Monday's Report: Macon TD Club honorees, Russell Henley, Mercer, Georgia College; UGA/Tech & tournaments, Falcons, Braves, United, college ⚾; NCAA tournaments, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, golf, NFL, ⚽
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Mercer 6, Tennessee Tech 3
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Around/About Central Georgia
Macon TD Club to honor players on Smart’s visit
Eight players and one coach from Bibb County will be honored Monday night at the Macon Touchdown Club’s annual jamboree at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is again the featured speaker.
The club hands out scholarships as well as local and state honors. Northeast swept the two local spots, and Bowden head coach Rich Fendley, with Warner Robins blood, took the state coaching honor.
Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarships
Asa Wood, Covenant; Brooks Garner, Stratford; Donald Williams, Howard; Nate Frankum, Mount de Sales; William Stuart, Tattnall Square
OrthoGeorgia / Edgar Hatcher Back of the Year (2- time winner
Nick Woodford, Northeast
OrthoGeorgia / Bill Turner Lineman of the Year
Rinaldo Callaway, Southwest
OrthoGeorgia / Special Teams Player of the Year
Stebin Horne, Stratford
Marvin Davis (local) Coach of the Year (3-time winner)
Jeremy Wiggins, Northeast
Bobby Pope (state) Coach of the Year (3 straight state titles
Rich Fendley, Bowdon
Elmo A Richardson (state) Player of the Year
WR Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
“Super 7” honorees (uncommitted juniors)
RB Jae Lamar, Colquitt County; S Jordan Smith, Houston County; TE Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon; WR Kavon Conciauro, Houston County; OL Parker Pritchett, Carver-Columbus; WR Rodney Dunbar, Thomas County Central.
Henley finishes with strong final round
There were no lingering effects on Sunday for Russell Henley from a round-bruising triple bogey on Saturday.
The Maconite finished The Players Championship tied for 30th, thanks to a 3-under final round on Sunday.
He headed to the clubhouse a little after 1 p.m. tied for 29th, a jump of 17 spots. Play was suspended about 10 minutes later, thanks to the weather front that rolled through Georgia early Sunday morning.
Of the 20 players who finished by that point, Henley was one of 10 with a below-par round. By the end of the day, only 23 of the 72 players had red scores for Sunday.
Xander Schauffele was 11-over for awhile, with Rickie Fowler 10 over, and many others 6 over or worse. They finished the day 13 and 12 over.
Henley finished nine shots back of co-leaders Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun, set for a Monday morning playoff.
Henley started on No. 10, and swapped two bogeys and two birdies on the first nine, and added three birdies on the back nine.
He’ll be happy to not see No. 14 for a year, following Saturday’s triple bogey with another bogey on Sunday, missing a 10-foot par try, which he repeated four holes later on No. 18.
Everything clicked pretty well on the second nine.
Henley is off for the next three weeks before returning to action in the Masters.
BSB-Mercer finishes series off with win
BSB-Georgia College takes series over Georgia Southwestern
Around/About Georgia
WBKB-Yellow Jackets get trip to LA to open NCAA Tournament
MBKB-Georgia gets tough Gonzaga in NCAAs
MBKB-Georgia Tech headed to NIT
Falcons keep Cousins on roster past bonus deadline
Report: Falcons sign DL Morgan Fox
Strider set to pitch in first game since UCL surgery
Relieved and ready to roll: Riley back in lineup after scary HBP
Sale pays homage to Tiant with first pitch: 'One of my favorite people'
Hawks win streak ends after scoring how much/little in the third?
Messi, Fafà Picault rally Inter Miami over Atlanta United
Georgia wide receiver newcomer to undergo surgery
BSB-Georgia outlasts Kentucky, takes series
BSB-Tech drops slugfest with Pitt
Conference tournaments/women
Fairfield thumps Quinnipiac to win MAAC
Nascimento scores 33, buries huge jumper in William & Mary’s stunning win in CAA Tournament
William & Mary women capture school’s first NCAA Tournament berth in men’s or women’s basketball
Young scores 34 as Murray State powers past Belmont to win Missouri Valley
Fairleigh Dickinson goes wire-to-wire in Northeast Conference
Conference tournaments/men
Gators win their 1st SEC Tourney title since 2014 by beating No. 8 Tennessee
Donaldson helps No. 22 Michigan rally late again to beat No. 18 Wisconsin for Big Ten title
Haggerty, Dainja and No. 16 Memphis win AAC tourney with win over UAB
Shulga scores 18, VCU holds off George Mason to claim Atlantic 10 title
Poulakidas’ 5 3s help carry Yale past Cornell for Ivy title
Late Saturday
Metheny, Peter lead Liberty to its first CUSA tourney title with win over Jacksonville State
Alabama State wins first SWAC tourney title since 2011, pulls away late to beat Jackson State
Gray hits six 3s as UC San Diego beats UC Irvine for Big West title
NCAA Tournament/Women
Bracket winners, losers and the path ahead for Watkins and Bueckers
NCAA tournament committee chair explains why UCLA is top overall seed, not South Carolina
Schedule: NCAA Tournament start times, TV, streaming for first round
No. 16 UNCG Women’s Basketball to Face No. 1 USC in First Round of NCAA Tournament
Madness bracket has 6 newcomers. Can they pull off first-round upsets?
Who’s in First Four for women's March Madness?
25 things to know for 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament
Ranking NCAA tourney teams, 1-68
NCAA Tournament/Men
Committee throws UNC a lifeline
NCAA Tournament winners and losers: Who got the best and worst draws?
Iowa State announces star won't play in tourney moments after getting 3-seed
Beware the 12 seed: Michigan, Memphis among the No. 5 seeds trying to avoid NCAA Tournament curse
Ranking NCAA tourney teams: 1-68
Postseason Tournaments
Four bubble teams headline women's 32-team BIT
Three SoCon teams head to the NIT
College Basketball/Men
Division II’s Daemen, the last unbeaten NCAA men’s team this season, takes its 1st loss
South Florida plans coaching search after Ben Fletcher served in interim role this season
NBA
Kerr tops late Hall of Famer Al Attles for most coaching wins in Warriors history
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Bucks 121-105 for 10th win in last 11 games
Doncic scores 33, Lakers snap their 4-game skid with a 107-96 win over the Suns
Magic end Cavaliers’ winning streak at 16 games as Banchero scores 24 points in 108-103 victory
Baseball/MLB
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it’s looked like the Hanshin Tigers
Dodgers’ Betts dealing with illness in Japan, Roberts hopeful he’ll be ready for opening day
Gallo is planning to try pitching after he was released by the White Sox
Auto Racing
Berry races to 1st Cup Series victory, gives Wood Brothers 101st win with Las Vegas score
NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Results
Golf
McIlroy and Spaun tie at The Players Championship to set up Monday playoff
Tennis
Mirra Andreeva beats Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells. Jack Draper wins the men’s title
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Bengals reach extensions with Chase, Higgins
Signing of veteran backup Brandon Allen points to the Titans using No. 1 draft pick on QB
After finishing last season with Patrick Mahomes, DeAndre Hopkins gets to play with Lamar Jackson
Garrett thinks Browns are in a better place after extension, discussions about team’s future
Ravens re-sign offensive lineman Ben Cleveland (UGA) after 4 seasons with the team
49ers bringing back 9-time Pro Bowler just days after releasing him
Bills have 2 free-agent additions facing 6-game NFL suspensions for PEDs, GM Beane reveals
Titans release cornerback Chidobe Awuzie after 1 season with the team
Soccer
Newcastle wins the English League Cup and secures its first major domestic trophy in 70 years
Two late goals as Barcelona rallies to beat Atletico Madrid
PSG moves closer to record-extending 13th French league title with 3-1 win against Marseille
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games