Thursday's Report: HS playoffs, Mercer; Falcons/combine/QB, Braves, Hawks, state hoops; College W&M 🏀/🏈/📰, , NBA, MLB, NFL, golf, soccer
In coverage: Macon Area Tennis Association cleans up
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Ackerman sharp on hill for Mercer
MBKB-Mercer can’t hold early lead in battle with Chattanooga
SB-Tech walks it off over Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
What Atlanta’s Morris is looking for at 2024 NFL Combine
Also of Atlanta getting the right quarterback
Smith-Shawver brings 99 mph spring heat vs. Phillies
Examining the Braves' back-of-rotation options
Hawks welcome John Collins, not for long
Moore scores 23, Georgia Southern defeats Marshall
Edwards scores 30, James Madison defeats Georgia State
Women’s College Basketball
Clark’s record-setting night fuels No. 6 Iowa
No. 2 Ohio St knocks off Michigan 67-51 for 15th straight win and sole possession of Big Ten title
UConn’s Edwards signs NIL deal in Canada, but can’t talk about it in the US
Pistol Pete's son is conflicted over Clark's scoring chase
Men’s College Basketball
As Pac-12 falls apart, No. 19 Washington State provides conference one more underdog story
Duke’s Scheyer wants the ACC to implement measures to prevent court-storming after Filipowski injury
Old Dominion basketball coach Jeff Jones retires after heart attack and amid prostate cancer
Filipowski starts in No. 10 Duke's 84-59 rout of Louisville
Auburn falls again on the road, but battles Tennessee
No. 14 Alabama retains a share of 1st place in the SEC
Davis scores on layup with 3 seconds left, giving No. 18 South Carolina a 70-68 win
Samuel, Pullin carry No. 24 Florida down the stretch
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Doncic gets 11th triple-double of season on 25th birthday
NBA denies Knicks’ protest of loss in Houston, saying referee error is not grounds to overturn
MLB/Baseball
Texas Rangers coach Hector Ortiz dies at 54 after long battle with cancer
Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after her husband, World Series champion Tim Wakefield
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Kirk Cousins and Chris Jones head an NFL free agents list filled with star-quality players
New York Jets give QB Zach Wilson permission to seek trade as prospects arrive at NFL combine
Offseason QB derby could be dictated by what Bears do with the No. 1 pick and Justin Fields
Chiefs mulling whether to use franchise tag on Chris Jones or L’Jarius Sneed as deadline nears
Vikings hire Josh McCown as quarterbacks coach, move Chris O’Hara to pass game specialist
Cherry Starr, philanthropist wife of the late Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, dies at 89
College Football
CFP discussing 14-team model with 3 automatic bids each for Big Ten, SEC, AP sources say
NC Central coach apologizes for social media post after his team’s QB was hurt in HBCU Legacy Bowl
What Miss Terry wrote to Alabama fans
Golf
Gooch says Masters, other majors need 'asterisk' for snubbing LIV Golf players
McIlroy not bothered by Masters ‘asterisk’ comments from LIV Golf’s Talor Gooch
Soccer
Ronaldo suspended for one match over alleged offensive gesture in Saudi league game
Tennis
High Schools
The Hoosier Gym, home of the Hickory Huskers, still resonates with basketball fans
Auto Racing
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Scoreboard