Friday's Report: Braves, Tech women, state hoops, Falcons; College 🏈, NFL: playoffs/moves, college &🏀, NBA, WNBA, Australian Open MLB, NHL, NASCAR
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Wofford 61, Mercer 51
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Around/About Georgia
Braves make free agency splash with 3-yr, $42M deal for Profar
Freshman Carnegie scores season-high 29 points and No. 18 Georgia Tech beats Virginia
Wooley scores 23 off the bench, Kennesaw State defeats New Mexico State
Marshall secures win over Georgia State
Bell and McCray score 19 to lead Jacksonville past West Georgia
Falcons position review: Veteran DTs lead group in 2024
College Football
Sources: SEC, Big Ten to hold second AD meeting to explore CFP format changes and more
Ohio State’s second title in the CFP era averages 22.1 million viewers, a 12% decline from last year
Ohio State's $20 million championship roster will only lead to more spending
College Football/Portal and draft
Coogan becomes Notre Dame’s 3rd offensive lineman to enter the transfer portal
Notre Dame CB Morrison enters the NFL draft following a season-ending hip injury
College Football/Coaching carousel and moves
Bill Belichick and North Carolina have a signed contract for his hiring as football coach
NFL playoffs
Mahomes has grown and matured over the years, both on and off the field
‘Best rookie year of all time?’ Jayden Daniels has the Commanders a win away from the Super Bowl
Bills fans raise nearly $80,000 for charitable cause of Ravens’ Andrews after dropped 2-point try
Why does Jalen Hurts take so many sacks?
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Sticking with the preseason prediction of an Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch
Allen and Lamar Jackson are among finalists for the AP NFL MVP award
Ravens’ Mark Andrews ‘absolutely gutted’ by his performance in playoff loss to Bills
Wilson: Pittsburgh is a special place, hopefully I get to play there a lot longer
NFL/Carousel
Glenn is bringing an attitude of no excuses to the chaos of the Jets
Johnson simply couldn’t pass on chance to coach Bears and help Caleb Williams develop
Bucs OC Coen reportedly accepts Jaguars HC job despite Tampa extension
College Basketball/Women
Tennessee’s Caldwell misses loss at Texas after giving birth to son
Booker’s 26 points and late basket help No. 7 Texas beat No. 17 Tennessee
Donarski scores 17 points and makes 5 3-pointers as No. 13 North Carolina women top Wake Forest
Betts helps No. 1 UCLA stay unbeaten with victory over Rutgers
College Basketball/Men
What’s Broome’s status ahead of Saturday?
No. 24 Memphis uses a late 12-0 scoring run to beat Wichita State
Weston scores 21, Tennessee State downs Tennessee Tech
Brownell scores 20 as Samford defeats Chattanooga
Ellison hits game-winner from halfcourt as Stetson stuns Eastern Kentucky
Tennis
An injured Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Zverev
Keys upsets Iga Swiatek and will face Aryna Sabalenka in the final
Key questions for the Australian Open men’s semifinals: Sinner vs. Shelton, and Djokovic vs. Zverev
Did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
NBA
James picked for 21st straight All-Star Game, extending NBA record
It's time for the Warriors to make one of the NBA's hardest decisions
WNBA
Everything you need to know about WNBA free agency: Best available, team fits
Baseball/MLB
Beltrán is on the verge of Hall of Fame induction, and next year’s ballot is wide open
Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot
Auto Racing
25 Days of Daytona: Counting down to 2025 'Great American Race'
Golf
Aberg, Griffin share lead after fierce coastal wind interrupts Farmers Insurance Open
Day has done this just 17 times in 1,177 PGA Tour rounds
Hockey
McTavish, Killorn each score twice to lead the Ducks over Penguins
Hurricanes score 5 times in the 2nd period and beat Blue Jackets for 4th straight win
Larkin has a goal and an assist in 700th game, Red Wings end slide with win over Canadiens
Scoreboards