Friday's Report: Scores; UGA popped, Tech/NCAA, UGA FB, Braves, Falcons; NCAA Tournament/colleges, NBA, NFL, MLB, soccer, golf, tennis, WNBA, NHL
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 14, West Laurens 0
CFCA 16, Covenant 12
Callaway 6, Lamar County 5
Calvary Christian 17, Westfield 15
Crawford County 9, Mount de Sales 7
Dayton prater fanned 6 in 3 innings and had 2 hits.
Edmund Burke 16, Brentwood 2
FPD 13, Deerfield-Windsor 3
GMC Prep 15, Glascock County 8
John Milledge 6, Strong Rock 2
Tattnall 6, Gatewood 3
Trinity Christian 4, Piedmont 3
Upson-Lee 6, Fayette County 2
Warner Robins 10, Northeast 0
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G-Bleckley County 6, Washington County 0
G-FPD 8, John Milledge 2
B-FPD 2, John Milledge 1
B-Howard 8, Hephzibah 2
B-Jefferson County 7, Central 1
G-Peach County 10, Monroe 0
B-Stratford 4, Tattnall 2
B-Towers 4, Putnam County 3
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
FPD 5, Mount de Sales 0
FPD 5, Mount de Sales 0
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Birmingham 2, Macon 1, OT
The Mayhem set a team attendance record on School Day with 5,716 fans.
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Around/About Georgia
Georgia suspends WR Tuggle and OL Easley following Tuggle’s arrest on speeding and reckless driving
Braves add to outfield depth by signing veteran Alex Verdugo to $1.5 million, 1-year deal
What should the Braves expect from Kimbrel in 2025?
Falcons announce signings of safety Jordan Fuller, tight end Feleipe Franks and receiver Jamal Agnew
UGA’s Hall is finally back, hungry and smarter
Former Georgia WR Thomas resolves legal issues
NCAA M: Gonzaga 89, Georgia 68
Gonzaga makes a statement with one-sided beatdown of Georgia
Newell reflects on freshman year, explains next step with NBA Draft decision ahead
An unsteady start vs. Gonzaga brings Georgia's historic season to a crashing end
A forgettable ending to a season of notable progress for Georgia basketball. What's next?
4 takeaways from Georgia’s first-round loss to Gonzaga
NCAA W: Georgia Tech vs. Richmond
Tech readies for NCAA Tournament
Georgia Tech vs. Richmond: Everything you need to know
A Worthy Read
Kentucky’s ‘Better Without It’ anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youth
First Four
William & Mary women notch school’s first NCAA tournament victory
Columbia get first NCAA Tournament win ever, rallying to beat Washington
NCAA Tournament/Women
Unselfishness, depth have become South Carolina’s calling card as it eyes 3rd NCAA title in 4 years
This March Madness, women’s teams are getting a perk men have enjoyed for years
Raspy-sounding Nikki Collen is happy Baylor women are back home for March Madness
No. 1 overall seed UCLA eager to begin its quest for a storybook ending to this historic season
Star rookies in Vanderbilt’s Blakes, Duke’s Fournier headline Durham site
Staley's dog gets unexpected gift from first-round opponent
Kentucky women host NCAA Tournament games for first time in 8 years as they face Liberty
TCU women hosting March Madness for 1st time after Campbell got Prince, Van Lith to join him
NCAA Tournament/Men/Thursday
No. 11 seed Drake holds on after blowing big lead and beats Missouri
No. 5 seed Michigan holds off UC San Diego
No. 3 Texas Tech takes NCAA Tournament-record 46 3-pointers and beats No. 14 UNC Wilmington
Texas A&M avoids an Ivy League upset by beating Yale
Arkansas holds off Kansas in Madness matchup of marquee coaches
Lanier and No. 2 seed Tennessee breeze past No. 15 seed Wofford
No. 12 seed McNeese holds off late Clemson charge to earn first March Madness victory
No. 1 overall seed Auburn puts away Alabama State
No. 9 Creighton tops No. 8 Louisvillefor 5th straight March Madness-opening win
NCAA Tournament/Men
Flagg has seized the spotlight all year. He’s the biggest star heading into March Madness
Sullivan: Is it OK to still hate Duke? 3 pressing questions about this year's NCAA Tournament.
Norfolk State coach angry over being 28 1/2-point underdog to Florida, asks, ‘Are we that bad?’
Most coaches use schools like Robert Morris as a launching pad. For Andy Toole, it’s become home
Hello again! Players return to March Madness, this time playing for new teams
Marquette stands out as the rare program regularly playing in March Madness without transfers
Richard Pitino and Phil Martelli Jr. bring a deep appreciation of their famous dads to March Madness
Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears thankful to play in March Madness 15 months after shooting
Alabama’s bench could be key to the Tide making another deep run in the NCAA tourney
Ognacevic bounces back after missing season due to injury and leads Lipscomb into NCAA Tournament
March Madness by the numbers: No. 16 seeds are 2-154. So, yes, we’re saying there’s a chance
College Basketball/Men
This NCAA Tournament could have something the last two have lacked: A probable No. 1 overall pick
Column-Indiana hire exposes hypocrisy of coaching change: Do as I say, not as I do
Campbell hires Florida assistant Andrzejek
Urgo, suspended 4 games in regular season, fired after reeling Fordham finished last in Atlantic 10
Pelicans assistant Geriot named head coach at Iona following the firing of Anderson
Denver and Wulbrun agree to part ways
Willard addresses future at Maryland as March Madness opener looms
NBA
Celtics to be sold for record $6.1 billion to group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm
Brooklyn’s Watford ejected after getting into scuffle with Pacers players
Baseball/MLB
When is MLB Opening Day? The schedule, starting pitchers and Tokyo Series as the season begins
Details of Yandy Díaz’s $22 million, 2-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays
Tennis
Alcaraz doesn’t support the lawsuit from the tennis players’ group Novak Djokovic founded
Swiatek discusses nearly hitting a ball boy and three weeks she spent crying daily last year
Golf
Scheffler to serve a similar Masters dinner with a twist. Ravioli is on the menu
Mitchell settles for a 5-way tie for the lead at Valspar Championship
Kizzire punts putter across green, withdraws from Valspar
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Banning the tush push and changes to playoff seeding are among proposed NFL rule changes
Free agency 2025 review: Biggest remaining need for all 32 teams
College Football
Former NFL, Michigan assistant coach Matt Weiss charged with hacking for athletes’ intimate photos
College Sports
Penn State’s Starocci seeks 5th wrestling title as Nittany Lions aim for 4th straight team win
SWAC suspends 9 baseball players, fines Jackson St. and Prairie View A&M $25,000 for postgame melee
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Some of the WNBA’s rising stars have shined during Unrivaled’s inaugural season
Soccer
Panama stuns US 1-0 on Waterman’s late goal, eliminating Americans from CONCACAF Nations League
Croatia beats France 2-0 in Nations League quarterfinals to spoil Mbappé's return
Argentina and Brazil search for Messi and Neymar replacements ahead of World Cup qualifiers
French soccer federation and Mbappé send support to Fofana after online racist abuse
Hockey
Ovechkin gets 888th career goal to move 7 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
Bettman: NHL evaluating All-Star Game after 4 Nations success
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
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