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Thursday's Report: Atlanta-Washington/Penix, UGA, Tech; Bowl schedule, playoffs, NFL, college hoops, MLB

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Around/About Georgia

Quinn has the Commanders in contention for the NFC East title

Sugiura: After slide, Falcons' standing hardly could be better

Notebook: Dissecting every single Penix Jr. throw in first NFL start

Who’s Georgia’s next punter?

Jeremiyah Love gives Notre Dame's offense its punch and a few bonus hurdles

A short history of the Vanderbilt-Georgia Tech rivalry rekindled in the Birmingham Bowl

A nice year of football in the state

Games
Thursday
2 p.m.: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, GameAbove Sports Bowl,  ESPN
Toledo’s Central Georgian: 6 QB John Alan Richter, Jones County, So.
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

These are the CFP changes being discussed behind closed doors

Bevo will not be allowed on sidelines at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Ohio State, Oregon football must deal with double vision in playoff rematch at Rose Bowl

From walk-on to CFP standout, Michael Taaffe has keyed Texas' turnaround on defense

'It still bugs me': Ohio State will be out for revenge against Oregon 

College Football/Bowls

6 most watchable non-College Football Playoff bowl games, including the Pop-Tarts Bowl

How BYU can defeat a Colorado team full of glamor and talent

Oklahoma will be challenged by Navy triple option: 'Scratch everything you learned'

Pitt is facing Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl after a 7-0 start

Kansas State returns to desert to face Rutgers in the Rate Bowl

Full bowl schedule and results

College Football

Response to Brian Kelly's LSU football NIL donations match challenge 'what we hoped for'

Washington State president Schulz reportedly 'dragged feet' on funding football

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC’s top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers

 Jackson breaks NFL QB rushing record, accounts for 3 TDs in Ravens’ 31-2 romp over Texans

Beyoncé's performance highlighted Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day

Bill Bergey, a Pro Bowl linebacker for the Eagles, dies at 79

Green Bay’s recent dominance on defense has Packers believing they can make a deep playoff run

Pro Football Hall of Fame honors 3 longtime assistants with Awards of Excellence

Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll interested in Bears' job, report says

College Basketball/Men

Nebraska beats Oregon State to clinch the championship of the Diamond Head Classic

Nemeiksa blocks 3-pointer at the buzzer and Hawaii beats Oakland in overtime at Diamond Head Classic

Brzovic scores 32, Charleston downs Charlotte to take 5th at the Diamond Head Classic

Murray State beats Loyola Chicago for 7th place at the Diamond Head Classic

NBA

Curry, James live up to billing, but Reaves steals Christmas with game-winning shot

Embiid shakes off pregame fall, leads Sixers to 118-114 win over Celtics

Bridges scores season-high 41, Knicks withstand Wembanyama’s monster Christmas debut to edge Spurs

Edwards scores 26, Wolves hold on to beat Mavs 105-99 after Doncic injury

Durant and Beal score 27 points each, Suns beat Nuggets 110-100 to close out Christmas slate

Heat list Jimmy Butler as doubtful for Thursday as speculation about his future intensifies

Baseball/MLB

Red Sox looking like they plan to contend in 2025

Infielder Ehire Adrianza retires at 35 after 12 major league seasons

Phillies add depth to bullpen with $4 million, 1-year deal for reliever Joe Ross

Scoreboards

NFL scores/games

College football scores/games

NBA scores/games

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games