 7 Tennessee extends its season-opening winning streak to 7 games in win over UT Martin
Batcho scores 19 in Louisiana Tech’s victory over Eastern Kentucky
Boyd scores 22 in Charleston’s 79-64 win against Northern Kentucky
NBA
Analysis: The Spurs and Magic have fought through adversity. Other teams are searching for answers
Edwards calls his struggling Timberwolves `soft’ and `just a bunch of little kids’
Irving scores 23 as Mavs beat Knicks, improve to 4-1 without Doncic
Baseball/MLB
County asks Tampa Bay Rays to commit to plans for $1.3 billion ballpark by Sunday
Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
Gold Glove shortstop Crawford announces retirement after 14 major league seasons
Soccer
Suarez signs to stay with Messi and Inter Miami for 2025 season
Late goals by US stars are a Champions League thanksgiving for PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool shines in Champions League, dumping Real Madrid down the table. Dortmund rises to 4th
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
McGregor breaks silence, maintains innocence after being found liable for sexual assault
Two companies drop McGregor after civil jury ruled he must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her
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