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Jalen Johnson scores 28 to lead the Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat 120-110

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December 28, 2024

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Jalen Johnson scores 28 to lead the Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat 120-110

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Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) shoots against Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed out a four-game homestand, winning a third straight contest, 120-110 over the Miami Heat on Saturday.

Trae Young added his 22nd double-double of the season, with 11 point and 15 assist, and De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points in his 14th consecutive game with at least 15 points coming off the bench.

Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat’s fourth game in a row without star Jimmy Butler, who sat out for what the team called “return to competition reconditioning.”

Takeaways

Heat: Miami lost despite five players finishing with double-digit point totals. The Heat shot 44.4% from the field, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a Hawks team that hit over half of its shots, 51.2% from the field.
Hawks: Johnson has been on an offensive tear in his last two games. He finished two points shy of his single-game career high of 30 points, set in his last game, on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls. Hunter also finished just one point shy of his single-game career high of 27 points.

Key moment

After a close first half that featured nine lead changes, Atlanta seized control early in the second half. With five minutes to go in the third quarter, Atlanta’s Garrison Mathews and Hunter hit back-to-back 3s to give Atlanta an 81-72 lead, their biggest of the night, and forcing a Miami timeout.

Key stat

Young finished one assist shy of a franchise single-game record for assists against the Miami Heat, set by Mookie Blaylock in 1993.

Up next

The Hawks begin a six-game road trip in Toronto on Sunday, while the Heat visits the Rockets on Sunday.

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Nick Emmanwori Has ‘Tremendous Game’ in Seahawks’ Week 14 Win In Atlanta

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December 8, 2025

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Nick Emmanwori Has ‘Tremendous Game’ in Seahawks’ Week 14 Win In Atlanta

Emmanwori’s presence has made a difference for the Seahawks not just because of the individual plays he makes, but because of what his rare traits allow Macdonald to do with his defense. Emmanwori, who ran a 4.38 second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, is fast enough and athletic enough to cover receivers, as was evident when he nearly picked off a pass last week while guarding All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson on a third-down play. And at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, he’s also big enough and physical enough to play at or near the line of scrimmage and mix it up with tight ends and even offensive linemen. Add to that another versatile player like Witherspoon, who while significantly smaller than Emmanwori, can still hit with the best of them, and the Seahawks have the ability to create a lot of havoc with a pair of defensive backs who can line up all over the field.

“That’s a challenge,” receiver Cooper Kupp said of facing a defense featuring Emmanwori and Witherspoon. “The things that Emman does out there, what he creates, what he allows the defense to be in and the problems he creates, just in terms of the player that he is, how physical he is, his ability to cover, the athleticism to play man-to-man against whoever’s out there. It’s a very special thing, and Mike does a great job allowing him to play fast, and allow those guys to play off of each other—obviously Spoon is one of those guys that you’d say is the heart and soul of that defense in terms of the energy he brings and the way he communicates. So those guys playing off each other, it’s just special. That’s a special group over on that defensive side of the ball.”

Added cornerback Riq Woolen, “I’m not going to lie to you, this is the best secondary I’ve played with. I’ve been with some dogs before, but it’s different when you have dogs, and we’re all on the same time, all on the same line and same rhythm.”

Despite missing almost four full games with an ankle injury, Emmanwori has thrust himself in the Defensive Rookie of the Year conversation with his play since returning from that high-ankle sprain he suffered early in Seattle’s opener. After Sunday’s standout performance, Emmanwori now has nine passes defensed, five tackles for loss, 53 total tackles, an interception and 1.5 sacks, not to mention the blocked field goal.

“Tremendous game,” Macdonald said. “We gave out some game balls, and he got one of the game balls. I’m really happy for him. He’s worked his tail off. He really has. He does it every day. He’s a tremendous asset for us. Obviously when we’re utilizing him, when we’re playing him against 13 personnel in the area, he’s throwing his stuff in there. I’m happy for him, and he’s got a great attitude. Happy for him. He deserves it.”

Added safety Julian Love, “He’s definitely special. He’s capable of doing a lot of things. He’s around the ball, he can blitz, he can cover, he can do all the things. This won’t be the last time this happens. Nick’s a special guy. We love him. He works hard.”

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NFL Week 14: Seahawks vs. Falcons 2nd half live discussion

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December 7, 2025

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NFL Week 14: Seahawks vs. Falcons 2nd half live discussion

Time to worry about the Seattle Seahawks passing offense. Maybe the offense as a whole, but definitely the passing offense.

Sam Darnold looks shaky and threw another terrible interception. The offensive line is struggling with the Atlanta Falcons pass rush. Klint Kubiak is running the ball on 2nd and 10 but seemingly won’t run in other situations.

It’s 6-6 at halftime, mostly thanks to Jason Myers, the Seahawks defense, and Darnell Mooney having a touchdown ruled out after he stepped out of bounds and didn’t re-establish as he came back in. Seahawks get the ball out of the break. The defense has largely been fine. The offense has not, and it’s a continuing pattern.

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Alabama Snaps 17-Game Atlanta Win Streak: Notebook

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December 7, 2025

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Alabama Snaps 17-Game Atlanta Win Streak: Notebook

ATLANTA — No. 9 Alabama football fell to No. 3 Georgia 28-7 in the SEC Championship on Saturday evening.

The large margin of defeat puts the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff hopes in jeopardy, and if the committee isn’t convinced of Alabama’s full-season resumé, Selection Sunday would eliminate UA from a spot in the 12-team field for the second consecutive season.

There were numerous reasons for Alabama’s downfall in the 2025 SEC Championship. Here are three factors that impacted the result.

The Third Down Paradox

This was Alabama’s second meeting with Georgia this year, as the Crimson Tide took the Bulldogs down 24-21 in Athens, Ga., in late September. One of the biggest takeaways from that game was that UA started the game converting all seven of its third-down attempts.

Fast forward to Saturday in Atlanta, Alabama really struggled to find the first-down marker. The Crimson Tide finish 3 of 13 on third-down attempts—a massive difference from the first game. Additionally, Simpson and company also went nearly 23 minutes without a first down at one point in this game.

Converting third downs was one of Simpson’s top keys to success from this past Monday, but the Crimson Tide’s failure in this stat category played a big part in determining the outcome.

“We’re just one or two things away from having a big play,” Simpson said. “I think credit to Georgia’s defense, they did a good job. We just got to make the easy things easy. I felt like to be good on third down, we got to be better on first and second down.”

Key Pregame Loss Impacts Blocked Punt

Alabama football released its initial availability report on Wednesday evening ahead of the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, and there was a surprising name listed.

Crimson Tide BANDIT LT Overton was listed as “out” for Saturday’s game against Georgia due to an illness. Overton plays a role on punt coverage, and his absence led to a blocked punt in the first quarter. Four plays and 21 yards later, Georgia would open the scoring and the Bulldogs had the momentum from then on.

“I can tell you exactly what happened [on the blocked punt],” DeBoer said during the postgame press conference. “We got a new face in the spot. Obviously that’s LT Overton’s position. Just tell you what it is. There’s a check we got to make. You got a new face in that spot. That’s what happened.

“Again, getting guys more reps, getting guys back out there makes a big deal. I don’t fault our guys that were in that spot, doing everything they can. But there’s a check we got to make, one we make all season long. We missed it. They got an extra hat that we couldn’t block.”

Alabama Would Look ‘Considerably Different’ Without Injuries

Alabama came into Saturday a bit banged up, as eight players didn’t suit up. Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller and tight end Josh Cuevas missed this game, and left guard Kam Dewberry was dressed but didn’t see action on the field.

In addition to these three and the aforementioned LT Overton, Alabama had few more players not fully healthy, and DeBoer listed them off.

“You talk about Parker Brailsford, who if you give these guys two weeks to get ready, what the health will look like for these guys, Parker Brailsford, Germ [Bernard], Daniel Hill, I’m not saying what he’s playing through, but two weeks, it will be a different Daniel Hill, okay?

You execute or you have a lack of execution in games because you probably didn’t have everyone out there working together in practice. So Dewberry will be back, 100 percent, I mean, he was at the end of the week. Geno [VanDeMark] would be back. He got taken out of the game there. He’ll be back. I can keep going on down the line.

More reps for our other running backs. Fully expect to have Jam back. Two of our three losses are when Jam doesn’t play. Really not a chance that he felt like he could play today. He’s not that far away. It’s not the one, to me, injury that keeps you out, holds you back. Even a chance to — could be tight, but a chance even Kevin Riley. That might be a little bit tight, just to be real with you.

“There’s a lot of guys. I think that’s what it really comes down to, is playing with their guys. We got into this game today. The execution just wasn’t quite as crisp. There’s usually a reason for that. Again, defensively the same thing. Kelby Collins, LT, Z.B. (Zabien Brown) in the game today dinged up. Dijon a little bit before the game with an evaluation we had where we had to hold off.

“All those guys in two weeks, considerably different football team, the one you would have seen earlier in the season.”

TideBits

Alabama only lost one game by more than two scores in the entire Nick Saban era over 17 seasons (44-16 loss to Clemson in CFP title). Alabama has lost a game by 21 points in both of Kalen DeBoer’s first two seasons: 2024 Oklahoma (24-3), tonight to Georgia (28-7).

Alabama had won nine of its last 10 games against Georgia coming into Saturday. This includes the last four in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Former Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley was honored before the game as part of the 2025 SEC Legends Class. The 5-time Pro Bowler retired from the NFL on June 19 after 11 years. While at Alabama, Mosley was a two-time BCS National Champion, two-time Consensus All-American and two-time First Team All-SEC member (all in 2012 and 2013). Mosley also earned both the Butkus Award (best linebacker) and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013.