Thursday's Report: Scoreboard; HS ⚾/⚽/🎾, Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State; Braves, Hawks, UGA, Tech; Masters, college W&M 🏀/📰/ 🏈 , NFL, NBA, MLB, ⚽, 🎾, NASCAR, WWE
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High School
⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Baldwin 8, Griffin 2
Bleckley County 7, Dublin 0
Central Fellowship 10, Trinity Christian 0
Coffee 13, Perry 1
Mary Persons 2, Peach County 1
Morgan County 12, West Laurens 0
Schley County 2, Upson-Lee 1
Social Circle 4, Jasper County 3
Treutlen 11, Hawkinsville 10
Ware County 13, Dodge County 2
Washington County 6, East Laurens 1
Ty Mobley gave up two hits in the complete-game win, fanning 15 Falcons. Cam Beasley had 3 hits and 3 runs, Christian Rountree with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
Girls
ACE 2, Lake Oconee 0
Fitzgerald 5, East Laurens 3
Houston County 8, Northside 0
Perry 9, Griffin 0
Boys
Baldwin 2, Howard 1
Griffin 1, Perry 0
Houston County 4, Northside 2
Lake Oconee 7, ACE 0
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
GIAA 6-AAA
G-Singles semifinals: Kendall Rawlings, FPD, def. Hannah Smith, MdS, 6-0, 6-0; Katelynn Jackson, FPD, def. Eve Scott, FPD, 7-5, 6-0; Final: Jackson def. Rawlings, 6-3, 7-5
B-Singles semifinals: Cam Douthit, Stratford, def. Ethan Lashley, FPD, 6-0, 6-1; Chris Hanks, FPD, def. Yash Panse, Stratford, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (6); Final: Douthit def. Hanks 6-1, 6-1
G-Doubles semifinals: Israel/ Jones, FPD, def. Wilkin/Hill, Stratford, 6-0, 6-0; Tanner/McGregor, FPD, def. Noblitt/Dodd, 6-3, 6-3; Final: Israel/Jones def. Tanner/McGregor, 6-0, 6-1
B-Doubles semifinals: Cheek/Doerflinger, FPD, def. Ballard/Howell, Stratford, 6-1, 6-3; Zhuravlov/Brundage, FPD, def. Pavuluri/Wang, Stratford, 6-2, 6-0; Final: Cheek/Doerflinger def. Zhuravlov/Brundage 6-3, 6-3
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Georgia College 7, Albany State 2
Georgia State 8, Jacksonville State 5
Georgia Tech 5, Georgia Southern 4
Middle Georgia State 4, Thomas 3
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia Tech 9, Alabama State 0
Pro
⚾ ⚾ ⚾MLB ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Atlanta vs. NY Mets, ppd.
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Honor Roll
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Georgia College pulls away at Albany State
BSB-Mercer powers past defense-challenged FAMU
BSB-Georgia College in top 30 nationally
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Young returns, but Hawks lose late lead
Third game of Mets-Braves series postponed because of poor weather
Starks on his very different spring, playing in bowl with injury
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Jackets’ McKnight adjusting to new set of receivers
BSB-Tech comes back late to sweep Southern
Masters
Yes, sir: Verne Lundquist calls it a career at the 2024 Masters
Masters betting: Odds, futures to win
Masters champion Rahm on title defense and LIV moving to 72 holes
Opening round likely to hit weather issues again
Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player, takes aim at a second Masters championship
Neither injury nor illness keep golf’s greats from playing in the Masters
Fowler wins the Par 3 Contest in his return to the Masters after a 3-year absence
Champions Dinner unites LIV Golf, PGA Tour players for 'an emotional night'
Scheffler’s low odds aren’t scaring off bettors
Norman stuns Augusta, turns up as paying customer
Opinion
Are sports fans done funding sports stadiums? Dallas will be a litmus test
NCAA Tournament, general
NCAA targets units for women’s basketball tournament in 2024-25
College Basketball/Coaches
Arkansas hires Calipari a day after stepping down from Kentucky
Green Bay’s Borseth retires with 821 wins. He ranks 16th in Division I in career victories
Kentucky’s opening offers top pay and perks. Candidates must also have tough skin
College Basketball, Women
Clark tells fans ‘this place will always be home to me’ as she bids farewell to Iowa
VanDerveer is ready to enjoy her life beyond basketball and thrilled where the sport is now
Clark wins women’s Wooden Award as nation’s best college player
College Basketball, Men
UConn, Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers
Edey joins Ralph Sampson as two-time winners of the John R. Wooden Award
Hurley, Barnes pocket record-setting bonuses for college basketball coaches
Hurley will receive at least $1.8 million in bonuses
'Stay ahead of the posse,' advises Nolan Richardson, who led Arkansas to 1994 NCAA title
Spending pays off with second straight title
College Sports
ACC commish: ‘Narrative' surrounding the league doesn't match reality
College Football
How Saban is settling into retirement
Florida LBs go through contact at practice, notes
Beamer updates South Carolina QB competition, injuries, portal
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Errors on base of Kobe Bryant’s statue outside the Lakers’ arena have been corrected
Silver says gambling probe of Toronto’s Jontay Porter could lead to banishment from league
Doncic scores 29, Irving adds 25 and Mavericks claim Southwest Division
MLB/Baseball
Searching for Tommy John: Sizing up the key culprits in MLB's elbow injury epidemic
Former Dodgers pitcher Urías charged with five misdemeanor domestic violence counts
Smash Burger: 5 years after nearly quitting baseball, Jake Burger becomes Miami slugger
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Standout pass rusher Allen and the Jaguars agree to a 5-year, $150M contract, AP source says
Soccer
USWNT wins SheBelieves Cup after penalty shootout
Tennis
Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal
Auto Racing
Top NASCAR driver Kyle Larson uses Indianapolis 500 testing to learn on the fly
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
WWE champions 2024: Who holds every title in WWE, NXT after WrestleMania 40?
Fury says Usyk won’t overcome size difference in the fight to crown the undisputed heavyweight champ
Scoreboard