Monday’s Report: Georgia College, Mercer, region hoops; Cena/Bananas, Braves, Mary Persons’ Herring; KC takes Super Bowl thriller, NFL, Iowa’s Clark, college 🏀&🏈, golf, soccer
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College
Links at times will include game story
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W-Miami 62, Georgia Tech 60
W-Vanderbilt 61, Georgia 55
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🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia 5, Purdue 1
Tuskegee 6, Georgia College 2; Columbus State 9, Georgia College 0
UCF 7, Georgia State 2
Golf
M-Palmas Del Mar Collegiate, Mercer, first round
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Around/About Central Georgia
Region tournament schedules
Only one region tournament schedule has been forwarded to The Central Georgia Sports Report, as of midnight Monday.
Region 4-AA, at Josey: Monday, Girls, 4 p.m., Laney- Glenn Hills; 7 p.m., Washington County vs. Westside; Boys, 5:30 p.m., Washington County vs. Josey; 8:30 p.m., Laney vs. Glenn Hills; Tuesday, Girls, 4 p.m., Putnam County vs. WACO/Westside; 7 p.m, Butler vs. Laney/Glenn Hills; Boys, 5:30 p.m., Putnam County vs. TBA; Butler vs. WACO/Josey.
Coaches have been asked to forward complete tournament information by message or, preferably, by email at centralgasports@gmail.com.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
John Cena appears for Savannah Bananas baseball team with electric entrance
Atlanta’s spring training FAQs
Super Bowl
Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight SB title, ready for threepeat
Five key stats
Third down
KC 9 of 19, 47.4 percent; SF 3 for 12, 25 percent
Third quarter
San Francisco called 15 pass plays, 7 runs plays; KC
Game-winning drive
Kansas City called 6 run plays, pass plays, the same ratio for San Francisco in its OT possession
The run game
Kansas City had 30 rushes for 130 yards (4.3 ypc), San Francisco 31 for 110 (3.5). McCaffery 22-80, Purdy 3-12, Samuel 3-8; Mahomes 9-66, Pacheco 18-59
Silence/noise at TE
George Kittle caught 2 passes for 4 yards; KC’s three tight ends caught 14 for 169
Shanahan's wrong choice may have cost his team the title
Love tap: Kelce, Reid brush off bump, will be back
5 key plays: Muffed punt, blocked kick and more
Mahomes reacts after winning back-to-back Super Bowls: ‘This is legendary’
Shanahan on receiving kickoff in OT: We wanted the ball third if it went to sudden death
Hardman didn't know overtime rule, Mahomes had to tell him he won the game
5 key plays that fueled the Chiefs to victory
Purdy: We have to score touchdowns, I failed to put us in position to do that
Before they were happy, Kelce was really mad at Reid
Questionable sequence by Reid was costly for Chiefs
Shanahan experiences 3rd Super Bowl heartbreak
49ers' Greenlaw tears Achilles running onto field
Pricey Super Bowl: Some NFL fans pass on expensive tickets and just have ‘a good time’ in Vegas
49ers’ decision to take the ball first in OT will be debated for a while
Jennings becomes 2nd player with a TD pass and catch in a Super Bowl
Repping the 478
Mary Persons grad Malik Herring will be fitted for his second Super Bowl ring. He played fairly substantially and was credited with an assist, and did miss a few snaps with a mild injury.
Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL
Lions, Brad Holmes out to prove they have staying power
Watch tear-jerking moment Willis welcomed to HOF
Matt Ryan endured crushing losses. Jalen Hurts can learn from his example
Bears would require historic haul to trade No. 1 pick
College Football/SEC, ACC
5 potential candidates to replace Grubb as Alabama’s next OC
College Football
Moore’s hire at Michigan gives advocates hope that Black coaches at bluebloods can become the norm
Column-In leaving UCLA, Kelly runs a selfish sneak
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Butler taking leave of absence from Heat because of a death in family
'He didn't learn anything': Nurkic on first meeting with Green since Dec. ejection
Tempers flare late but Celtics keep composure to hold off feisty Heat
College Basketball/Women
Nebraska steals Clark’s thunder with win over No. 2 Iowa
Clark needs 8 points to set NCAA scoring record after finishing with 31 vs. Nebraska
Paopao, No. 1 South Carolina run past No. 11 UConn early without Cardoso in a 83-65 victory
Second-worst loss for UConn in series history
Reese, Johnson lead way for No. 13 LSU women in come-from-behind win against Alabama
Taylor helps No. 5 Ohio State rout Michigan State
College Basketball/Men
Goldin, Weatherspoon lead No. 20 Florida Atlantic to OT win
Golf
Taylor outlasts Charley Hoffman with birdie on 2nd hole of Phoenix Open playoff
Soccer
Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 to secure spot at Paris Olympics and eliminate archrival
Around the nation/world
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash
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