Wednesday's Report: HS/college spring, FVSU, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College, Alums Floyd/Robinson; Falcons, UGA/Tech, KSU; College🏀 HQ, NBA, NASCAR, golf, NFL, NHL, boxing/MMA
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High Schools
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Aquinas 10, Howard 0
Benedictine 1, Warner Robins 0
Bleckley County 4, Washington County 1
Brentwood 17, Windsor 7
Dublin 11, Jefferson County 0
East Laurens 6, Dodge County 5
FPD 8, Mary Persons 1
Gatewood 9, Trinity Christian 6
George Walton 11, Stratford 3
Glascock County 9, Wilkinson County 0
GSIC 16, GMC 0
Houston County 5, Veterans 2
Lee County 15, Northside 3
Peach County 12, Monroe 2
Piedmont 13, CFCA 0
Sandy Creek 12, Upson-Lee 9
Schley County 6, Schley County 5
Isaac Meadows struck out 8 in 6 innings and scored the winning run.
Vidalia Heritage 4, John Milledge 3
Wayne County 6, Perry 2
Westfield 4, Tiftarea 3
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B-ACE 7, Jefferson County 0
G-Bleckley County 3, Swainsboro 2, OT
G-Callaway 12, Westside 5
B-Callaway 9, Westside 5
B-CFCA 5, Gatewood 0
B-Dodge County 6, Worth County 1
B-Dooly County 10, Hawkinsville 1
B-East Laurens 7, Washington County 1
B-GMC 2, Mount de Sales 0
G-Jasper County 8, Towers 5
B-Jasper County 6, Towers 3
G-Lamar County 3, Social Circle 0
G-Mary Persons 1, Spalding 1
B-Mary Persons 6, Spalding 0
B-Morgan County 10, Rutland 0
G-Peach County 4, Westover 0
G-Putnam County 7, Utopian Academy 1
B-Putnam County 7, Utopian Academy 0
G-Stratford 7, John Milledge 0
B-Stratford 9, John Milledge 0
B-Swainsboro 2, Bleckley County 0
B-Union Grove 5, Jones County 0
B-Wayne County 2, Perry 1
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G-Bleckley County 4, ACE 1
B-Bleckley County 5, ACE 0
G-Stratford 3, Brentwood 2
B-Stratford 5, Brentwood 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Alabama State 7, Mercer 5
Middle Georgia State 2, Thomas 1
Valdosta State 5, Georgia College 1
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia Southwestern 13, Middle Georgia State 8; MGSU 12, GSW 4
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer women’s lacrosse stuns No. 11 Clemson on the road
Alumni Update
Falcons agree to deal with veteran edge rusher Floyd, of Dodge County and UGA
49ers agree to 2-year deal with Peach County’s Robinson after losing several key players
Honor Roll
SIAC SB: FVSU’s Leonard and Myricks
Around/About Georgia
Falcons agree to $10 million, 1-year deal with veteran edge rusher Floyd, of Dodge County and UGA
Column: Release of Jarrett a harsh reminder of NFL business
Bulldogs don’t want to lose momentum now
White’s process, Georgia resiliency, at heart of Bulldogs March Madness run
Smart responds to criticism of Bobo and Searels
Smart sets fiery tone on offensive challenges, staff
And addresses roles of former DCs Muschamp, Thacker
Kennesaw State women advance in CUSA tourney
O and D leads Tech over Georgia State
Pitching shows positive signs in Georgia’s victory over East Tennessee State
Former Peach County HFBC Gillespie moving from Brookstone to Rabun County
Conference Tournaments/Women
Teams vying for No. 1 NCAA seeds stated their cases and now it’s up to selection committee to decide
Green Bay women beat Purdue Fort Wayne for back-to-back Horizon League Tournament titles
Oregon State beats Portland to win WCC Tournament and berth in NCAA Tournament
ACC
12, ESPN2, Virginia-Georgia Tech
2:30, ESPN, Notre Dame-North Carolina
7, ESPN 2, Cal-Stanford
9:30, ESPNU, Syracuse-SMU
SEC
1, SECN, South Carolina-Arkansas
3:30, SECN, Texas-Vanderbilt
7, SECN, LSU-Mississippi State
9:30, SECN, Oklahoma-Georgia
Conference Tournaments/Men
Syracuse holds on to beat Florida State in 1st round of ACC
Cal rallies to beat Virginia Tech in double OT in 1st round
Notre Dame escapes with victory over Pittsburgh
Hawkins scores 26 as No. 10 seed K-State beats No. 15 seed Arizona State in Big 12 tourney
Gonzaga beats No. 19 Saint Mary’s to capture West Coast Conference Tournament title
St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth
UNCW denies No. 12 seed Delaware a historic end to the CAA Tournament and secures NCAA bid
Omojafo’s 24 points send Robert Morris past Youngstown State to claim Horizon title and NCAA bid
UTEP secures win in Conference USA Tournament against Sam Houston
No. 14 seed UCF uses 24-3 second-half run to beat No. 11 seed Utah in Big 12 tourney opener
College Basketball/Women
Bueckers and UConn are healthy and rolling as her final March Madness approaches
South Carolina’s Staley: We deserve to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament
College Basketball/Men
Auburn star Broome and Pearl garner top spots in the AP’s All-SEC awards
Welcome Texas and Oklahoma! The bigger SEC men’s basketball tourney is ready for Music City show
Several once-highly ranked teams enter conference tournament week in need of wins to make NCAA field
Lucas says he’s ready to lead Miami, and his predecessor Larrañaga agrees
Memphis guard Haggerty and Tigers coach Hardaway headline American Athletic Conference honors
Purdue’s Smith, Spartans’ Izzo win top awards in Big Ten’s voting for conference honors
RJ Luis Jr., Pitino lead St. John’s domination of AP All-Big East team
Houston paces AP Big 12 honors again, Sampson repeats as top coach and Cryer top player
Warriors star Curry accepts assistant GM role with alma mater Davidson
NBA
Williamson has triple-double to lead Pelicans past Clippers
Haliburton’s stunning 4-point play gives the Pacers a win over the Bucks
Cunningham leads Pistons past NBA-worst Wizards in physical game
NBA-leading Cavaliers beat Nets for their second 15-game win streak of season
Warriors star Curry accepts assistant GM role with alma mater Davidson
Junior Bridgeman, businessman and basketball standout for Louisville and Milwaukee Bucks, dies at 71
Auto Racing
Bell takes a 3-race winning streak to Las Vegas with Adam Stevens in his corner
Golf
Scheffler looking at a blank canvas as he goes for a 3rd straight Players Championship
Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury that will keep him out of the Masters
Monahan says PGA Tour won’t compromise essence of its sport just to get a deal done with Saudis
NFL movements
NFL free agency: Team-by-team signings, trades tracker
Ravens reach 1-year agreement with WR Hopkins
49ers agree to 2-year deal with Robinson after losing several key players
QB Jones agrees to a 1-year, $14 million deal with the Colts
Bills agree to sign edge rusher Joey Bosa to 1-year, $12.6 million contract
Chiefs agree to 2-year, $20 million deal with veteran CB Fulton
Safety Holland agrees to a 3-year, $45.3 million deal with the Giants
Bills restock backfield depth by re-signing RB Johnson and FB Gilliam
Saints add CB Reid, and agree to deal with tight end Johnson
Bears again dominating the offseason, get plenty of help on both lines
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Ravens, Cowboys and Dolphins each get 4 comp picks in draft because of free agent losses
Barkley aims to cement his NFL legacy after signing his record extension with the Eagles
Beckham Jr. denies assault allegation after being named in Diddy lawsuit
College Football
West Virginia’s Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing. He says videos erase ‘hard edge’ team should portray
Battle, an All-American at USC who played with Joe Namath-era New York Jets, dies at 78
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
College Football Playoff concerns impacting SEC football schedule expansion
Strong day for QB Jones Jr. and other takeaways from Florida spring practice
UCF’s Frost sees enthusiasm, demands tempo in 1st spring practice
Hockey
Karlsson’s overtime winner lifts Pittsburgh past Vegas
Jarvis scores short-handed, Kochetkov stops 23 shots as Hurricanes beat Lightning
After trading captain Brad Marchand to Florida, Bruins score three in third to beat Panthers
After the milestone was first wiped out by an offsides review, MacKinnon finally earns 1,000th point
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Mike Tyson rape case takes big turn, court records show
Khan's fixation with WWE retreads is doing his roster a disservice
MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Pereira plummets after Ankalaev loss
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games