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 College 7, USC Aiken 1
Georgia Southern 11, Arkansas State 0
Georgia State 7, James Madison 2
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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
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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