Friday's Report: Northeast's Nick Woodford; UGA-Tech preview, Falcons, Braves, Valdosta State, KSU; College football/rivalries/stories, NFL, college hoops, NBA, racing, soccer
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Clean Ol’ Fashioned Hate, No. 115/118
No. 6 Georgia focusing on rivalry game against Georgia Tech before shifting attention to postseason
Georgia, Georgia Tech share number of coaching ties
Tech’s two-quarterback attack
Georgia Tech’s Central Georgians: 9 DL Romello Height, Jr., Dublin; 13 WR Isiah Canion, Fr., Warner Robins; 21 RB Daylon Gordon, Jr., Dodge County; 49 LS Ronnie Thomas, So., Houston County
Georgia’s Central Georgians: 16 CB Maurice Hayes, Fr., Perry; 17 QB Colter Ginn, Fr., Perry; 56 DL Nasir Johnson, Fr,. Dublin; 61 OL Nic Reeves, Fr., Warner Robins
Around/About Georgia
Falcons injury report: Drake London, Younghoe Koo limited in Thanksgiving practice
Which newcomer should Falcons be thankful for?
How the Falcons are preparing for a Chargers run game without J.K. Dobbins
Braves notes: Minor league signing, Williams season review, and more
Valdosta State's Jackson a rising star in coaching ranks
Tillis scores 15, UC Irvine knocks off Kennesaw State at Western Slam
College Football/Rivalry week
SEC title hopes dashed, No. 13 Alabama hosts Auburn team seeking bowl eligibility in Iron Bowl
Alabama football players respond to Auburn trash talk: ‘I don’t even know who that is’
Beamer doesn't want to talk about South Carolina's CFP chances yet
What are the Iron Bowl stakes for Kalen DeBoer and Hugh Freeze?
Counting down the 10 biggest upsets in Iron Bowl history
No. 13 Alabama hosts rival Auburn in Iron Bowl with both teams ending rough regular seasons
No. 2 Ohio State can earn Big Ten championship game rematch with Oregon by beating Michigan
Revenge is on the mind of No. 2 Ohio State in the rivalry game against unranked Michigan
No. 7 Tennessee looking for final chance to polish resume vs. rival Vanderbilt
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Bill Battle, former Tennessee coach and Alabama AD who founded licensing company, dies
A simple plan: how Kelly made his young coordinators realize less is more
Arkansas heads to No. 23 Missouri for matchup of SEC teams trying to improve bowl destinations
No. 18 Tulane’s postseason hopes ride on the Wave’s ability to contain prolific Memphis
Who benefits from Brown’s firing at UNC?
Former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings reportedly ‘doing great’ after 4th stroke
Column-Gator fans, media owe an apology to Napier, Stricklin
College Football
Top-ranked Oregon looks to wrap up an undefeated regular season against rival Washington
No. 19 BYU needs victory over Houston for a shot at Big 12 title
If Big Ten coaches have a group chat, who's the most annoying in it? We have theories
No. 21 UNLV has MW title game and possible playoff berth on the line against rival Nevada
Column-Hunter is better than Woodson ever was, just hand him the Heisman
No. 4 Penn State hosts Maryland in regular-season finale with CFP seeding in mind
Big 12 takes shot at Ol’ Miss, Saban for CFP comments on 'Pat McAfee Show'
College Football/Weeknights
Keye throws for 331 yards, 4 TDs as Alabama State beats Tuskegee at Turkey Day Classic
Desrosiers scores 3 TDs as Memphis tops No. 18 Tulane to end the Green Wave’s faint CFP hopes
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Lions extend win streak to 10 games, hold off Bears for 23-20 victory
Love connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use good start to beat Dolphins
Overshown’s flashy pick-6 boosts Cowboys in 27-20 Thanksgiving win over Giants
Raiders head to Kansas City trying to replicate Christmas Day upset, this time on Black Friday
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield looks to remain unbeaten against the Panthers, who cut him in 2022
49ers QB Brock Purdy remains severely limited by injury to his throwing shoulder
Steelers will try to bounce back from loss to Browns when they take on the Bengals in Cincy
Vikings take 4-game win streak home to face Cardinals, who haven’t won in Minnesota since 1977
Can the Steelers play two QBs and make it work?
College Basketball/Women
Petty has a 24-11 double-double to lead No. 11 Ohio State women past Old Dominion
College Basketball/Men
Hepburn scores 17 in second half, 10 in OT to finish with 32 as Louisville beat West Virginia
Clayton and Martin power No. 18 Florida past Wake Forest
No. 3 Gonzaga bounces back from loss, swamps No. 14 Indiana behind Nembhard double-double
Washington takes advantage of a flagrant-1 foul with 38.1 seconds left to beat Colorado State
Murphy has a double-double as No. 25 Mississippi State rolls over UNLV
College Sports
San Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final
Column-Don't blame Boise State players for forfeit vs. San Jose State. Extremists forced the issue
NBA
Hapless Pelicans ‘embarrassed’ by their ‘disgusting’ loss to the struggling Raptors
Auto Racing
Bell-Kyle Larson dirt duels may return with JGR shift on drivers racing beyond NASCAR
Female racing pioneer ‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released
Tennis
Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?
Soccer
NWSL title match was most-watched game in its history: How it happened
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games