Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Georgia College, Mercer; Braves, Hawks, Falcons, UGA; College hoops/tournaments/coaching, Opening Day/MLB, gambling, NBA, NFL, golf, soccer, tennis
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High Schools
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ACE 8, Jasper County 2
Baldwin 8, Wilkinson 5
Brookstone 3, Westfield 2; Brookstone 6, Westfield 2
Covenant 19, Twiggs 4
CFCA 10, Piedmont 1
FPD 8, Stratford 2
GMC 13, Covenant 9
Houston County 5, Tift County 3
Perry 16, Griffin 1
Spencer 8, Northeast 7; Northeast 5, Spencer 1
Washington County 13, Butler 1; Washington County 15, Butler 0
Wilcox County 11, Hawkinsville 0; Wilcox County 17, Hawkinsville 1
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Girls
Academy Richmond County 10, Washington County 0
Baldwin 10, Westside 0
FPD 3, Tattnall 0
Ola 4, Jones County 1
Perry 7, West Laurens 0
St. George’s 2, Westfield 1
Boys
Academy Richmond County 10, Washington County 0
Dodge County 4, Worth County 3
Tattnall 3, FPD 2
Veterans 1, Lee County 0
West Laurens 3, Perry 2
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B-Bleckley County 5, Telfair County 2
G-Telfair County 3, Bleckley County 2
Colleges
Links may include game story as well as box
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Boston College 10, Georgia Tech 3
Georgia College 14, USC Aiken 3
Georgia Southern 6, Arkansas State 2
Kennesaw State 7, Austin Peay 5
James Madison 14, Georgia State 6
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Coastal Carolina 4, Georgia Southern 1
FVSU 11, Savannah State 2; FVSU 16, Savannah State 8
James Madison 12, Georgia State 6
Middle Georgia State 7, UT-Southern 5; MGSU 5, UT-Southern 1
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Big ninth leads Georgia College to road romp
BSB-Seton Hall brings the bats to Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Acuna speaks (writes): I mean no harm, I swear
As Strider gets the Opening Day start, there’s likely a changing of the guard happening in Atlanta
Murray scores career-high 44 points, makes game-winning shot in OT as Hawks outlast Celtics
Blank discusses hope, reality and changes at Annual League Meeting
Humphrey shares why he flirted with the transfer portal
Georgia defensive line: One year later, still searching for train wreckers, havoc makers?
Tournaments/Thursday
Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona
Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego
UConn freshmen Shade, Arnold making a name for themselves in the Tournament
Zags coach says racism toward Utah 'terrible'
As women’s hoops grows, scrutiny increases on NCAA hosts to manage hotel offerings, travel times
South Carolina feeling more pride than pressure as they bring perfect record into the Sweet 16
S.C. refuses to let up; Hoosiers embrace role
Gonzaga’s sister act of Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong propels Zags into Sweet 16
Women, Friday, Sweet 16 (ESPN unless noted)
(2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Oregon State, 2:30 p.m.
(1) South Carolina vs. (4) Indiana, 5 p.m.
(2) Stanford vs. (3) NC State, 7:30 p.m.
(1) Texas vs. (4) Gonzaga, 10 p.m.
Women, Saturday, Sweet 16
(3) LSU vs. (2) UCLA, 1 p.m. | ABC
(1) Iowa vs. (5) Colorado,3:30 p.m. | ABC
(1) Southern California vs. (5) Baylor, 5:30 p.m.
(3) UConn vs. (7) Duke, 8 p.m.
Michigan GOP lawmaker falsely claims that buses carrying March Madness teams are ‘illegal invaders’
Madness leads Marquette’s Smart, the former Longhorns coach, back to Texas again
How long can NC State keep its magic ride rolling?
Houston’s 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then
Gonzaga trying to scheme up different results against Edey, Purdue
Creighton do-it-all man Baylor Scheierman looking for happier ending in March Madness
From junior college to starring for Tennessee, Dalton Knecht took a long road to March Madness
Men, Friday, Sweet 16
(2) Marquette vs. (11) NC State, 7:09 p.m., CBS
(1) Purdue vs. (5) Gonzaga, 7:39 p.m.,TBS/truTV
(1) Houston vs. (4) Duke, 9:39 p.m., CBS
(2) Tennessee vs. (3) Creighton, 10:09 p.m., TBS/truTV
College Basketball
Be like Caitlin: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is inspiring a younger generation of players
Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters, even as March Madness continues
Iowa’s McCaffery, son of coach, enters transfer portal to explore options for his final year
Top women’s college players like Clark and Reese expect NIL deals to stay with them in the pros
Ohio State G Shumate enters the transfer portal again
College Basketball/Coaching
New Stanford coach Smith relishes opportunity at his ‘dream job’
Kelsey is introduced as Louisville’s coach, calling it ‘the ultimate job’
Welcome to ‘Dru-quesne.’ Duquesne promotes Dru Joyce to take over after Keith Dambrot’s retirement
Opening Day
Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals
Martini homers twice, Montas pitches 6 shutout innings and Reds beat Nationals
Soto throws out tying run at plate in 9th inning of Yankees’ debut
Rangers unfurl franchise’s first World Series championship banner
Then overcome disputed tip and beat Cubs on Heim’s 10th-inning single
Burnes brilliant in Baltimore debut, allows 1 hit as the Orioles rout the Los Angeles Angels
Andy Reid brings Lombardi Trophy to KC 1st pitch, throws strike to George Brett
Gambling
Nearly $200 million bet in North Carolina’s first week of legalized sports wagering
Massachusetts joins with NCAA, sports teams to tackle gambling among young people
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
NBA staring at its own looming gambling problem
Glen Taylor says the T-wolves are no longer for sale. Lore and A-Rod say it’s seller remorse
MLB/Baseball
Column: Do you still believe in Shohei Ohtani? I'm not sure.
Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes MLB investigation of Shohei Ohtani will be short but isn’t sure
Rays’ Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
A new era in Baltimore: Orioles eye bright future as David Rubenstein takes over as owner
The honeymoon is over. It's World Series or bust for the 2024 Phillies
Confusion reigns as baseball grapples with Ohtani- Mizuhara scandal
NFL/XFL/USFL/CFL/Football
Pro Football Hall of Fame honors longtime Bucs assistant Monte Kiffin
Clark Hunt says he never promised Chiefs players a new locker room
Jets owner Woody Johnson refutes ‘absolutely false’ report he and coach Robert Saleh had dispute
College Football
Veteran transfer stands out as Auburn's 'most polished' receiver this spring
DeBoer recaps lessons learned from 1st Alabama scrimmage
Golf
Scheffler starts with another round under par. He trails by a shot in Houston
Korda 3 shots back at LPGA Tour’s Ford Championship in bid to win 3 straight starts
Soccer
The NWSL's new highest-paid player is Thorns and USWNT star Sophia Smith
Tennis
Grigor Dimitrov ousts top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz in the Miami Open quarterfinals
Auto Racing
Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams heading to Richmond
Scoreboard
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
College baseball Div. I scores