The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Monday's Report: Falcons falter, Tech, UGA-Notre Dame, Braves, UGA hoops; College HQ: bowls, news, playoffs; NFL game day, tennis, NBA, boxing

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Around/About Georgia

Daniels dazzles again as Commanders clinch a playoff spot by beating Falcons in OT

Atlanta runs out of time after clock mismanagement issues

"There are always a lot of things you can always clean up”

London reaches 1,000 yards for first time in career

Coaches, players on Beck’s legacy

Young scores 34 as Hawks hand Raptors 10th consecutive loss

Where Vandy and Georgia Tech starters were as recruits

Braves notebook

Lawrence rallies Georgia over South Carolina State

Georgia vs. Notre Dame

Georgia counting on sack work from Williams, Walker, Chambliss

Rabun County upbringing key for Stockton

Smith brings ‘win or die’ mentality to Sugar Bowl

Bobo addresses concerns about the offense

Love is giving Notre Dame's offense its punch

The Year 2024

In 2024, Willie Mays left us with a powerful message

What we learned from an unprecedented year

Jimmy Carter, sports fan

Sports world reacts, tributes from Blank, MLB, more

Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game

College Football/Bowls

Winners and losers: Colorado sends off Hunter, Sanders in ugly fashion

No. 23 Missouri and Iowa finally get to play each other in the Music City Bowl

Snoop’s game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name

Brawl mars end of Miltary Bowl as in-state rivals East Carolina and NC State square off

Hunter and Sanders close successful chapter at Colorado despite blowout loss to BYU in Alamo Bowl

Will ReliaQuest Bowl be Milroe’s final Alabama game? QB talks future

College Football

Syracuse’s McCord breaks Watson’s ACC season passing yards record

Miami’s Ward sets NCAA’s Division I record with 156th career touchdown pass

Shoe off: Sanders seemingly taps himself as No. 1 overall pick

College Football/Playoffs

Texas tight end Helm a standout who stayed patient and stayed put in transfer era

Volcano to Heisman stage: Ashton Jeanty’s journey helped push Boise State into playoff

Penn State’s polarizing QB Drew Allar puts critics on mute and keeps winning games

Rising Sun Devils: Arizona State looks to pull off another big surprise at the Peach Bowl

College Football/Coaching carousel and moves

UConn signs Mora to contract extension through 2028

Oklahoma’s Alley joins Rodriguez’s West Virginia staff as DC

South Alabama OC Ezell leaving for Wake Forest

Why Huff left Marshall for in-conference USM 

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Mayfield throws 5 TD passes and Bucs keep playoff, NFC South hopes alive with 48-14 rout of Panthers

Barkley tops 2,000 yards rushing as Eagles beat Cowboys 41-7 to clinch NFC East

Rookie Thomas Jr. scores again as Jaguars beat Titans for rare series sweep

Darnold gives Vikings another gem with career-high 377 yards in 27-25 win over Packers

Huntley fills in for injured Tagovailoa, leads Dolphins past Browns 20-3 to keep playoff hopes alive

Bowers sets NFL rookie records as the Raiders roll over the Saints

Dickerson not pulling for Barkley to break his record

McConkey (UGA) gives football to aunt after catching TD pass for Chargers 

College Basketball/Women

Edwards leads No. 2 South Carolina to 65th straight home win

Bueckers leads No. 7 UConn to convincing win over Providence

No. 3 Notre Dame rout Virginia for Miles’ 100th career win

Hayes scores 19, Brooks adds 18 to help No. 22 NC State beat Clemson

College Basketball/Men

Gonzaga coach Mark Few among candidates for Basketball Hall of Fame class

Hyde: There'll never be another like arrañaga in South Florida sports

Holloway, No. 5 Alabama overwhelm South Dakota State with 19 3-pointers

NBA

James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA’s all-time scoring leader

Thunder rout short-handed Grizzlies 130-106 for their 11th straight victory

Herro leads Heat over Rockets in game marred by fight and ejections in final minute

The Magic pull off another big comeback, this time from 21 points down to beat the Nets

Tennis

Making a racket: Women’s tennis storylines for 2025 

Hockey

Crosby breaks Lemieux’s Penguins career assists record in 3-2 victory over the Islanders

Soccer

Guardiola says Man City has ‘no chance’ of winning Premier League despite win in 500th game

Ronaldo says he could turn Man United around if he was owner

Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE

Over 125 punches were thrown in boxing's best round 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