Friday's Report: HS football, Lamar County's Allen, Mercer; Braves, UGA, Tech, Falcons, United; College🏈/🏀, MLB, NFL, soccer, NBA, NASCAR
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High Schools
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Dodge County 21, Houston County 0; Dodge County 29, Macon County 0
Hawkinsville 35, Dougherty 0
Houston County 13, Macon County 7
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Mercer 125, Virginia-Lynchburg 54
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Alumni Update
Catch up with UGA LB Allen of Lamar County
Allen makes ‘freaky, unbelievable play’ to power uninspiring Georgia defensive effort
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Season opener a breeze for Mercer
MSOC-Mercer opens SoCon tourney play
Around/About Georgia
Acuña, Strider won't be ready by Opening Day
'We're relentless': Georgia feels battle tested ahead of another crucial road game
Colbie Young charges requested to be dropped by woman involved in incident
No. 16 Ol’ Miss faces must-win game against No. 2 Georgia in matchup of SEC, playoff contenders
No. 4 Miami is looking to protect unbeaten record and path to playoff berth against Georgia Tech
First-place Falcons aim to sweep their season series with the reeling Saints
Column: All the world's a stage, and Atlanta's offense is Cousins
Who are the Falcons' unsung heroes?
NFC South grades: Saints' slide earns them an F as their rivals score best
Inter Miami faces Atlanta United in conference action
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Florida AD plans to return Napier for 2025
Florida finds its footing under Napier, enough for another year
LSU to reportedly have a live tiger on the sideline for game vs. Alabama on Saturday
Vanderbilt, the SEC's happiest team, is gleefully ruining seasons across the South
Former top WR recruit Johntay Cook II leaves Texas in what coach calls mutual decision
'Pass rushing the way we should be': How Alabama prepares for LSU OL
Herman talks about 'handshake' with USF’s Golesh after Saturday's game
Freeze says staff is 'debating' making QB change ahead of final three games
Diego Pavia & 12 other SEC quarterbacks who terrorized both Alabama & Auburn
Why Martinez compared Tennessee S Brooks to quarterback on defense
College Football
Herbstreit announces death of beloved dog Ben
Heisman Watch: After throwing 6 TDs last week, Ol’ Miss’ Dart has a big chance vs. Georgia
Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty's roots trace back to a Navy base in Italy
Struggling Maryland aiming to play up to the level of No. 1 Oregon
Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb
College Football/Thursday
Houser accounts for 6 TDs to help ECU beat Florida Atlantic
Bennett has 3 TD runs, Vasko accounts for 2 scores, Coastal Carolina beats Appalachian State
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Jackson leads rally, and Ravens stop 2-point attempt to hold off Bengals
Which move is better when down 1 late? Kick the extra point or go for 2?
With QB Trevor Lawrence dealing with a sore shoulder, the Jags bring back C.J. Beathard
Browns GM says it’s possible QB Deshaun Watson will play for team again after season-ending injury
Jackson and Burrow square off again in a prime-time rematch of their overtime thriller last month
Ravens, Bengals meet again in a rematch of their overtime thriller from last month
Interceptions causing issues for Packers’ Jordan Love in his second season as a starter
Is Jameson Williams playing this week?
Raiders head into bye with 3 new coaches and plenty to think about before their season resumes
Vikings left tackle Cam Robinson returns to Jacksonville less than 2 weeks after leaving in a trade
College Basketball/Women
South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins has charges against her dismissed
Freshmen El Alfy, Strong score 17 points each as No. 2 UConn routs BU
Crooks scores 16, Brown has double-double as No. 8 Iowa State women beat Indiana State
Barker scores 19, Green adds 14, No. 24 Alabama women coast past Alabama A&M
Littlepage-Buggs scores 25 to help No. 12 Baylor women beat Incarnate Word
Poindexter scores 19 of 23 points in 1st half, No. 13 Kansas State women top Belmont
Jackson scores 22 to guide No. 11 Duke
College Basketball/Men
Peyton Watson’s win-preserving blocked shot was a year in the making and a measure of revenge
Condon scores a career-high 23 points as No. 21 Florida tops Jacksonville
No. 9 Tar Heels visit No. 1 Kansas in only second on-campus showdown between college hoops titans
Saint Mary’s (CA) defeats Chattanooga
UAB secures 98-84 win against Southern Miss
Adebisi, Fox score 16 as Citadel knocks off Erskine
Former Auburn men's basketball coach Sonny Smith retires from radio analyst role
College Sports
Delaware State to become first HBCU to add Division I women’s wrestling
NBA
Jokic's ultra-rare feat helps send Thunder to first loss of season
Spurs beat Trail Blazers with Popovich missing his 4th straight game
Lillard, Antetokounmpo lead the way as Bucks snap 6-game skid with victory over Jazz
Baseball/MLB
Paul Skenes and Luis Gil win Baseball Digest rookie of the year awards
For MLB teams chasing October glory, building a bullpen is a vital — and confounding — exercise
Arizona pitcher Jordan Montgomery met with GM Mike Hazen after owner’s harsh comments
Following success of MLB’s big-spenders, smaller market teams try to counter amid RSN uncertainty
Auto Racing
NASCAR truck series title competitor Ty Majeski fined for missing media session to go vote
NASCAR Xfinity championship down to 4 drivers in season finale at Phoenix
Advance to Victory Lane: Who will rise to the occasion at Phoenix?
Tennis
Krejcikova beats Gauff to earn last semifinal spot at WTA Finals. Swiatek eliminated despite win
Golf
McIlroy felt ‘unimaginative’ with new swing as Fleetwood leads after shooting 62 in Abu Dhabi
Hockey
Macklin Celebrini, NHL’s youngest player, scores on Marc-Andre Fleury, league’s oldest
Soccer
Man United ends winless run in Europe and Osimhen scores 2 as Galatasaray beats Tottenham
Scoreboards