Saturday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College/resignation, Perry/Wright; Braves, Falcons, UGA; Final Four/hoops, NBA, MLB, NFL, colleges, golf, tennis, UFC
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High Schools
⚾⚾⚾Baseball⚾⚾⚾
Baldwin 6, Westside-Augusta 3
Crawford County 6, Taylor County 4
Isaac Meadows added a solo homer to the complete-game win, with 5 strikeouts, Drew Hammock adding a homer.
Dodge County 7, Jefferson County 0
FPD 5, Tiftarea 3; FPD 9, Westfield 8, 10 inn.
The Vikings improved to 16-3, and visit Tattnall on Tuesday.
Houston County 5, Etowah 1; Houston County 9, East Coweta 6
Kendall Jackson broke his single-season stole-base record of 39.
Jasper County 8, Putnam County 7; Putnam County 7, Jasper County 6
John Milledge 12, Southland 0
Jones County 25, McDonough 3
Mary Persons 10, Spalding 0
Peach County 12, Camden County 7
A 6-run third lifted the Trojans to the road win over the 6A hosts.
Trinity Christian 8, Brentwood 1
Troup County 13, Upson-Lee 2
Washington County 9, East Laurens 2
⚽⚽⚽ Soccer ⚽⚽⚽
B-Toombs County 3, Putnam County 2
B-Union Grove 2, Mary Persons 1
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Faulkner 7, Middle Georgia State 5, 11 inn.
Georgia College 10, USC Aiken 6
Mercer 22, VMI 2
🥎🥎🥎Softball🥎🥎🥎
North Georgia 13, Georgia College 6
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Huntsville 5, Macon 1
⚾⚾⚾MLB⚾⚾⚾
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Around/About Central Georgia
Jolly resigns as Georgia College head women’s basketball coach
BSB-Georgia College takes care of USC Aiken
Alumni Update
What Kiffin expects from TE Wright (Perry)
Around/About Georgia
Schwellenbach fans 10 and gives up only 2 hits as Braves top Marlins for long-awaited first win
Braves RHP López to have arthroscopic surgery on inflamed right shoulder Tuesday
Atlanta franchise-leading receiver Julio Jones announces retirement after 13-year NFL career
'Just lead the right way and be me:' Stockton settles in during fourth spring with UGA
Pollack thinks Stockton will be better than ‘24 Beck
Column-Cousins, the $180 million QB, got a Blank check, not a blank check
UConn adds ex-Georgia star Demary to backcourt
A Worthy Read
'College athletics is a disaster': Kansas State coach not happy with state of college football
Hockey
Final Four/Women
Defending national champion South Carolina returns to title game with rout of Texas
No superstars needed for South Carolina, which uses depth to beat Texas and reach NCAA title game
Bueckers, Strong, UConn storm past UCLA
Fudd shines in her first national semifinal since 2022, helps lead UConn to women’s title game
South Carolina back in finale and gets a rematch of 2022 against Bueckers and UConn
Final Four/Men
Scheyer followed a legend in Duke’s Coach K. It took him just 3 seasons to reach the Final Four
Auburn's Broome can pass Charles, blast March Madness cliché in Final Four
For Florida’s Clayton, spiking footballs and saying so long to Pitino leads to the Final Four
Houston slowing Duke’s Flagg could come down to a stopper named Joseph Tugler
Shalom, San Antonio: Florida's Golden among 3 Jewish coaches in Final Four
Auburn goes from early turbulence with players in the air to landing in the NCAA Final Four
After injury vs. Auburn, Florida's Handlogten relishes Final Four rematch
Final Four expert predictions, odds and lines for Saturday's slate
Last chapter: Can Flagg be the greatest one-and-done?
NCAA remembers the Alamodome, which is again a No. 1 spot for the Final Four
College Basketball/Women
Auriemma: Rev-share changes will ruin parity in women's basketball
Florida Gulf Coast hires Iowa assistant Raina Harmon as head coach
Source: LSU star Flau’jae Johnson did not declare for WNBA Draft
College Basketball/Men
Flagg named the AP men’s college basketball player of the year
Auburn’s Pearl and St. John’s’ Pitino share AP coach of the year honors, 1st tie in history of award
Texas A&M plucking McMillan from Samford
Maryland freshman big man Queen says he’s entering the NBA draft
As Final Four looms, schools are scrambling to spend on future players
UConn adds ex-Georgia star Demary to backcourt
New Indiana coach DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
WVU’s Hodge would pay hefty buyout if he leaves after 1 season, in a nod to predecessor DeVries
Northwestern and Collins agree to contract extension through 2030
NBA
NBA fines Morant $75,000 for continued finger-gun gestures, after warning him to stop
Morant, on criticism: ‘I feel like I’ve been the villain for the last two years now’
Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Howard in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison
Pistons wrap up their first playoff spot since 2018-19 with win over the Raptors
Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander passes Jordan with 70th straight 20-point game
Celtics break NBA season 3s record in victory over the Suns
Mitchell, Mobley help Cavaliers beat Spurs, close within a game of sealing East’s best mark
Pistons complete historic turnaround from 14-win season by securing playoff berth
Baseball/MLB
Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Sullivan: April is here, and Cubs and White Sox fans are already in midseason form
Gardner, son of ex-Yankees player, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say
Ohtani MVP bobbleheads were free at Dodger Stadium. Now they cost up to $1,450 online.
Luzardo strikes out 8 as Phillies end World Series champion Dodgers perfect start
Soto at home in Polar Bear’s house: Big bats power Mets in `storybook’ Citi Field opener
Judge matches Ruth with 321 homers in first 1,000 Yankees games in win over struggling Pirates
Turang hits a 2-run homer, Brewers beat Reds for 4th straight win after 0-4 start
Verlander done after 2 1/3 innings in his home debut for San Francisco against Seattle
Yankees spoil sloppy Pirates' opener as Pittsburgh fans beg, 'Sell the team'
Off the wall: Red Sox celebrate home runs by wearing the head of mascot Wally, the Green Monster
Auto Racing
Briscoe hoping for second straight Darlington win in first season with JGR
Earnhardt Jr. shifts gears with his No. 8 logo to avoid potential conflict with Lamar Jackson
NASCAR returns to the track too tough to tame this weekend in Darlington
Darlington Raceway weekend schedule, TV info for NASCAR Cup and Xfinity
Tennis
Wimbledon plans to upgrade the fans’ favorite hill for 150th anniversary
Golf
Harman builds 4-shot lead at Texas Open
Trump again says he wants to see PGA Tour, LIV Golf merged
Korda won’t defend Match Play title on the weekend after a rough day for the world’s top players
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Bills CB Benford draws on childhood memories to fulfill dreams of NFL career and as a budding author
Smith reportedly agrees to 2-year, $75 million extension with the Raiders
Broncos sign former Colts QB Ehlinger as their third quarterback
Bears and veteran QB Keenum agree to 1-year, $3 million deal
Earnhardt Jr. shifts gears with his No. 8 logo to avoid potential conflict with Jackson
College Football
CFP for Dummies plan: What college football can learn from March Madness blueprint
More discussions but no vote on potential changes to how 12-team CFP field will be set in 2025
Patricia getting up to speed as Ohio State’s new DC
More discussions but no vote on potential changes to how 12-team CFP field will be set in 2025
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Allen's defense tops five Clemson storylines to watch during spring game
New Oklahoma QB Mateer not over SEC snubbing him — and they'll pay for it
Texas’ Sarkisian talks NIL: 'Never sacrifice character for talent'
Injuries justify DeBoer's decision to scrap Alabama A-Day game
Did Williams participate in second Alabama spring scrimmage?
Jackson State cancels spring game due to impending bad weather, will hold scrimmage
College Sports, the changing landscape
Mackey: Modern era of college sports nets uncomfortable reality after Robert Morris' success
Auirema supports revenue sharing, but it will “ruin parity”
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Delle Donne done after 11 years in WNBA
Soccer
Mbappé and Rüdiger fined by UEFA but cleared to play CL quarters after ‘indecent’ celebration
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
UFC Vegas 105 predictions: Is Lerone Murphy a legit title threat?
Scoreboards