Thursday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Wesleyan, FVSU; Braves, Falcons, UGA; Final Four/hoops; NBA, MLB, NFL, NCAA life, NHL

Thursday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Wesleyan, FVSU; Braves, Falcons, UGA; Final Four/hoops; NBA, MLB, NFL, NCAA life, NHL

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High Schools
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Crawford County 3, Taylor County 0

          The Eagles were boosted by Makale Harris’ homer to right.

Jeff Davis 7, Bleckley County 5

Jones County 17, McDonough 2

Ware County 6, West Laurens 0

⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

G-Lincoln County 4, Washington County 1

B-Lincoln County 3, Washington County 2

🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾

G-Bleckley County 3, Telfair County 2

B-Bleckley County 4, Telfair County 1

🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Mercer 5, Georgia 2

Middle Georgia State 3, Georgia Gwinnett 2; MGSU 2, GG 1

          Kaylee Oliver belted the game-winning 2-run homer in the nightcap after a lightning delay.

Pro

🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒

🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀

Dallas 120, Atlanta 118

⚽ ⚽ ⚽MLS⚽ ⚽ ⚽

 

⚾ ⚾ ⚾ MLB⚾ ⚾ ⚾

LA Dodgers 6, Atlanta 5

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Around/About Central Georgia

SB-Mercer takes down No. 16 Georgia

SB-Middle Georgia State sweeps No. 8 Georgia Gwinnett

Honor Roll

SIAC SB: FVSU’s Myricks and Ramirez

Around/About Georgia

Will Cousins get traded? How Falcons plan to navigate QB conundrum

Georgia has no time for pats on the back

López to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery; return timeline TBD

National college baseball notebook: Beat goes on for Georgia offense with Zaborowski and Burnett leading way

Ohtani’s walk-off homer in 9th on his bobblehead night completes rally as Dodgers stun winless Braves

Longtime HS FB coach Hill dies at 66

          Hill spent 26 years at Crisp County, 15 as head football coach at athletics director. He was the Cougars’ winningest head coach with an 85-83-1 record

 

A Worthy Read

No stigma for Bueckers, Van Lith or Fudd. The basketball stars seek out mental health professionals

 

Opinion

Cote: NCAA reaches crescendo with exciting Final Fours -- but college basketball is broken. Let's fix it.

 

Final Four/Women

UConn’s Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma share mutual respect heading into the Final Four

Betts’ brief absence provides valuable test for UCLA in March Madness

These South Carolina stars are used to winning. But they know Final Four won't be easy

Column- Geno Auriemma, laugh it up, because UConn as Final Four 'underdog' is a joke

 

Final Four/Men

Chomp, chomp: Florida has a knack for rallying from deficits and coming through in crunch time

Houston defense thrives on bringing out the ugly during latest March Madness run

Final Four showdown that pits Florida vs. Auburn turns close friends into foes

 

Postseason Tournaments

McKinney scores a season-high 26 points, Minnesota beats Belmont to win WBIT championship

Buchanan scores 27 as Boise State defeats Butler in the College Basketball Crown

Williams puts up 28 in Nebraska’s win against Georgetown in College Basketball Crown

Southern Conference’s Chattanooga goes for NIT crown

Troy will play for Women’s NIT championship after comeback win over Illinois State

College Basketball/Women

There’s no one-and-done path in women’s college basketball. And NIL money makes that a good thing

Bellarmine’s Chancellor Dugan retires with 509-472 record in 34 seasons as a head coach

Kentucky abruptly ends career of lifetime “will always bleed blue” Wildcat Rowe

College Basketball/Men

Who me? Willard downplays criticism by unhappy Maryland as he takes Villanova job

Former Maryland players ‘incensed,’ don’t want ‘mercenary coaches’

NBA

Davis has 34 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 stitches in best game for Mavs

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder top Pistons for 11th straight win

Mitchell scores 27 points as Cleveland rallies past New York for 61st victory

Heat extend winning streak to 6 games and snap Celtics’ 9-game streak

Baseball/MLB

MLB’s average salary tops $5 million for first time, AP study shows

Marte on $116.5 million deal with Diamondbacks: `I just want to be here forever’

Athletics trade speedy outfielder Esteury Ruiz to Dodgers for minor league pitcher

Gallen ties career high with 13 strikeouts and Gurriel homers as Diamondbacks beat Yankees

Wheeler whiffs 10 and Turner returns to lineup with 3 hits as Phillies top Rockies

Alonso hits tying homer and Mets edge Marlins 6-5 in 11 innings

Suzuki homers twice and knocks in 5 as Cubs rout A’s for 3-game sweep

Skenes dominates the Rays on the day GQ publishes profile of him and girlfriend Livvy Dunne

Crochet’s first start looks worthy of his new contract: 8 scoreless innings against the Orioles

Auto Racing

Red Bull’s Tsunoda is the latest in a long line of Japanese drivers seeking F1 success

Golf

Ganne takes Augusta National Women's Amateur lead in record fashion

LIV CEO says a deal with the PGA Tour isn’t necessary but can work if it grows the game

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Defensive lineman Campbell, ad ex-Falcon, signs with the Arizona Cardinals, set for his 18th NFL season

Here’s how the new NFL rules on kickoffs and overtime will work

Paul Brown gets a career win total boost after NFL officially incorporates old AAFC stats

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely 'seriously considering' a run for Congress

College Sports

Vanderbilt hires former Oklahoma City executive to help athletic department deal with NIL

Texas A&M and Kentucky managers in shouting match as Wildcats take advantage of SEC curfew rule

Clemson approves alcohol, beer sales at sporting events, starting with spring football game

College Sports, the changing landscape

Small-school NIL entrepreneurship: Moolah Kicks, shoes ‘built by and for female ballers’

Hockey

Ovechkin scores his 892nd career goal. He needs 2 to tie Gretzky and 3 to break the NHL record

Avalanche rally to force OT and beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO

Olympic Sports

US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse

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MLB scores/games

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