Saturday's Report: Spring scores, Signing, Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU; Braves, Tech/UGA, Falcons, UGA; NCAA Tournaments/news, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, tennis, NFL, golf, soccer, UFC
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High Schools
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ACE Charter 10, Dublin 0
Callaway 7, Rutland 3
Coffee 4, Houston County 3; Houston County 10, Coffee 7
East Laurens 12, Southwest 6
Flint River 14, Windsor 1
Gatewood 7, Brentwood 2
Jones County 14, Hampton 0
Lamar County 15, Putnam County 0
Mary Persons 7, LaGrange 1
Peach County 9, Cairo 2
The Trojans clinched the Region 1-AAA title on 14 strikeouts from DJ Hudson, Zion Hudson adding an inside-the-park homer.
Putnam County 7, Lamar County 4
Social Circle 9, Jasper County 3; Social Circle 8, Jasper County 5
Stratford 2, Central Georgia Arts 1
Veterans 7, Northside 3; Veterans 8, Northside 2
Ware County 14, Warner Robins 0; Ware County 7, Warner Robins 0
Washington County 7, Dodge County 5
Christian Rountree’s grand slam capped a huge seventh-inning comeback, the Golden Hawks down 3-1 entering the inning. Dodge County had the bases loaded at the final out.
Westfield 2, St. Anne-Pacelli 1; St. Anne-Pacelli 17, Westfield 9
West Laurens 12, Howard 1
Wilcox County 15, Hawkinsville 0
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
G-CFCA 10, Vidalia Heritage 0
B-CFCA 3, Sherwood Christian 2
B-Cairo 2, Peach County 1
G-Crawford County 2, Macon County 0
G-East Laurens 2, Bleckley County 2
B-East Laurens 5, Bleckley County 4, OT
G-Jackson 6, Rutland 0
B-Jackson 10, Rutland 0
G-Jones County 10, McDonough 0
B-McDonough 6, Jones County 3
G-Peach County 3, Cairo 1
G-Pike County 10, Westside 0
B-Pike County 8, Westside 1
B-Putnam County 8, Utopian Academy 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Georgia College 15, Claflin 5
Mercer 6, Western Carolina 5
Middle Georgia State 7, ABAC 3
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia College 6, Augusta 3
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Roanoke 6, Macon 5
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ MLB⚾ ⚾ ⚾
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Mercer holds off Western Carolina
BSB-Georgia College rolls in series opener
Signings
Washington County’s Madison Brown signed with Wesleyan for softball, while Kayla Mock signed with East Georgia State for softball, too.
Around/About Georgia
Tatis, Cronenworth homer to give the Padres win over the Braves
Atlanta adjusts Matthews, Terrell, Lindstrom contracts to free up cap space
Belichick and girlfriend troll Falcons, again
And tight end Teagan Quitoriano
Georgia knows it needs to develop the RB room beyond just ‘special’ Frazier
BSB-Smith pitches Georgia to big opening win
BSB-Clemson snaps Yellow Jackets’ win streak
A Worthy Read
Penn State’s Franklin weighs in on impact of House vs. NCAA case
NCAA Tournament/Women, Friday
Fulwiley helps defending champion South Carolina outlast Maryland in March Madness
Okananwa and Duke beat North Carolina and advance to program’s 12th women’s Elite Eight
Morrow, Williams and LSU return to Elite Eight with win over N.C. State
Betts is nearly perfect to lead UCLA past Ol’ Miss and into Elite Eight
NCAA Tournament/Women
TCU’s Van Lith glad to have shared publicly about mental health issues she dealt with in past
USC looks to keep March Madness title hopes alive without generational talent Watkins in lineup
UConn’s Auriemma says super regional format for women’s March Madness ‘ruined the game’
Texas’ success this season has come without the 3-point shot that shapes today’s game
Notre Dame ready for rematch with TCU, as is Tennessee, which will face SEC foe Texas in Birmingham
Bueckers' pursuit: The national title that keeps getting away
NCAA Tournament/Men, Friday
Top-seeded Auburn rallies in 2nd half, beats Michigan
Inside the 20-2 run that led Auburn to a comeback win in the Sweet 16
Tennessee is heading back to the Elite Eight as defense clamps down against Kentucky
Michigan State’s 2nd-half rally sends Spartans past Ol’ Miss as Izzo wins again in Sweet 16
Uzan’s late bucket on inbound play sends Houston into Elite Eight with tight win over Purdue
NCAA Tournament/Men
Why anti-portal crowd should root for MSU, Purdue
Texas Tech prepares for top-seeded Florida in the Elite Eight following March Madness comeback
3s please, and wide-open offense on display when Duke plays Alabama with Final Four trip at stake
How in the name of Bear Bryant has Alabama turned into a basketball school?
Arizona vs Duke officials blasted for flagrant foul fiasco in Sweet 16: 'That's not right'
Postseason Tournaments
Grand Valley State women secure second Division II title, 70-58 over Cal State-Dominguez Hills
College Basketball/Women
Doug Bruno steps down as DePaul coach after 39 seasons at the school
College Basketball/Men
Drake hires South Dakota State’s Henderson to replace McCollum, who left for Iowa
Crutchfield receives 3-year extension after leading Omaha to Summit titles and 1st NCAA bid
Opinion
In sports, DEI is not a luxury item, but a necessity
NBA
Memphis fires Jenkins, franchise’s winningest coach
NBA will not keep All-Star mini-tournament for 2026, is ‘back to the drawing board’
Pistons beat East-leading Cavaliers 133-122 and lock down 1st winning season since 2016
Jokic has 27 points and 14 rebounds in Nuggets’ 129-93 romp over Jazz
Curry scores 23 in his return from injury and the Warriors top the Pelicans
Baseball/MLB
Once a ride-share driver, Escarra takes an Uber to Yankee Stadium for his first game in MLB
Dodgers celebrate 2024 World Series victory with Ice Cube and Kirk Gibson at home opener
Rays’ Misner becomes first player to hit first big league homer as walk-off on opening day
Right-hander Pfaadt agrees to $45 million, 5-year deal with Arizona Diamondbacks
Cruz hits 2-run homer, McCutchen adds an RBI double to lead Pirates past Marlins
Betts hits winning 3-run homer in 10th as Dodgers beat Tigers for first 4-0 start since 1981
Suárez hits 2 HRs to continue a hot start to the season, D-backs top the Cubs
Auto Racing
Cook Out 400: How to watch, full schedule and more
Tennis
With Messi watching, Djokovic advances to Miami Open final
Golf
Scheffler ties record with 62 for the lead in the Houston Open
Vu has another bogey-free day and leads a pack of LPGA stars in Arizona
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Barry Sanders believes all-time rushing record is attainable for current RBs
Ravens extend coach John Harbaugh by 3 years taking him through the 2028 season
Florida's Watson surprises NFL scouts with 464-pound weigh-in, incredible strength at pro day
Vikings want McCarthy as starting QB after tabling Rodgers conversation with never say never
Soccer
Autopsy expert says Diego Maradona was in agony in the hours before his death
Hockey
Flyers fire coach John Tortorella in midst of another losing season
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
UFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league and does things his way
Gronk-a-Mania set to run wild over WrestleMania weekend
Scoreboards