MACON, Ga. (AP) — Dillon Bailey's 17 points helped Wofford defeat Mercer 73-60 on Wednesday night. Bailey shot 5 for 9 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free throw line for the Terriers (15-11, 8-5 Southern Conference).

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs have a new special teams coordinator after more staff changes announced Wednesday by head coach Kirby Smart. Kirk Benedict, who served as special teams analyst the last two seasons, has been promoted to replace Scott Cochran. According to Smart, Cochran and offensive analyst Darrell Dickey both resigned to pursue other opportunities.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott wants to race cars. Fast cars that he can drive to a second NASCAR championship. The rest of the stuff? The crowds, the commercials, the showcasing his every move on social media? That’s just never going to be part of the job that Elliott finds enjoyable.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu had a career-high 29 points and added seven assists to help the Chicago Bulls post a season-high score and beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-126 on Monday night. DeMar DeRozan also had 29 points and Nikola Vucevic finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Coby White added 20 points and seven assists.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions. Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with 3 seconds left in overtime, and the Chiefs rallied to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Sunday, becoming the first repeat Super Bowl champs in 19 years and ninth overall.

Freshman Kaleb Glenn scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, both career highs, and Louisville closed with a 21-5 run over the final five minutes to beat Georgia Tech 79-67 on Saturday night.

Toneari Lane had 17 points in Georgia State's 73-53 victory over Miami (OH) on Saturday.

Trae Young scored 37 points and hit several key shots in the fourth quarter as the Atlanta Hawks held on to beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 127-121 on Friday night.

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — As long as they still have each other, they're still going to go to every Super Bowl. That's the sentiment shared by three friends who say they are the final fans who can claim membership in the exclusive “never missed a Super Bowl” club. And they're back again for number 58 — Super Bowl 58 — this year.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja'Monta Black scored 27 points and made seven 3-pointers to help Austin Peay defeat Kennesaw State 85-69 on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 31 points, Derrick White scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics improved to 24-3 at home and won their seventh straight over the Hawks.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Samuel Tabe scored 20 points as South Alabama beat Georgia Southern 78-65 on Wednesday night. Tabe added seven rebounds for the Jaguars (11-13, 4-8 Sun Belt Conference). Julian Margrave scored 15 points while finishing 5 of 8 from 3-point range.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Mississippi State cruised to a 75-62 victory over Georgia on Wednesday night. Josh Hubbard added 14 points for Mississippi State (15-8, 4-6 SEC). Shakeel Moore chipped in with 11 points and KeShawn Murphy had 10. Cameron Matthews scored nine points to go with 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocks. Hubbard, Moore and Murphy combined for seven of Mississippi State's nine 3-pointers.

ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris wants to make the most of his second opportunity as the Atlanta Falcons' coach. That means helping the Falcons achieve something they couldn't during what he called the most painful loss of his career. Morris was named Atlanta's coach on Jan. 25. His first news conference on Monday came on the seventh anniversary of the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead and losing the Super Bowl 34-28 to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots when Morris was an Atlanta assistant.

ATLANTA – Atlanta has been selected to host eight World Cup matches in the summer of 2026. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta will be the site for five group stage matches, a round of 32 contest, a round of 16 match and a semifinal, the international soccer organization FIFA announced Sunday.

DJ Horne scored 26 points, Jayden Taylor added 21 and North Carolina State pulled away early in the second half to beat Georgia Tech 82-76 on Saturday night.

 Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points, Josh Gray added 15 off the bench and South Carolina pulled away for a 72-62 win over Georgia on Saturday.8

Trae Young had 32 points and 15 assists and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Phoenix Suns 129-120 on Friday night.

CLEVELAND, Ga.  – The Truett McConnell University disc golf team is set to begin its inaugural season on Saturday at Auburn University, where the Bears will compete in a two-day, three-round tournament at the Spring Villa Park in Opelika, Ala.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Christyon Eugene scored a career-high 28 points to propel Troy to an 84-63 victory over Georgia Southern on Thursday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Terence Harcum scored 22 points as Appalachian State beat Georgia State 81-71 on Thursday night for its seventh straight win.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Beh Johnson hit a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to lift Bellarmine to a 96-95 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.  – On Wednesday, the Truett McConnell University men's basketball team traveled to compete in an Appalachian Athletic Conference match-up against Milligan University, where the Bears fell to the Buffaloes, 96-71. TMU falls to an overall record of 9-12, 7-10 AAC, while MU rises to a record of 9-10, 9-8 AAC.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jaden Seymour's 20 points helped East Tennessee State defeat Mercer 54-49 on Wednesday night. Seymour added six rebounds for the Buccaneers (11-11, 3-6 Southern Conference). Ebby Asamoah added 14 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc, and he also had six rebounds.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mark Sears said the key to No. 24 Alabama's second-half recovery on offense was strong play on defense. Sears scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:09 remaining, and the Crimson Tide recovered from a slow start to beat Georgia 85-76 on Wednesday night.