Thursday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College; Falcons, UGA, Tech, state 🏀, College 🏈&🏀, NFL, NBA, MLB, soccer, golf, tennis
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
Central 51, Westside 48
Jazlyn Johnson and JiKaylee Marshall each had 14 for Central, Frances Anyakudo adding a 12-point/14-rebound double-double.
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Manchester 69, Macon County 53
Westside 71, Central 45
Christian Little’s 21 points led Westside, Joshua Harden adding 21 and Jatavion Zellner 16.
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🏀🏀🏀Women’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
North Georgia 80, Georgia College 75
🏀🏀🏀Men’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
East Tennessee State 70, Mercer 68
North Georgia 75, Georgia College 69, OT
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Around/About Central Georgia
Peterson’s 25 lead East Tennessee State over Mercer
North Georgia holds off GCSU 75-69 in OT thriller
No. 6 Nighthawks survive scare from Bobcats
Around/About Georgia
It took London, Robinson and Penix Jr. three games to make NFL history
Facts, stats, quotes from Week 18 overtime loss to Panthers
Georgia defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins makes NFL decision
Georgia adds Micah Bell, former Vanderbilt, Notre Dame athlete and brother of WR Dillon Bell
'A lot of good memories’ for Fox in UGA return
Nutter’s 22 help Georgia State down Georgia Southern 82-78 in OT
College Football
Barry Sanders' record withstood Ashton Jeanty. Why Oklahoma State faithful was relieved
Age-old question resurfaces: Should Notre Dame join a conference?
Franklin says Notre Dame 'should be in a conference'
College Football/Playoffs
The long road for Al Golden: He’s back in Miami, trying to bring Notre Dame a CFP title shot
NIU’s Hammock is suitably impressed with Notre Dame football's run to CFP semifinals
With CFP down to 4 teams, not much looks different with Big Ten and SEC
A trip to the title game is on the line when Notre Dame and Penn State meet in the Orange Bowl
A plot twist from what college football has become: A player who stayed
Texas and Ohio State arrive for CFP semifinal at Cotton Bowl ahead of a winter storm
Picks: Sun Belt region dominance at the top? Not last year, maybe not this year
College Football/ Portal and draft
Van Dyke is heading to SMU after a major knee injury cut short his only season at Wisconsin
College Football/carousel
Coastal Carolina hires record-setting QB McCall as an offensive analyst
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
What's next for the Jaguars? Lawrence progress, Baalke decision at forefront
Jets interview Ryan, who led franchise to its last playoff appearance
Bills coordinator Brady’s trajectory back on the rise after overseeing Allen-led offense
Week 18 settles playoff field and draft order but also served as the last chance to reach bonuses
'Same old Lions' is redefined under a regime loaded with talent and armed with limitless belief
Lions get some positive injury news going into their bye week
Smith hit $6 million in contract escalators on Sunday
Vikings' O'Connell on trade rumors: 'This is where I want to be'
NFL playoffs feature veteran running backs producing successful second acts with new teams
NFL/Carousel
NFL coaching searches have complicated rules about timing and interviews
Bears vow to learn from their mistakes and get it right this time as they search for a new coach
And interview Vrabel
Raiders request interviews with Lions and Chiefs coordinators
College Basketball/Women
Victory over Maryland caps a successful sweep on USC’s first big East Coast trip in the Big Ten
Fudd and Strong dominate as No. 7 UConn rolls past Xavier without All-American guard Paige Bueckers.
Cambridge 29 points, helps No. 9 Ohio State come back and beat No. 25 Michigan
College Basketball/Men
Ready for takeoff: Duke star Flagg puts highlight-dunk signature on Pittsburgh win
‘This is good for us': No. 1 Tennessee falls by 30 to No. 8 Florida, becoming last unbeaten to lose
Sears scores 22 points, No. 5 Alabama beats South Carolina for 7th straight win
Stojakovic’s 23 points pace Cal over Virginia and first ever ACC win
Phelps scores career-high 34 and hits go-ahead 3 as No. 10 Texas A&M rallies past No. 17 Oklahoma
Ewin’s double-double and Taylor Bol Bowen’s hot shooting lead Florida State past Miami
UCF overcomes late gaffe then uses Hall’s defensive stop at the end to beat Colorado
Furman defeats The Citadel in OT
Tripp’s 17 help Wofford take down Western Carolina
NBA
Lillard scores 26 points, Antetokounmpo adds 25 points and 16 rebounds as Bucks beat Spurs
Cavaliers beat Thunder to end OKC’s 15-game winning streak in matchup of NBA’s top teams
Murray and Russell Westbrook help the Nuggets rout the Clippers
Baseball/MLB
Rooker and Athletics finalize a $60 million, 5-year contract
Former Orioles left-hander Matusz dies at 37, no cause of death announced
Tennis
Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round
Golf
Sony Open starts the race for fewer PGA Tour players to keep their jobs
Masters gives another invitation to Niemann. Hojgaard invitation means Augusta gets twins
Hockey
NHL postpones LA Kings’ home game against Calgary due to wildfires while NFL, NBA monitor situation
Soccer
Referee makes in-stadium announcement to rule out a goal in a first for English soccer
Scoreboards