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Tim McCreadie is the driver of the No. 39 car. (COURTESY)

Tim McCreadie is the driver of the No. 39 car. (COURTESY)

AUTO RACING: Winter Nationals coming up at All-Tech Raceway

TONY BRITT
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
The 2022 dirt track racing season is set to begin in Columbia County next month when All-Tech Raceway hosts some of the best racers from across the country in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Winter Nationals. The races will take place Feb. 3-5 at All-Tech Raceway, 1024 SW Howell Road.
Suwannee's Luis Lopez performs a bicycle kick as Columbia's Riley Stone defends on Jan. 7. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee's Luis Lopez performs a bicycle kick as Columbia's Riley Stone defends on Jan. 7. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS & GIRLS SOCCER: Several area teams are underdogs in district tournaments

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, January 24, 2022
The district tournament brackets are set for soccer. Here’s how they look: COLUMBIA BOYS Columbia (6-12-2) is the No. 5 seed in District 2-6A and will travel to No. 4 Lincoln (7-8-3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with the winner then facing top-seed Chiles (15-1) on Friday at 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reacts as he leaves the field after the team lost to the Los Angeles Rams in a divisional playoff game on Sunday in Tampa. (MARK LOMOGLIO/Associated Press)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reacts as he leaves the field after the team lost to the Los Angeles Rams in a divisional playoff game on Sunday in Tampa. (MARK LOMOGLIO/Associated Press)

NFL: With or without Brady, Bucs roster will have different look next season

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, January 24, 2022
TAMPA — One thing Tom Brady certainly recognizes as he takes time to ponder his future: The Buccaneers roster next season figures to look a lot different — with or without the seven-time Super Bowl winner.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to pass during Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in Kansas City, Mo. (CHARLIE RIEDEL/Associated Press)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to pass during Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in Kansas City, Mo. (CHARLIE RIEDEL/Associated Press)

NFL: Chiefs rally past Bills in OT for wild playoff win

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, January 23, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— In a never-say-die showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams, and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills and Chiefs played a classic Sunday night decided by one of them calling tails and the other making him pay for it.
Los Angeles Rams' Matt Gay (8) kicks a 30-yard field goal to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday's divisional playoff game in Tampa. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

Los Angeles Rams' Matt Gay (8) kicks a 30-yard field goal to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday's divisional playoff game in Tampa. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

NFL: Gay's FG sends Rams to NFC title game after Buccaneers' furious rally

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, January 23, 2022
TAMPA — Matthew Stafford stood on the sideline helplessly watching Tom Brady be Tom Brady, leading another exhilarating comeback. This time, though, the seven-time Super Bowl champion left too much time on the clock, giving Stafford a chance to create some playoff magic of his own.
San Francisco 49ers' Robbie Gould celebrates after making the game-winning field goal to beat the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. The 49ers won 13-10 to advance to the NFC championship game. (MORRY GASH/Associated Press)

San Francisco 49ers' Robbie Gould celebrates after making the game-winning field goal to beat the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. The 49ers won 13-10 to advance to the NFC championship game. (MORRY GASH/Associated Press)

NFL: 49ers upset Packers on Gould's last-second FG to advance to NFC championship

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 22, 2022
GREEN BAY, Wis.— Robbie Gould lived up to his name. On a field littered with snow flurries, Gould made a 45-yard field goal Saturday night as time expired that knocked off the top-seeded Packers 13-10 and possibly ended Aaron Rodgers’ tenure in Green Bay.