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Signings
Tattnall baseball players signed on Tuesday, with Cooper McMullen heading to Georgia Tech and Riley McCallum to Piedmont.
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Big fourth lifts Mercer to in-state road win
Around/About Georgia
NASCAR moves to Atlanta after William Byron’s Daytona 500 win
Though still months away, anticipation high for Anderson's return
Field starts following Falcons on social media
It’s been a busy period for the Georgia WR room
BSB-Georgia manhandles Georgia State
College Football
CFP approves 5+7 model for 12-team playoff, reduces conference champs spot
Former UGA LB Robinson heading to Alabama for LBs
South Carolina’s Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football
Alabama’s DeBoer hires Sheridan as offensive coordinator, Shephard as co-offensive coordinator
College Sports
College Football Playoff approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions
Arizona hires Desireé Reed-Francois as athletic director to navigate move to Big 12
All Sacramento State’s Matt Masciangelo can do is say ouch and laugh after getting plunked 8 times
Parker steps down as Colorado State’s athletic director, will serve as special advisor to school
Broadcasting
FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture
Women’s College Basketball
Iowa’s Clark becomes Fanatics' top-selling college athlete in NIL era, by a chasmic margin
Men’s College Basketball
A&M-Commerce, UIW players get in big brawl during postgame handshake
No. 15 Creighton knocks off UConn for program’s first win over a No. 1-ranked team
Knecht gets hot in second half, scores 17 as No. 5 Tennessee rallies past Mizzou
Syracuse holds on to beat North Carolina State 87-83 after a frantic finish
Florida State beats Boston College to snap a 3-game losing streak
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
The NBA’s scoring boom is still going strong, and some wonder if that’s a good thing
What's wrong with NBA All-Star Weekend and can it be fixed?
Nets name former UConn coach Kevin Ollie their interim head coach, replacing Jacque Vaughn
Suns sign veteran forward Thaddeus Young, adding frontcourt depth for playoff chase
Conley agrees to 2-year contract extension with Timberwolves, AP source says
MLB/Baseball
An Elly De La Cruz foul ball leaves a crater in a window on Hunter Greene’s car at Reds camp
Premium talent is still available on MLB’s free-agent market, but GMs don’t seem in a hurry
NFL/USFL/ XFL
2 adults charged with murder after shooting kills 1, injures 22 at Chiefs parade
Auto Racing
Byron has battled ‘imposter syndrome’ in his climb from computer racer to Daytona 500 champ
Golf
Column: Golf has a fractured landscape. Not even the majors can put it back together
Tennis/Pickleball
Amelia Island will host the Billie Jean King Cup matches between Ukraine and Romania
Scoreboards
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball