The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Saturday's Report: State HS basketball, FVSU AD, Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State; Braves, UGA, Hawks; 4 Nations, college hoops, NBA, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, WNBA, soccer, UFC

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Around/About Central Georgia

Fort Valley State promotes interim athletics director

 

Around/About Georgia

Riley continues work with late mentor's son in return from injury

Cunningham: Jarred Kelenic looks to shake 'baggage' and produce for Braves

Scouting report: What to know about Georgia ahead of matchup with Auburn

Why Auburn basketball can’t overlook late-season Quad II games like Georgia

Injury to Victor Wembanyama opens door for Hawks guard Dyson Daniels to win major award

Hawks' Young, Risacher recount All-Star experiences

Georgia sweeps Illinois-Chicago

Tech hammers Marshall

Hockey

4 Nations Face-Off shatters expectations as a hockey showcase. The Milan Olympics are up next

4 Nations Face-Off final between US and Canada drew record betting action

Tkachuk tries to gut through injury for the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off final

Marchand takes jab at Tkachuk brothers after Canada's 4 Nations title

USA-Canada championship hockey game draws record 9.3 million viewers on ESPN

College Basketball/Women

National title odds: UConn emerges as favorite after blowout win at South Carolina

South Carolina vs. UConn 3rd-rated women's college hoops game on ESPN all-time

Caldwell is extending Tennessee's coach-hiring hot streak

College Basketball/Men

Goodman: Former Tide captain calls out fans for ‘classless behavior’

La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, 'Mr. Big 5,′ to retire from coaching at the end of the season

UConn coach Hurley announces tell-all book to be released in September

Michigan State beats Michigan for 1st place in Big Ten

NBA

Kuzma scores 19, Middleton misses last-second 3 in 1st Bucks-Wizards game since they were swapped

Cunningham has 25 points and 12 assists and Pistons use big run to beat Spurs

Irving scores 35 points to help Mavericks beat the Pelicans for 3rd straight win

Morant’s 4th-quarter burst, Jackson’s last-second block give Grizzlies win over Magic

Wembanyama getting no shortage of well-wishes from other NBA players, coaches

Morant has no comment on report that says group targeting pro athletes burglarized his home

Baseball/MLB

'There's no ceiling on him': Former Giants manager Bochy talks Posey's new role, Crawford's retirement

Starkey: Pirates are more culpable than Dodgers in MLB's payroll disparity farce

Murphy: The next Chan Ho Park and Chad Durbin? Phillies think Joe Ross can be that and maybe more.

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

NFL investigators interviewed some massage therapists who have accused Ravens’ Tucker, report says

Jaguars hire Rams’ James Gladstone as GM, reuniting him with Coen

Manning shares advice for Chiefs' Kelce, who is contemplating retirement

Sirianni regains control of Eagles staff, promotes Kevin Patullo to OC, hires another former underling

Auto Racing

Atlanta Xfinity starting lineup: Love wins pole as RCR sweeps front row

Allgaier keeping poised mindset heading into Atlanta after Daytona double

Atlanta weekend schedule, TV info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, trucks

Tennis

Sinner is out of a Las Vegas exhibition because of his doping ban. Casper Ruud will fill in

Golf

Potgieter powers to a 61 and a 4-shot lead in the Mexico Open

Woods joins another White House meeting as PGA Tour moves closer to Saudi deal

Iwai shoots 5-under 67 to maintain lead at LPGA Thailand tournament after 2 rounds

College Football/SEC/ACC/South

Quarterback storylines to follow this spring in the SEC

 UT Regents keep Sarkisian among highest-paid college coaches

Arrest made in theft of luxury cars from Miami athletes Carson Beck, Hanna Cavinder

Tennessee AD ‘disappointed’ Nebraska cancels home-and-home series in 2026-27 on short notice

WNBA

Wahlberg among investors laying groundwork to bring WNBA team to Boston

Tennis

Teenager Andreeva upsets Rybakina to reach Dubai final against Tauson

Soccer

The newest team in MLS, San Diego FC, is ready to embark on its first season

SheBelieves Cup: The US players who are fighting for spots on Emma Hayes’ team

 Man City facing a rebuild after punishing season and some Guardiola stalwarts may head the clear-out

Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE

Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 predictions: Who shines in Saturday's blockbuster?

Scoreboards

NBA scores/games

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games

College baseball scores