Tuesday's Report: A great Friday night, Signings-Warner Robins/Dodge County, Northside's Nelson; Beck, Thornton status, Tech, Falcons; College football HQ, NFL, college hoops, MLB, WNBA
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High Schools
🏈🏈🏈Flag football playoffs🏈🏈🏈
Columbus 27, Washington County 18
Dodge County 20, Westside 0
The Indians will host Southeast Bulloch on Thursday in a Division I semifinal.
Pope 26, Peach County 0
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Rock Springs 73, Covenant 60
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Around/About Central Georgia
Alumni Update
Northside’s Nelson comes out of retirement to KC
Honor Roll
Signings
As expected, Warner Robins defensive back Rasean Dinkins signed with Georgia for football.
Dodge County’s Skie Riner has signed with Brewton-Parker for flag football.
Around/About Georgia
Beck’s status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbow
Bulldogs preparing to move forward with Stockton
Georgia projects as sweet favorite in Sugar Bowl matchup with Notre Dame or Indiana
Vanderbilt vs Georgia Tech in Birmingham Bowl: What Commodores need to do to win
Cousins throws away Falcons' chances, and possibly their season, in return to Minnesota
Falcons are sticking with Kirk Cousins and may get a break thanks to a soft schedule
The consistency conundrum of the 2024 Atlanta Falcons
Questions on Cousins’ future intensify amid Falcons' 4-game skid
Column: Young's game-winning shot reminds everyone who he is
Money
$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities
College Football Playoffs
Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things
Column-If SEC tries to game CFP system by dumbing down non-conference schedules, it will fail
Texas must rid itself of Georgia blues, prep for Clemson
Playoff game at Ohio State has sold 34% more tickets than Notre Dame game on StubHub
Ranking CFP first-round games: Why Indiana-Notre Dame has potential to be best matchup
Notre Dame’s Freeman on Indiana's Cignetti: 'I Googled him'
Alabama’s $83.3M budget couldn’t buy the tide a CFP berth
Alabama AD Byrne may assess Alabama scheduling after first CFP bracket
Who has the best odds to win the title?
Heupel talks Ohio State, weather and Vols in big games
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Could Shula, Elliott replace Loggains as South Carolina OC?
AP All-ACC: Miami QB Ward honored as offensive player and newcomer of the year
College Football/Portal
College football transfer portal opens as Oklahoma’s Arnold, other top players look for a move
College Football
Oregon’s Gabriel, Colorado’s Hunter, Boise State’s Jeanty, Miami’s Ward are named Heisman finalists
AP Player of the Week: Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo put up big numbers again in Big 12 title game
College Football/Coaching Carousel
Belichick says he’s had ‘good conversations’ with UNC chancellor amid Tar Heels’ coaching search
Tulane announces a contract extension for coach Jon Sumrall
Valparaiso hires longtime Marietta coach Andy Waddle to take over its football program
Appalachian State, Charlotte introduce new football coaches as they look to turn around programs
Frost, UCF excited about reunion and school’s future in Big 12
College Football/Bowls
Sanders explains why Alamo Bowl will be tough for him emotionally
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Bowers (UGA) is long shot to win top rookie honors, but Raiders TE blazes record pace
Plane circles MetLife Stadium with message to co-owner John Mara to fix the Giants’ ‘dumpster fire’
The Vikings and their in-gear offense will be a tough team to outscore moving forward
Saints are making contingency plans to play without QB Derek Carr as they try to stay alive
49ers’ playoff hopes are still teetering even after get-right game against the Bears
Panthers lose rookie RB Jonathon Brooks for the season to a torn ACL; same knee he injured at Texas
NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson
Jets’ postseason drought extends to NFL-high 14 straight seasons with a loss to Dolphins
Campbell, Lions no longer satisfied with just making the playoffs
Giants owners face a decision on how to mollify frustrated fans
College Basketball/Women
No. 19 Tennessee back in women’s AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2
Watkins now has a dunk in each of her 3 seasons with South Carolina women
College Basketball/Men
Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950s
Amoore and Amelia Hassett combine for 39 points, and No. 16 Kentucky women beat Queens
Jones scores 34 to lead South Carolina State over Charleston Southern
College Sports, the changing landscape
Jersey patches on college uniforms? More sponsors could be coming soon with new Learfield initiative
WNBA
Clark trading card sells for $234,850, shattering previous Clark and WNBA record
Ionescu recovering from offseason surgery following WNBA Finals injury
Baseball/MLB
Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball
Holmes and New York Mets finalize $38 million, 3-year contract
Brewers manager going to miss departing shortstop Willy Adames: ‘Losing this guy, whew’
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games