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Coastal Carolina 5, Georgia State 1; Sun Belt Tournament, Georgia State eliminated
Florida State 12, Georgia Tech 9; ACC Tournament
Houston County’s Drew Burress went 3 for 6 with 3 RBI and a homer, Cam Jones adding a 2-for-4 game with a homer. Tattnall’s Dawson Brown went the final two innings, and gave up 4 runs, 3 earned, but wasn’t involved in the decision.
Kennesaw State 6, Stetson 5; Atlantic Sun Tournament
LSU 9, Georgia 1; SEC Tournament; Georgia eliminated
Softball
Florida SouthWestern State 8, ABAC 0, NJCAA Tournament, ABAC eliminated
Pro
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Alumni Update
Hester leads Clemson women’s golf to fifth place in NCAAs
And is on national coach watch list
Honor Roll
SoCon BSB: Mercer pair makes all-conference
Around/About Central Georgia
Central Georgians on state HS football HOF ballot
Four former Central Georgia standouts covering different eras are among the newest 40 candidates for the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame.
First-year candidates: Putnam County RB Brent Cunningham, 1967; L Mack Guest, Central, 1974; WR Demayius Thomas, West Laurens, 2005; DL Abry Jones, Northside, 2008.
They join the likes of Thomas Davis, Kim King, Jessie toggle, and David Greene.
Many others from Central Georgia return to the ballot: RB Isaac Jackson, Lanier, 1969; DE/LB Tommy Hart, Ballard-Hudson, 1963; and LB Ben Zambiasi, Mount de Sales, 1973.
Members of the Hall from Macon: E Vernon Catfish Smith, Lanier, 1927; B Billy Henderson, Lanier, 1945; OL Jim Parker, Ballard-Hudson, 1951; DL Julius Adams, Ballard-Hudson, 1961; RB James Brooks, Warner Robins, 1976; DL Ron Simmons, Warner Robins, 1976; LB Takeo Spikes, Washington County, 1994; QB Terrence Edwards, Washington County, 1997; DL Charles Johnson, Hawkinsville, 2003.
Lamar County’s Horne a medalist; Hawkinsville second in GHSA state golf
Everett Horne of Lamar County improved nine spots from last year in the GHSA state golf tournament, this year earning medalist honors in Class A/Division I boys.
The GHSA doesn’t publicly report full golf results any more during the tournament, only the top few teams and individuals, that information available currently on a paid phone application. The only public results during the tournament are those reported by teams or players.
Thus, information is currently limited.
Hawkinsville tied Christian Heritage for second place in Class A/II girls. The Red Devils also finished second last year.
GMC’s boys took fourth in Class A/Division II – a year after finishing fifth - led by 15th-place Josh Walker and 16th place Logan McMillan.
GMC’s Madi Grace Simmons was seventh among 37 golfers on the girls side, improving one spot from last year.
Everett Horne of Lamar County shot an even-par 144 at Georgia Southern Country Club to earn medalist honors in Class A/I boys. He tied for 10th last year, and improved by 14 shots.
Around/About Georgia
Bombshell Rashada lawsuit against Billy Napier, Florida
Hoerner hits game-ending single in 10th inning as the Cubs beat the Braves
OTA Report: Morris updates status of Robinson
Atlanta Falcons add four limited partners to team's ownership group
BSB-HoCo’s Burress, Jones combine for 5-for-9 game, but Tech falls
BSB-LSU thumps UGA out of SEC Tournament
MGLF-Tech seeded 13th at NCAA championship
Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium field to be re-named after generous donation
WACO grad Gray leads Atlanta over Dallas in home opener
NBA/Basketball
Celtics survive overtime to rip Game 1 thriller from Pacers
Analysis: When the 2024 NBA champion is crowned, a young star will likely lead the way
Wembanyama becomes 1st NBA rookie to make first-team All-Defense
Explore Minnesota tourism capitalizes on Edwards' viral "Bring ya a**" comment
Mavs big men are quite the tandem, but now comes quite the challenge from towering Wolves
WNBA
Angel Reese, aspiring business mogul, named newest part-owner of DC Power FC
Ninety games in 11 months: is the Caitlin Clark Experience sustainable?
Copper scores 37 points, Mercury hand Aces first loss
MLB/Baseball
Cardinals struggling for a 2nd straight season, and the NL Central’s top young players are elsewhere
Harper helped a N.J. teen ask his date to the prom. How? He simply knocked on his door.
Starting pitching is a problem in MLB, but not for these 3 teams
Suárez improves to 9-0, Harper homers in Phillies’ 5-2 win
Duran homers and steals home as Red Sox beat Rays
Ramírez drives in 3 runs as the AL Central-leading Guardians edge the Mets
College Baseball
Cuvet hits a pair of three-run homers to tie a program record and help Miami beat Louisville
Reeves hits grand slam, South Carolina eliminates Alabama
Morris has two homers and five RBIs to help Duke beat Virginia Tech 11-8 in the ACC Tournament
Auburn baseball wants increased NIL investment to solve pitching woes
College Football
Is Swinney's transfer stance crippling Clemson?
Column-Alabama football recruiting under DeBoer off to promising start
Depth, identity, development are needed at wide receiver position for FSU football
Fired coach says he was 'wrong age and wrong race'
A $700 million facelift: Will Beaver Stadium, Penn State score huge renovation?
College Basketball
Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
Pearl says Auburn will play ‘toughest non-conference schedule we’ve ever had’ in 2024-25
College Sports
Proposed $2.77 billion settlement clears first step of NCAA approval with no change to finance plan
1 in 3 high-profile athletes threatened by bettors
Column-A big week ahead for SEC baseball and softball pales next to a seismic NCAA legal decision
‘He’s done so much for us’: Auburn softball’s Mickey Dean Era officially comes to an end
NFL/USFL/ XFL
Rodgers says he chose to return for 20th season over embarking on political career
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won’t face charges from person over alleged assault, Dallas police say
Receiver Tank Dell practices with Texans less than a month after being wounded in shooting
Brady’s advice for Bo Nix: ‘A difference between being a star and being a champion’
Hockey/NHL
Stanley Cup playoffs averaging record 1.16 million viewers in the U.S. through first 2 rounds
Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers set to face Panthers in Eastern Conference final
Auto Racing
Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards and Ralph Moody selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
'Kyle did Kyle things': Larson caps 'seamless' top-five days at both Indy, North Wilkesboro
Golf
Johnson and Koepka showing early sign of major struggles
Mayor is probing cops over handling of Scheffler's arrest
Soccer
Is Man City’s Premier League dominance making soccer’s most popular league boring?
Hayes’ first roster as coach of the US women’s team includes 2 first-time call-ups
Tennis
With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain-hit Geneva Open
US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. ‘Use the power that we have’
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