Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer, FVSU, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Mayhem; Braves, UGA, Georgia Southern; College basketball, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, tennis, golf

Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer, FVSU, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Mayhem; Braves, UGA, Georgia Southern; College basketball, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, tennis, golf

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High School

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Calvary Christian 5, ACE 0

Central Fellowship 11, GMC 1

Cook 5, Dodge County 2; Cook 6, Dodge County 1

Dublin 16, Swainsboro 15; Dublin 6, Swainsboro 3

Gatewood 4, Brentwood 3; Gatewood 13, Brentwood 0

Heard County 5, Crawford County 0

Jones County 13, Dutchtown 3; Jones County 15, Dutchtown 7

Jordan 8, Central 2

Jefferson County 15, East Laurens 5; Jefferson County 14, East Laurens 5

Mary Persons 4, Upson-Lee 1; Mary Persons 10, Upson-Lee 1

Peach County 10, Jackson 3; Peach County 16, Jackson 7

Perry 16, Griffin 0

Taylor County 9, Chattahoochee 3

Temple 12, Lamar County 3

Thomson 12, Putman County 2

Tift County 1, Houston County 0; Houston County 8, Tift County 0

West Laurens 14, Spalding 1

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Girls

Bleckley County 1, Swainsboro 1

East Laurens 7, Dublin 0

GMC 4, Johnson County 1

Spalding 8, Howard 1

Upson-Lee 1, Peach County 0

Boys

Berrien 2, Dodge County 1

East Laurens 2, Dublin 1

Fugees 2, GMC 1

Mary Persons 1, Northside 1

Spalding 6, Howard 4

 

Colleges
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Austin Peay 14, Kennesaw State 2

Boston College 5, Georgia Tech 3

Georgia 16, Tennessee 2

Georgia College 7, USC Aiken 1

Georgia Southern 11, Arkansas State 0

Georgia State 7, James Madison 2

Mercer 14, Seton Hall 7

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FVSU 13, Savannah State 0

Georgia College 6, Augusta 2; Georgia College 9, Augusta 1

Georgia Southern 3, Coastal Carolina 1

Jacksonville 9, Kennesaw State 6

James Madison 6, Georgia State 1

Mercer 12, Western Carolina 3; WCU 4, Mercer 2

Middle Georgia State 8, Blue Mountain 0; Middle Georgia State 6, Blue Mountain 4

Syracuse 6, Georgia Tech 5

 

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Pro

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Birmingham 3, Macon 1 

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Around/About Georgia

Braves rally for seven in the eighth to begin defense of NL East crown with 9-3 win over Phillies

Braves pounce on bullpen to spoil opener for Wheeler, Phillies

Braves’ Opening Day romp vs. Phillies offers a callback to recent Octobers and a reminder of Atlanta's might

MBKB-Perseverance evident as Bulldogs advance to NIT semifinals

Smart wants even more out of Earnest Greene

Robinson to lean on past relationships in succeeding Muschamp

WBKB-Georgia Southern hires new HC from Georgia Southwestern

 

Tournaments/Women, Friday

Cardoso, Johnson help South Carolina remain perfect with tight win over spirited Indiana

James scores 29 to lead N.C. State into the Elite Eight, handles Stanford

Oregon State frustrates Hidalgo and beats Notre Dame

Notre Dame star Hidalgo forced to remove nose piercing, misses time in Sweet 16 loss to Oregon State

Top seed Texas uses dominant defense to cruise past Gonzaga

Roundup

 

Tournaments/Men, Friday

N.C. State beats Marquette to keep magical March Madness run alive

Duke knocks out No. 1 seed and tough defender Houston

Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and big man Zach Edey

Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent to reach Elite Eight

Knecht scores 24, Tennessee beats Creighton, pull within a win of first Final Four

 

NCAA Tournament/Women

Clark, Bueckers both know how heavy the crown can be; will one of them finally hoist the trophy?

USC’s JuJu Watkins is in the March Madness spotlight ahead of Sweet 16 against Baylor

UConn’s Paige Bueckers humbled by praise from Geno Auriemma that she’s best in the country

Clark and Reese bring star power to Albany 2 Regional that features Iowa, LSU, Colorado and UCLA

Stanford goes down and so does last remaining perfect bracket

Final Four matchup we want: Caitlin Clark vs. Paige Bueckers

Minnesota State’s defense keys win over TWU for school’s second Division II women’s basketball title

 

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.

 

NCAA Tournament/Men

Alabama and Clemson are known for their football prowess. They face off for a spot in the Final Four

Nelson has confidence back as Alabama takes on Clemson in West Region final

UConn’s repeat try may be the last for a while. ‘It’s going to get tougher,’ Hurley says

Illinois’ Elite Eight run led by Shannon Jr., who faces rape charge, isn’t talking to media

March Madness led Marquette’s Shaka Smart, the former Longhorns coach, back to Texas again

 

Men, Saturday, Elite Eight

(1) UConn vs. (3) Illinois | 6:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV

(4) Alabama vs. (6) Clemson | 8:49 p.m. | TBS/truTV

Men, Sunday, Elite Eight

(1) Purdue vs. (2) Tennessee | 2:20 p.m. | CBS

(4) Duke vs. (11) NC State | 5:05 p.m. | CBS

 

College Basketball

NIT selection changes not popular with mid-majors, or many favored Power Six conference programs

Clark says she heard about the Big3 offer on social media but focus is on Iowa and Sweet 16

Column-Kentucky needs a change. Is Calipari willing to alter his ways? 

Star guard Tucker DeVries is transferring from Drake to join his dad at West Virginia

Auburn’s Bruce Pearl sticks up for Chad Baker-Mazara after costly ejection

 

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Stephen Curry returns home, scores 23 points to lead Warriors

Heat rout Trail Blazers 142-82 for largest margin of victory in team history

Roundup

MLB/Baseball

Ex-Phillies manager Manuel throws opening-day pitch in 1st visit to Citizens Bank Park since stroke

Chourio sparkles in MLB debut, Brewers beat Mets 3-1 as tempers flare in season opener

Roundup

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

MLB baserunners went wild last summer. In Year 2 with new rules, steals could keep piling up

 

Auto Racing

Darlington will honor late NASCAR Cup champion Yarborough during throwback weekend in May

 

Tennis

Sinner, Grigor Dimitrov advance to Miami Open final

 

Golf

Scheffler misses tap-in to end streak of rounds under par

Green shoots 11-under 61 to take 1-shot lead at LPGA Ford Championship