Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll Sunday, Oklahoma returned to the top 10, and North Texas, ranked for the first time since 1959, is among three Group of Five teams in the Top 25.

Two of the three matchups of Associated Press Top 25 teams in Week 12 of the college football season take place in the Southeastern Conference, and the tightly bunched Atlantic Coast Conference and American Conference races should start untangling.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Just the thought of it makes Pat Narduzzi cringe. There the Pitt football coach is, standing in front of his players after a largely successful season, explaining to the Panthers why they aren't going to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Not surprisingly, Ohio State stayed at the top of the rankings, and there was a healthy debate about whether last weekend's action warranted keeping Indiana at No. 2, one spot ahead of Texas A&M.

ATLANTA (AP) — Arthur Blank's Atlanta sports empire is growing again with Tuesday's announcement that the city has been awarded a National Women's Soccer League expansion franchise.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spurgeon College is excited to announce the return of Jojo Wilkes as the new head volleyball coach.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A rematch of last season's Southeastern Conference championship game finds No. 5 Georgia and No. 10 Texas peaking for a game that could impact this season's conference race and will be crucial to each team's College Football Playoff hopes.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas received two big blows on its way to the College Football Playoff last season, both at the hands of Georgia.

Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz was accompanied by a good friend as he joined one exclusive club on Monday night. Kurtz was a unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year, and Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League award.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets.

BERLIN (AP) — Big drops, third down deficiencies, and four straight losses. The Atlanta Falcons have plenty to think about on their plane ride home from Berlin, Germany, after a 31-25 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Georgia and Mississippi State have a Bulldog mascot in common — and not much else. Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s No. 5 Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 SEC) have had four consecutive 10-win seasons and seven of eight. He’s brought home two national championships and three Southeastern Conference titles during his tenure.

The closest thing resembling drama for the first big reveal of this season's College Football Playoff rankings hinged on which undefeated team would receive top billing. Answer: The defending champions at Ohio State.

ATLANTA (AP) — Zaccharie Risacher scored 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 20, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 127-112 on Tuesday night.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Joran Riley's 22 points helped East Carolina defeat Georgia Southern 92-89 on Tuesday for the Pirates' 26th consecutive season-opening win.

ATLANTA (AP) — There were times during the Atlanta Braves' 33-day search for a new manager that Walt Weiss thought “that ship had sailed” regarding his chances to move up from bench coach and replace Brian Snitker, who is transitioning to an advisor role with the franchise.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani are in the running for consecutive MVP awards.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Ament scored 18 points and had nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 76-61 victory over Mercer on Monday night in the season opener for both teams

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Mohammad Habhab scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Eastern Michigan beat Georgia State 71-49 in a season opener on Monday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hired Walt Weiss on Monday as their manager, promoting from within for the successor to 2021 World Series winner Brian Snitker.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 37 points in his return to Cleveland's lineup, leading the Cavaliers to a 117-109 win on Sunday night over the Atlanta Hawks, who are navigating the early season without injured star guard Trae Young.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With his team watching as its lead whittled away late in the fourth quarter, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel knew he had to say something.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cam Little of the Jacksonville Jaguars broke an NFL record by kicking a 68-yard field goal at the end of the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Georgia’s season has been a tale of resiliency. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs have trailed at halftime in four of their five Southeastern Conference games. They dialed up defense down the stretch, made plays in crunch time, and pulled out three of those to stay in the hunt for the SEC championship game and the College Football Playoff.