Thursday's Report: Scoreboard, Signings: Perry, Mercer, Georgia Southern, Mount de Sales, Russell Henley; Tech/Tenn./Ga. State, Braves; Masters, college 🏀B, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, tennis, college 🏈, WNBA
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 3, West Laurens 1
Dodge County 11, Telfair County 1
Jasper County 7, Putnam County 6, 8 inn.
Johnson County 2, Washington County 1
Jones County 10, Luella 0
Mary Persons 4, Crawford County 0
Northeast 19, Twiggs County 5
Northside 11, Howard 10, 8 inn.
There were five lead changes, Howard going up 8-7 into the seventh and 10-9 going into the bottom of the eighth. Caden Nelson had 2 hits for Northside (6-17), Warrick McElroy getting 3 for Howard (3-17).
Peach County 9, Perry 8
Piedmont 15, Mount de Sales 0
St. Anne-Pacelli 4, Stratford 1
Social Circle 14, Lamar County 4
Westminster 8, GMC Prep 7
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B-Houston County 3, Northside 0
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
G-FPD 5, Tattnall 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Georgia Southern 8, Mercer 3
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Columbus State 5, FVSU 1: Columbus State 8, FVSU 5
Mercer 3, Kennesaw State 1
Pro
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Signings
Perry had a signing ceremony Wednesday covering two sports. Signing for football: Darrin Rutledge with Central Georgia Tech, Dewayne Johnson with Point, Chayden Barber with Morehouse, and Devin Smoot with Savannah State, and Harrington Arnette with Auburn-Montgomery for men’s soccer.
Around/About Central Georgia
SB-Mercer breaks drought against Kennesaw State
BSB-Georgia Southern takes down Mercer
Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Mount de Sales’ Partain takes SoCon honor
Around/About Georgia
Tennessee loses Nebraska, gets Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech drops visit to Georgia State for Vols
And Georgia State, unhappily, is looking
House v. NCAA settlement: Where it’s at, what it means for Georgia
Turner hits tiebreaking homer off Iglesias in 9th inning to lift Phillies past Braves
Atlanta still hopes López can return to rotation this season following shoulder surgery
A look at Georgia women’s hoops roster
The Masters
McIlroy and hopes for a Masters green jacket lie with his willingness to suffer heartache
Former UGA star receiver, golfers finding ‘Georgia connection’ at Masters, Augusta National
The longshot our experts love at Augusta National
Predictions, sleeper picks, odds to win golf's first major
Odds to win: Scheffler, McIlroy the favorites
Who can and can't win The Masters
Spieth’s 3-year-old son and 89-year-old Gary Player make memories at Masters Par 3 Contest
Young amateurs Justin Hastings, Hiroshi Tai part of Masters field repping 26 nations and territories
After 2 years in an Argentine prison, former Masters champ Angel Cabrera is back at Augusta National
18 unique trends that predict Masters success
Why you should cheer and consider picking these nine golfers
Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are back in the fold at the Masters. It’s a rare occasion
College Basketball/Women
‘Came together perfectly’: Inside an emotional NCAA championship celebration for UConn
Texas point guard Harmon to return next season in bid to get Longhorns back to the Final Four
Arizona hires Buffalo’s Becky Burke
College Basketball/Men
Florida ruled March Madness with national championship by beating Houston at own game
Florida first school in NCAA history with 3 national championships in football, basketball
Is Duke early favorite to win 2026 championship?
Hurley 'deeply' regrets several 'embarrassing' incidents this season
Lipscomb’s Lennie Acuff is heading home to Alabama to take job at Samford
Andrzejek won a national title with Florida to start the week. Now he’s Campbell’s head coach
NBA
Doncic scores 45 points in Dallas return as Lakers clinch playoff spot
Emotional return for Doncic and Mavericks fans in his 1st game at Dallas since trade to Lakers
Magic clinch 7th spot in Eastern Conference with 96-76 win over depleted Celtics
Malone takes the fall despite being the least of the Nuggets’ multitude of headaches
NBA MVP power rankings: Jokic, Giannis put up eye-popping numbers. Will it be enough?
Baseball/MLB
Fried outduels high school teammate Flaherty, helps Yankees avoid sweep
Mets' Lindor reflects on 1,500th career hit, but more focused on 'playing good baseball'
Skenes says blame for the Pirates’ poor start lies with the players, not management
New year, same pain: White Sox have lost 7 straight and are 2-9 for 2nd straight season
Dodgers close out choppy road trip with 6-5 victory over Nationals
Bart (Georgia Tech) singles in 13th to give Pirates win over Cardinals despite 6 hitless from Fedde
Auto Racing
How Trump's tariffs could be one of F1's biggest challengers in recent years
Tennis
Charleston Open will pay women same as men starting in 2026 with bank extending rights deal
Djokovic upset by Tabilo in the 2nd round at Monte Carlo. Alcaraz advances
College Football
Thousands of intimate images found in hacking investigation of former NFL and Michigan coach
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Vols find replacement games for canceled Nebraska series with meetings against Ga. Tech in 2026-27
Auburn’s Freeze reportedly decides on next recovery steps following cancer diagnosis
Saban earns Emmy nomination for ESPN analyst work after Alabama retirement
College Sports
Defending champ Denver tops Frozen 4 field followed by BU and newcomers Penn State, Western Michigan
College Sports, the changing landscape
With NCAA settlement pending, Power Four conference stakeholders lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
WNBA draft guide: Paige Bueckers and the Valkyries get ready for their big night in New York
Soccer
Messi and Inter Miami pull off 3-goal rally to top LAFC and make CONCACAF Champions Cup semis
Hockey
Gretzky says he has ‘no political power’ over the president or prime minister
Ovechkin has the NHL career goals record. Now the Capitals want to get ready for the playoffs
Foerster scores hat trick as Flyers down Rangers
Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, 2009 Stanley Cup-winning GM with Pittsburgh, dies at age 62
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Taylor and Serrano to headline again at Madison Square Garden. This time, all the fighters are women
Scoreboards