Monday's Report: Mercer/Snitker; UGA, Tech, Falcons; ND-Ohio State, College 🏈&🏀, NFL, NBA, MLB, soccer, golf, tennis
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Around/About Central Georgia
Atlanta’s Snitker set to speak at Mercer First Pitch Classic
Around/About Georgia
Drilling down on Georgia’s running game in 2025 led by Nate Frazier
Morgan posts triple-double to lead No. 17 Georgia Tech women over Clemson
Strack scores 25, Amoore has 24, and No. 12 Kentucky women top Georgia
College Football: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
Million-dollar questions abound in changing college game as Irish and Buckeyes prepare
Friendship endures: Ohio State’s Laurinaitis and Notre Dame's Freeman
After enduring threats and calls for his firing, Ohio State’s Day can go from ultimate low to high
'Little Animal,' Jim Tressel, Troy Smith: What Ohio State life was like for Marcus Freeman
Don't believe the hype! How will Ohio State, Notre Dame keep focus on the actual game?
CFP title game ticket sales surge; Ohio in lead
Players to watch, keys to the game, prediction: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
‘Underdogs’ Howard, Leonard will put friendship on hold in CFP title game
Ohio State must guard against getting beaten by Notre Dame's 'Tresselball' in CFP final
Ohio State’s WR tandem of Smith, Egbuka eager to see if they will face man coverage from Notre Dame
Notre Dame used Georgia Tech ‘blueprint’ to beat Georgia
College Football/Playoffs & postseason
Here's what needs to change about College Football Playoff format after sparkling debut
Notre Dame AD says he thinks there's a chance for seeding tweak in College Football Playoff
Why CFP seeding format is unlikely to change next season
Any College Football Playoff tweaks for 2025 won’t be hashed out until later this year
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Why Klubnik returned to Clemson, Swinney for senior season
College Football/Coaching carousel and moves
On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it look like to be employees?
NFL/NFC playoffs
Barkley runs for 78- and 62-yard TDs in the snow and Eagles top Rams
Rams’ fumbles in the snow derail playoff upset bid in Philadelphia
Campbell's tears can't shield Lions from hard question: Is this the ceiling for Jared Goff?
Turnovers and depleted defense contribute to top-seeded Lions’ quick playoff exit
Detroit CB Robertson broke his arm in loss to Commanders
NFL/AFC playoffs
Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens 27-25 and reach AFC title game
Turnovers and Mark Andrews’ drop end another promising season for Lamar Jackson and the Ravens
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
'Excited' Boyd regrets shoving Texans assistant
Commanders right guard Sam Cosmi has a torn ACL. He is out for the playoffs
College Basketball/Women
Fulwiley keys fast start for No. 2 South Carolina in 101-60 rout of No. 13 Oklahoma
Williams scores 22, No. 5 LSU stays unbeaten with 80-63 win at Florida in front of Shaq
Bueckers reaches 2,000 career points as No. 6 UConn rolls
Jackson scores 16 as No. 16 Duke rides a big 2nd quarter in 74-49 win over Stanford
Blakes’ tip-in at buzzer lifts Vanderbilt women to 71-70 upset over No. 15 Tennessee
Hidalgo returns to lead No. 3 Notre Dame women past SMU
College Basketball/Men
Vitale’s return to broadcasting delayed by accident at home
DeCock: Viral dunk, record outburst finally elevate Flagg as college hoops' main character
Wenzel hits late 3 as TCU wins 74-71 to end No. 25 Baylor’s 10-game home winning streak
College Sports
FIU softball coach Larabee announces cancer diagnosis, steps away from team for 2025 season
NBA
Sabonis has 29 points, 18 rebounds as Kings beat Wizards
Powell and the Clippers beat James and the Lakers 116-102 in Lakers’ first visit to Intuit Dome
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Why South Carolina's Staley said she invested in Unrivaled
Baseball/MLB
Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers for his daughter born with Down syndrome
Sosa gets warm reception for his reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs
NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes isn’t ready to think about the long term in Pittsburgh
Divish: Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: Why I voted for Félix Hernández
Tennis
Watch out, tennis players: Carlos Alcaraz has a little brother who’s talented, too
Djokovic won’t speak to the Australian Open’s local TV network without an apology
Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays
Broadcaster apologizes after Novak Djokovic refuses post-match TV interview at the Australian Open
Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays
Golf
Austria’s Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express
Olympic Sports
Vonn is enjoying a break from American politics while she competes in Europe
Soccer
More turmoil for Man United and Tottenham but Nottingham Forest’s title challenge strengthens
Man United boss Ruben Amorim thinks this might be the worst team in the club’s history
Scoreboards