Saturday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Middle Georgia, Georgia College; Falcons, Braves, Hawks, UGA/Tech ⚾; Masters/Russell Henley, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, NFL, WNBA, NCAA/colleges, hockey

Saturday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Middle Georgia, Georgia College; Falcons, Braves, Hawks, UGA/Tech ⚾; Masters/Russell Henley, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, NFL, WNBA, NCAA/colleges, hockey

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High Schools
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Baconton Charter 11, ACE Charter 0

Coffee 13, Veterans 6; Coffee 12, Veterans 10

Covenant 21, Twiggs 2

Craford County 17, Chattahoochee County 1

          The Eagles finished a perfect run through region play at 10-0.

Dodge County 12, Northeast 3

Glascock County 7, Brentwood 6

John Milledge 14, Thomas Jefferson 2

Houston County 6, Lee County 0; Houston County 9, Lee County 0

          The Bears returned to the top of the region with the championship in 2-5A.

Peach County 15, Dougherty, 4 inn.

          DJ Hudson drove in 4 runs on 4 hits, and Jackson Peavy struck out 12 in a four-inning no-hitter

Perry 16, New Hampstead 6

Piedmont 11, Mount de Sales 2

Strong Rock 15, GMC Prep 0

Upson-Lee 4, Jasper County 0

Wayne County 11, Warner Robins 0; Wayne County 16, Warner Robins 0

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G-Bainbridge 2, Peach County 1

G-Callaway 5, Rutland 0

B-CFCA 6, Covenant

G-FPD 10, Northside 1

B-Northside 3, FPD 1

G-Perry 8, Warner Robins 0

B-Perry 2, Warner Robins 0

G- Upson-Lee 4, Jasper County 0

🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Charleston 5, Mercer 4

Middle Georgia State 8, Loyola 4; MGSU 11, Loyola 5

          Chaz Salter and Jaiden Duarte each drove in 2 RBI in the opener. Chris Salter and Zane Faulk had two hits and a homer in the nightcap. The Knights swept the No. 12 team from New Orleans. 

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Middle Georgia State 6, Thomas 1; MGSU 9, Thomas 6 

Pro
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀

Atlanta 124, Philadelphia 110

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Tampa Bay 6, Atlanta 3

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Around/About Central Georgia

SB-Bobcats use five-run third inning en route to 7-3 win over Hurricanes

Around/About Georgia

Atlanta welcomes nearly 90 to local pro day

A look at Falcons' NFL Draft trade history under Terry Fontenot

Five things worth watching at Georgia football's G-Day spring game Saturday

Rosters set for Tech’s White and Gold game

Young scores 36, LeVert adds 31 as Hawks secure play-in spot with win over 76ers

Jansen homers and drives in 4 runs to help the Rays over the Braves

Strider nearing return with the Atlanta Braves

BSB-Floodgates open in Georgia baseball’s series-opening loss to No. 1 Arkansas; Hernandez boosts Tech to series-opening win

 

A Worthy Read

In 1980, Dr. J opened a dress shoe salon in Philly. It helped create a business blueprint for future athletes

 

The Masters

Rose stays in the Masters lead with some all-star company

On a heater: McCarty’s 8 birdies in 12-hole span leaves Masters rookie in the mix entering weekend

McIlroy catches fire, shoots 66 to get back into contention at the Masters

DeChambeau says YouTube channel experience could benefit him entering weekend at the Masters

Sugiura: Star-crossed Rory McIlroy is basically an Atlanta sports team

On a heater: McCarty’s 8 birdies in 12-hole span leaves Masters rookie in the mix entering weekend

The par-4 18th plays tough and breaks some hearts late

Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples barely missed the Masters cut. For Langer, it was the final time

Day 2 of the Masters at a glance

Sugiura: Regardless of what you think about Ángel Cabrera in the Masters, no doubting the privilege that aided him

NBA

Morant changes 3-point celebration to pretend grenade toss in light of league fines and warnings

Edwards’ 18th technical foul means another suspension, this time for Timberwolves’ meaningful finale

What feud? Shaq agrees to walk Dwight Howard out at Hall of Fame induction: 'That's my guy.'

Suns complete their high-priced flop, won’t make postseason after dismal year

Antetokounmpo’s 11th triple-double lifts Bucks to win over Pistons to secure No. 5 seed

Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season, 3rd NBA player to achieve that feat

Garland rallies Cavs to win over No. 3 seed Knicks, who finish 0-8 vs East’s top 2 teams

Celtics rout the Hornets for their 60th victory of the season

Baseball/MLB

Red Sox OF Duran says he opened up about suicide attempt to ‘reach those who feel alone’

Boyd steals 6 bases without a hit, 1st minor league player to do it since at least 2005

Freeman returns to Dodgers lineup after missing 9 games with ankle injury from shower slip

DeRosa will manage the United States for a second straight World Baseball Classic

Lowe drives in 3 runs, Nationals score 7 unanswered runs to beat Marlins

Candelario homers to help Singer and the Reds beat the Pirates

Tatis and Sheets homer to back sharp Pivetta as Padres beat Rockies 

Auto Racing

TWG Motorsports to race coast-to-coast this weekend from NASCAR at Bristol to IndyCar in Long Beach

Tennis

Alcaraz overcomes Fils and Monte Carlo titleholder Tsitsipas crashes out

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Texas man suing Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed over December shooting at car lot

Flacco is returning to the Cleveland Browns on a 1-year deal

Why the Bucs are optimistic about Haason Reddick after 'weird' year with Jets

Browns' Watson using doubters as comeback fuel

Lawrence on 'pitch count'; Jags optimistic on QB

'He's a smooth talker': The lengths Sean McVay will go to get a recruit to the Rams

College Football

What to do for an encore? Ohio State football WR Jeremiah Smith fights complacency

Kent State fires coach Burns following investigation

Chicago State coach Rome II plans to build the city’s only Division I football program

College Football/SEC/ACC/South

Are spring football games a dinosaur? Is the Alabama A-Day game?

5 storylines to monitor surrounding Alabama football's 2025 A-Day spring game

Iamaleava seeks new NIL deal as Tennessee QB ahead of transfer portal

How concerned should these SEC programs be with recruiting

FAMU football's Orange and Green Spring Game to serve as a debut for new coordinators

College Sports, the changing landscape

Why NCAA's House settlement ruling isn't over the finish line yet

College Basketball/Men

Offseason storylines to watch with Florida men

Clay: I was at the Final Four. I can report that college basketball is far from dead.

An excruciating end to Houston's latest shot at history

Arizona extends Lloyd’s contract 5 years through 2029-30 season

Kentucky lands quartet, Conwell heads to Louisville, UCLA adds 3 transfers, Michigan adds 1

WNBA/Women’s Basketball

Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas Wings

Rising up the board: WNBA draft tix prices soar

Why Harvard's Harmoni Turner brings fun, flair to WNBA draft

Why Bird, Fowles and Moore are Naismith Hall of Famers -- and the greatest class of women yet

Soccer

Doctors testify Maradona should not have undergone surgery before his death

US will play in San Jose, California, and Austin and Arlington, Texas, in CONCACAF Gold Cup

Hockey

Capitals are the top team in the East after getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL career goals record

Golden Knights take another step toward clinching Pacific Division with 2-1 win over Kraken

Senators beat the Canadiens 5-2 to prevent Montreal from clinching a playoff spot Friday

Crosby gets winner as Penguins rally from 2 goals down to beat Devils

High school/youth sports

Tennessee man sentenced to 76 years for killing 2 at high school basketball game

Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE

Why this will be UFC 314's most bizarre fight

The GFL finds itself on life support before ever having an event

 

Scoreboards

NBA scores/games

MLB scores/games

College baseball scores