Tuesday's Report: Mercer, Middle Georgia, Central Georgia Tech; Falcons, UGA departures, Hawks; FCS championship, CFPlayoffs, NFL Black Monday, NBA, college hoops, MLB, golf, soccer
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High Schools
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Baldwin 67, Hephzibah 13
Kassidy Neal had 9 steals to go with 18 points, while Janaye Walker put up 14 points, 15 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 blocks. Suri Clark was good for 10 points and 7 boards.
Johnson County 44, Wilkinson County 36
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Baldwin 55, Hephzibah 45
Wrestling
Stratford 51, Northside 30; Stratford 51, Mary Persons 33; Stratford 36, Southwest 30
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercerās Thomas declares for draft
Honor Roll
SSAC MBKB: Middle Georgia Stateās Smith
GCAA MBKB: Central Georgia Techās Watkins
Around/About Georgia
QB Penix gives Falcons reason for hope as defense faces possible offseason changes after 8-9 finish
Falcons already beginning to 'evaluate everything'
Georgia welcomes No. 6 Kentucky
Hawks can count on Garrison Mathews to always be ready
College Football
NDSU topples Montana St., wins 10th FCS crown
Bryce Lance shines on biggest stage, the same one on which his older brother did
FCS National Championship Winners
College Football/Playoffs
Tough, old school defense a calling card for all four teams left in the national championship hunt
Column-Ohio State, you're the CFP favorite now. Deal with it
Penn State wide receivers have chance to break through late in College Football Playoff
We are in for the best week of football we've ever had
Ohio State QB Howard gets one more chance against old nemesis Texas, this time in CFP semifinal
Ewers has no regrets about his brief stay with Ohio State football team
College Football/Coaching carousel and moves
Clemson DC Goodwin out after Tigers uncharacteristically struggle against run
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Why Steve Spurrier will honor Phillip Fulmer, his former rival in Tennessee-Florida clash
South Alabama elevating Paul Petrino to OC
Jax Stateās leading receiver set to reunite with Rodriguez at West Virginia
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Mayfieldās whatever-it-takes mentality has the Buccaneers chasing bigger goals
Lions celebrate regular-season milestones, rest up for the NFC playoffs
Watson has medical setback, clouds future with team
Lowered expectations in April give way to Super Bowl aspirations for Bills entering playoffs
Hillās frustration becomes a main issue for Dolphins heading into offseason
Saints expect changes, but Rizzi would like to stay and has some key playersā support
Vikings need a hard reset on their passing game for the playoffs after a humbling loss to Lions
Eagles' run at the Super Bowl depends on if QB Hurts has recovered
Chargers signing former Dallas RB Elliott
Quinn says he is ānot concernedā about Danielsā leg soreness
Cowboys stars want McCarthy back as coach
Pierce remains the Las Vegas coach ā for now
NFL/Black Monday
Mayo, Pederson are out of a job while Giants elect to keep Daboll
Patriots Kraft says he put Mayo in āuntenable situation,ā vows to correct course
Steichen eager to move forward with Colts. DC Bradley wonāt be back
Seeking more balance on offense, Seahawks fire OC Grubb
Bengals fire DC, 3 other assistants after missing playoffs
Ryan confident he will get Jets job, vows to reign in Aaron Rodgers 'country club'
College Basketball/Women
Big Ten, SEC each have 4 top 10 teams in AP womenās poll as UCLA, South Carolina still lead way
College Basketball/Men
NBA
Irving out due to bulging disc in his back, no timeline for return
Bullsā Donovan isnāt concerned about the teamās first-round draft pick
Cunningham leads Pistonsā rally for win over Blazers and rare .500 record
Baseball/MLB
Dodgers trade Lux to Reds after signing South Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim
Royals agree with RHP Lorenzen on $7 million, 1-year contract, AP source says
Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of the team
MLB Players Association affiliate withdraws image lawsuit against Piratesā parent company
Auto Racing
Castroneves to attempt to qualify for Daytona 500, would be NASCAR debut for 4-time Indy 500 winner
Golf
Scheffler withdraws from next tournament. Pebble Beach still on his schedule
Matsuyama goes lower than anyone in PGA Tour history
Soccer
American forward Brandon Vazquez transfers to MLS's Austin from Mexican club Monterrey
Scoreboards