Wednesday’s Report: Scores, Mercer, GMC JC; Tech/NIT, UGA/NCAA, Braves, Falcons, Hawks, UGA, Bananas; NCAA 🏀, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, golf, NFL, CFB, colleges, WNBA, soccer
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High Schools
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ACE Charter 11, East Laurens 1
Bleckley County 26, Jefferson County 0
Calvary Christian 10, Westfield 0
Crawford County 5, Marion County 4
Coffee 11, Northside 6
David Emanuel 21, Twiggs 2
Dodge County 6, Southwest 5; Dodge County 10, Southwet 0
Dublin 15, Northeast 5
Gatewood 17, CFCA 5
Glascock County 9, GMC Prep 4
Hephzibah 15, Howard 5
Warrick McElroy had 2 hits and 2 runs for the Huskies.
Houston County 11, Thomas County Central 5
Jasper County 22, Towers 0: Jasper County 17, Towers 0
John Milledge 8, Brentwood 2
Lee County 11, Veterans 3
Morgan County 10, Rutland 0
Peach County 8, Bainbridge 0
Richmond Academy 11, Baldwin 1
Social Circle 9, Putnam County 1
Stratford 10, Southland 0
Trinity Christian 17, Windsor 3
Ware County 7, Perry 6
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
G-ACE Charter 6, Bleckley County 0 (Click here for full story)
B-ACE 8, Bleckley County 0 (Click here for full story)
B-Chattahoochee County 6, Crawford County 1
B-Dublin 4, Washington County 0
G-FPD 3, Stratford 1 (Click here for full story)
Bowen Matthews scored all 3 goals for FPD, which remained undefeated while handing Stratford its first loss.
B-GMC Prep 2, Lake Oconee 1 (PKs)
B-Jasper County 1, Social Circle 0
G-John Milledge 10, Piedmont 0
B-John Milledge 4, Piedmont 2
G-Locust Grove 2, Jones County 1
B-Locus Grove 3, Jones County 1
B-Perry 7, New Hampstead 0
B-Putnam County 3, Lamar County 2
G-Social Circle 7, Jasper County 0
B-Stratford 3, FPD 0 (Click here for full story)
G-Trinity Christian 3, Upson-Lee 0
B-Trinity Christian 2, Upson-Lee 1
B-Ware County 2, Warner Robins 1
G-Westminster 5, Gatewood 4
B-Westminster 7, Gatewood 0
B-Wheeler County 2, Hawkinsville 1
G-Whitewater 8, Mary Persons 1
⛳⛳⛳Golf⛳⛳⛳
B-FPD 294, Westfield 336
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Georgia College 10, Emmanuel 6
Mercer 9, Florida State 3
Middle Georgia State 18, Truett-McConnell 7
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia Southwestern 12, FVSU 6; GSW 9, FVSU
6⛳⛳⛳Golf⛳⛳⛳
M-Bobcat Invitational, Georgia College
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer plays road warrior with big win at No. 5 Florida State
Catching up with Mercer’s NaeNae Canevari
Alumni Update
Houston County’s Burress earns another ACC POTW nod
Honor Roll
GCAA softball: GMC JC’s Lehman
Around/About Georgia
MBKB-Pierre scores 30, Jacksonville State knocks off Georgia Tech
MBKB-For these Dawgs, NCAA dreams do come true
Houston County’s Burress powers Georgia Tech again
Kimbrel back with Atlanta, a decade later
Sale's Cy Young defense begins with Opening Day start vs. Padres
Baldwin likened to this Braves legend as top prospect preps for big year
Young scores 31 as Hawks rout Hornets 134-102 to sweep 4-game season series
Savannah Bananas sell out game at Buccaneers' 65,000-seat stadium
A Worthy Read
The growth of women’s sports is spurring a building boom
NCAA Tournament/Women
Watkins driven to lead top-seeded USC on deeper run in women’s NCAA Tournament
Iowa State faces Princeton in First 4 matchup
UCSD squares off against Southern in First 4 matchup
5 Tournament players to watch who aren't JuJu Watkins
Birmingham 3 region: Who will emerge in a wide-open group?
Birmingham 2 region: Many bet on a South Carolina title repeat
Spokane 1 region: UCLA has a clear path to its first Final Four
Spokane 4 region: Get ready for this heavyweight showdown
Why hasn't Geno Auriemma retired at UConn? His answer might surprise you
Strong TV ratings and attendance, women’s basketball in good place heading to NCAA Tournament
Column-USC, UConn in same March Madness regional? NCAA selection committee must hate fun
NCAA Tournament/Men
Knox’s last-second layup lifts Alabama State over Saint Francis in First Four
Davis perfect on six 3s as North Carolina routs San Diego State in First Four
North Carolina's arrival to First Four delayed by 'travel issues'
East region: All eyes are on Cooper Flagg and Duke
West region: Home of everyone's favorite Cinderella
Midwest region: Will third time be the charm for Houston?
South region: Broome, Auburn look to sweep way to Final Four
Amore: Yale earns another chance to play March Madness' favorite underdog
FAU’s Final Four team reunites in the NCAA Tournament after players, coach scattered
March Madness puts Izzo-led Michigan State in conversation with bluebloods Kentucky, North Carolina
How 1990 Final Four in Denver changed Mile High City, NCAA Tournament forever
Postseason Tournaments/General
Transfer portal and NIL are making it even more difficult to three-peat in college basketball
Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims
WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament
Huff hits 3-pointer with 11.1 seconds left in triple OT as Chattanooga beats Middle Tennessee
Nelson’s 26 lead Arkansas State over Saint Louis
Women’s NIT Tournament Schedule
College Basketball/Women
Missouri hires former Tennessee star and coach Kellie Harper as its new women’s basketball coach
College Basketball/Men
Johni Broome of Auburn, Cooper Flagg of Duke unanimous picks to lead the AP All-America team
The Associated Press 2024-25 men’s college basketball All-America teams
New Utah basketball coach Alex Jensen reconnects Utes to past success under Rick Majerus
Westbrook, UCLA assistant GM? 'I'm not going to say no,' Mick Cronin says
NBA
Warriors’ Stephen Curry sits out game against the Bucks due to ‘mental and emotional fatigue’
Shaw guides Clippers after coach Tyronn Lue misses 4th game because of back pain
Clippers rally past Cavaliers 132-119, handing East leaders a second straight loss
MLB/Baseball
Future Hall of Famer Francona 'born again' as Reds manager
Hurdle on his new book, why he's pulling for the Pirates 'like a sled dog' and more
Auto Racing
In NASCAR antitrust fight, Michael Jordan’s manager goes from adviser to stock car series to target
Analysis: Berry's perseverance shines in journey to first Cup Series win
Tennis
Swiatek responds after criticism of Indian Wells behavior
Golf
Who's in the TGL playoffs? See which teams, players made the postseason and how to watch
'Nervous McIlroy's Players' win sets him up perfectly for Masters tilt'
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman joining Packers on one-year deal
Tunsil can’t wait to play with Daniels in Washington. He hopes the QB makes him an All-Pro lineman
New Bears receiver Olamide Zaccheaus looks forward to catching passes from Caleb Williams
Ravens sign QB Cooper Rush to back up Lamar Jackson; Rush started 8 games with Dallas last season
2-time Super Bowl champ Brandon Graham retires after 15 seasons with the Eagles
College Football
Day opens spring with press conference
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Clemson season ticket prices are going up for 2025 season
'It's a money game now': How LSU is using NIL to keep up
Questions about Florida State entering spring ball
New Hurricanes DC ‘brings the energy’ as he builds chemistry with players
College Sports
College baseball notebook: Vols’ clear dominance makes them consensus No. 1 after sweep of Florida
USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
10 best WNBA prospects in the NCAA tournament: Paige, and then?
Brink is a face of the WNBA — even if basketball doesn’t solely define her
Soccer
This small-town team in Sweden was a women’s soccer powerhouse. Then Europe’s big clubs took over
Scoreboards