Saturday's Report: Warner Robins wins, Jones County battles, title for Piedmont, Mercer, Russell Henley, Houston County/Warner Robins alums; UGA issues/combine, Falcons, Braves; MLB, NFL, NBA
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Alumni Update
Warner Robins’ Phillips helps Troy advance
Nelson Phillips came up big for Troy on Thursday in its 63-59 win over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament. His 3 from the left wing with 2:42 left put the Trojans up for good. He led the Trojans with 14 rebounds to go with 13 points, 11 of which came in the second half.
Troy plays James Madison at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer on point in dismantling of The Citadel
BSB-Houston County’s Hughes leads Mercer to series-opening win
Henley survives bumps to make the cut
Russell Henley was safely in. Then not. Then on the fringe, and then out. And finally in.
Henley had finished with a 3-over for the day and was two over after two rounds. And he watched the cutline fluctuate, finally settling at 2 over, allowing him to keep playing.
But he’s not entering the third round with much momentum, tied for 65th.
On his first nine, Henley had three bogeys and two birdies. Then he was fairly cruising in the second nine with a birdie and pars through the first six holes, only to finish with a bogey and double bogey and then a par.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Carter to work on draft status at pro day
Bennett defends Bulldogs’ culture
As does Smart: ‘Nothing we would change’
Column-Carter’s arrest warrant leaves rampant questions
Combine talk about Carter changes drastically
WBKB-Georgia falls to LSU in SEC tourney
Weather and leak stop LSU-Georgia
BSB-Houston County’s Woods sharp in UGA win over Tech
Stegeman closed until further notice
Murray goes for 39 to lead Hawks
Some options for Atlanta at No. 8
Outfielder brings leadership to Braves
Football/NFL/USFL
Kamara,Lammons plead not guilty in assault case
College Basketball Tournaments
W-GCAA (nothing posted)
M-GCAA (nothing posted)
W-SEC, March 1
M-SEC, March 8
W-ACC, March 1
M-ACC, March 7
College Basketball
M-At New Mexico State, a meltdown running beyond basketball
M-A wacky ending to USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb
M-Pearl thinks Bama was playing football vs. Tigers
Column-Clueless or callous, Oats leadership at Alabama is ‘godawful’
M-Grill discloses mental illness after dismissal from Iowa State
W-North Florida cuts Gibbs loose after eight seasons
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
How Horford turned lost seasons into Celtics success story
MLB/Baseball
Scherzer testing all the new rules
Back to the future: clock is a triumph, blasts game forward into a form of the past
Golf
Kitayama handles Bay Hill wind, wind handles Rahm
Auto Racing/NASCAR
Elliott snowboards way out of Vegas race
College Sports
Inside the big-money battle that could decide ACC’s future
Ask CJ Stroud who the best college football player is
14 walks later, Jacksonville beats No. 6 Florida
UCLA signs Kelly to two-year extension
High Schools
Indiana boys game postponed after threat called
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games