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Around/About Georgia

Did Falcons wait too long to make the move to Michael Penix Jr.? 

Falcons drafting Penix no longer a head-scratcher with rookie QB shining in place of benched Cousins

Smart, Freeman break down 'incredibly challenging' balancing act between portal, playoff prep

Carson Beck is done for season - can Georgia win the title without him?

The Year 2024

What we learned from an unprecedented year

Caitlin Clark wins AP Female Athlete of the Year

Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award

Great pictures from the year

Games
Thursday
2 p.m.: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, GameAbove Sports Bowl,  ESPN
5:30 p.m.: Rutgers vs. Kansas State, Rate Bowl, ESPN
9 p.m.: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green, 68 Ventures Bowl, ESPN
Friday
12 p.m.: Navy vs. Oklahoma, Armed Forces Bowl, ESPN
3:30 p.m.: Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Birmingham Bowl, ESPN
7 p.m.: Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, Liberty Bowl, ESPN
8 p.m.: Syracuse vs. Washington State, Holiday Bowl, FOX
10:30 p.m.: Southern Cal vs. Texas A&M, Las Vegas Bowl, ESPN

College Football/Playoffs

Boise State’s legacy includes winning coaches and championship moments

Penn State preparing for hard-charging Jeanty and Boise State

Texas, Arizona State to meet in clash of old vs. new Big 12 champs

No. 1 Oregon and No. 8 Ohio State gear up for rematch of thriller won by Ducks 

College Football/Bowls

USF beats SJSU in the Hawaii Bowl when Harris knocks down a pass in the 5th overtime

College football

NCAA appealing Pavia injunction as D-I board grants waiver to former JUCO players

QB portal tracker

Full bowl and playoff schedule and results

Games
1 p.m.: Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., Netflix
4:30 p.m.: Baltimore at Houston, 4:30 p.m., Netflix

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Picks: Chiefs will beat the Steelers and Ravens will edge the Texans on Christmas Day

Will Netflix fumble football on Christmas Day? NFL fans are concerned

Houston’s Dell suffers the alphabet soup of knee injuries

Ravens visit Texans on Christmas Day, needing win to keep AFC North title hopes alive

Chiefs try to secure home-field advantage in the AFC when they visit Pittsburgh on Christmas

Texans get visit from longtime foe Derrick Henry when the Ravens visit on Christmas Day

Players have mixed feelings about being on the road on Christmas as NFL adds more holiday games

NFL players who use platform to share their faith say it’s their duty to spread their love for Jesus

College Basketball/Women

USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week

USC up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3

College Basketball/Men

AP men’s player of the week: Broome remains dominant for No. 2 Auburn in Purdue romp

Tennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams

No. 14 Gonzaga’s matchup with No. 22 UCLA is the headliner on the week’s light AP Top 25 schedule

TV ratings

The NFL, college playoff battle

NBA

Tempers flare with Celtics and Magic

Heat lose guard Smith for remainder of season with torn Achilles

Leaving Thunder, Bucks off the NBA’s Christmas game list has those teams feeling snubbed

WNBA

Eight new WNBA coaches now in place. In 2025, 7 women and 6 men will be in charge on the bench

Baseball/MLB

Red Sox finalize 2-year deal with left-hander Patrick Sandoval, who is recovering from elbow surgery

Infielder Ehire Adrianza retires at 35 after 12 major league seasons

McCutchen, confident he can be difference maker, returns to Pirates on $5M, 1-year deal

Golf

Gary Player is 89 and has a new girlfriend. Nelly Korda has dog sledding in her holiday plans

Tales from the tour in a year filled with medals and tears and a few digs

Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE

MMA's weirdest, wildest (and sometimes straight-up dumbest) moments of 2024

Scoreboards

NFL scores/games

College football scores/games

NBA scores/games

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games