Saturday’s Report: GHSA quarterfinals; Epic UGA-Tech marathon, Falcons, Hawks, Braves, KSU/Georgia State; College football/basketball, NFL, NBA, NASCAR
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
CFCA 65, Calvary Day 55
Maynard Jackson 54, Baldwin 40
Marietta 52, Jasper County 39
Putnam County 72, Greene County 19
Washington County 66, Hancock Central 46
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Hancock Central 79, Washington County 65
Maynard Jackson 61, Baldwin 51
Johnson 74, CFCA 58
Putnam County 95, Greene County 55
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Pensacola 5, Macon 3
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰
Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42, 8 OTs (box score)
Epic! No. 6 Georgia rallies to beat Ga Tech 44-42 in 8 overtimes, bolsters playoff hopes
How Georgia defense ‘changed it up’ to stop Haynes King
Jackson comes up with huge play
Key’s toughest loss: ‘Probably of my career, my life’ (video)
Smart: ‘Obviously the overtime was epic’ (video)
Key warns Georgia Tech will use emotion as fuel
“We stopped them. They stopped us. We scored. They scored. It was honestly exciting.”
King ignores epic effort, takes blame for fumble
More Sunday
Around/About Georgia
Falcons kicker Koo’s status against Chargers is uncertain due to right hip injury
A recharged Cousins feels "really good" about Falcons' stretch run
Hunter scores 23 points as the Hawks beat the NBA-best Cavs again
A look back on Braves' charitable efforts during 2024 season
Miller and Kennesaw State earn OT win over Towson at Western Slam
No. 8 Kentucky beats Georgia State, breaks 100 points for the 4th time this season
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
UNC reaches out to Steelers OC Arthur Smith for vacant head coaching job
SEC's nightmare scenario — only 2 teams making College Football Playoff
College Football
Rivalry Week means more this year than it ever has before
Rhode Island breaks FCS playoff drought
College Football/Friday
No. 15 Ole Miss beats Mississippi St. 26-14 to win Egg Bowl and keep slim CFP hope alive
Jeanty rushes for 226 yards, Boise State beats Oregon State
Hunter’s big game bolsters Heisman hopes as No. 23 Colorado rolls to 52-0 win over Oklahoma State
Nunnery’s pick-6 late seals South Alabama fate as Texas State earns 45-38 victory
Stevens’ 53-yard field goal lifts Iowa over Nebraska 13-10
Defensive touchdowns power Utah to season-ending 28-14 win over UCF
Navarro accounts for 5 TDs, Ohio beats Ball State 42-21 for share of MAC regular-season title
Gabbert throws for 3 TDs to send Miami (Ohio) to MAC title game with 28-12 win over Bowling Green
Brosmer’s three touchdowns lead Minnesota to road win against Wisconsin
Sanders wins Unitas award, then goes on to break Colorado’s single-season passing mark
San Jose State beats Stanford 34-31 behind Eget’s 4 TD passes
Richardson leads Florida A&M to 28-20 victory over Alabama A&M
Sam Houston holds off Liberty, Bearkats remain in contention for Conference USA title game
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi rallies Colorado State to wild victory over Utah State
Woodson accounts for 3 TDs in the fourth quarter to help Navy beat East Carolina
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Poor clock management on final drive costly for Bears in loss to Lions on Thanksgiving
Bears fire coach Eberflus after skid marked by poor decisions late in games
Chiefs recover botched snap by Raiders in closing seconds, clinch playoff berth
Saints look to sustain newfound mojo while the inconsistent Rams try to hang on in the NFC West
Lions injured DE Hutchinson surprises 20-year-old Marine with 4 tickets to game against Bears
High-scoring Bills return from their bye week to host inconsistent 49ers, losers of their past 2
Seahawks look to continue their MetLife Stadium mastery when they take on Aaron Rodgers and the Jets
Rodgers says he’ll enjoy the rest of the Jets’ season and ‘let the future take care of itself’
Lock is 3rd Giants starting QB in 3 games, and the result is the same during a 7-game skid
College Basketball/Women
Van Lith and Prince help No. 17 TCU rally from 14-down to beat No. 3 Notre Dame
Betts and Jaquez help No. 1 UCLA rout UT Martin 97-37 as Bruins play first game as top team
Ustby and Gakdeng each with double-doubles, No. 16 North Carolina women rout NC Central
Quinerly, No. 12 West Virginia dispatch High Point
Watkins and Iriafen score 30-plus points and No. 6 USC routs Saint Louis
College Basketball/Men
No. 5 Texas routs New Mexico State
Gregg scores career-high 24, No. 3 Gonzaga beats Davidson
Telford scores 24, Butler knocks off No. 25 Mississippi State
Moore scores 24, Oklahoma beats Louisville 69-64 to win Battle 4 Atlantis
Hunter scores 16, Wiggins 15 as Clemson beats FAMU
College Sports
NCAA Women’s Division I Soccer Tournament
NBA
Timberwolves stop 4-game losing streak by fending off Clippers 93-92 in NBA Cup play
Cunningham has 24 points, 11 rebounds in return and Pistons beat Pacers
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers
Auto Racing
Gragson, others dish on fraternity among young NASCAR drivers
Tennis
The number of tennis players worldwide goes past 100 million, federation says
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games