Friday's Report: Russell Henley, Mayhem; Braves, Tech/WWE/stadium, UGA, Falcons, Hawks; Final Four/college 🏀, MLB, NFL, colleges, golf, high schools, tennis
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 10, East Laurens 0; Bleckley County 14, East Laurens 4
Head coach Brad Davis racked up his 250th win.
Crawford County 8, Flint River 6
Gatewood 3, Stratford 1
Houston (Tenn.) 17, Houston County 2; Houston County 2, Cartersville 1
Peach County 9, Upson-Lee 1
Jackson Peavy fanned 19 to lead the Trojans in the region opener. Peach County improved to 16-6, tying last year’s win total for the most since 2016.
Prince Avenue 13, Jasper County 0
South Forsyth 10, FPD 9
Tattnall 6, Valwood 4
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
Rough start for Henley turns into smooth round
Russell Henley could be forgiven if he mumbled “here we go” on the fourth hole Thursday of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
Two shots found the rough, and he three-putted for a double bogey.
Henley regrouped nicely en route to a 3-under 69, which was good for a tie for eighth with eight other players, six shot behind leader Akshay Bhatia.
The Stratford grad was even by the end of the front nine, with birdies on 6 and 8. Then he birdied 11, 14, and 18 for a solid finish.
This is only his third Valero, and he’s off to a much better start than the first two, when he missed the cut (2016) and finished tied for 52nd in 2019.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Strider leads Braves into home opener
Inside WWE star Roman Reigns' Georgia Tech football career
Bobby Dodd Stadium capacity decreasing as Georgia Tech builds new student-athlete center
Maurice Freeman lands in Alabama
Smart details Carson Beck’s arsenal amid Georgia football skill position makeover
Falcons sign CB Hamilton to add experience at position
Doncic finishes with 25 points after scoreless 1st quarter, Mavs beat Hawks
Schrimer of Valdosta State to lead Chattanooga women's hoops
Friday
7 p.m., ESPN, South Carolina vs. N.C. State
9:30 p.m., ESPN, UConn vs. Iowa
Sunday
3 p.m., ESPN, Championship
Clark will take the stage in a Cleveland Final Four loaded with star players, power programs
A look at each women’s Final Four team, through advanced stats
Who can win the national championship? Who knows ... but the stars are aligned
Unheralded N.C. State aiming to end South Carolina’s perfect season in women’s Final Four
N.C State’s national championship history
South Carolina’s national championship history
Iowa’s national championship history
UConn’s national championship history
UConn’s long road back to the Final Four is complete. Clark and Iowa stand in their way
South Carolina is unbeaten and maybe underrated as it heads into women’s Final Four seeking title
Clark and Bueckers have been in each other’s orbit for years. The Final Four beckons
Saturday
6:09 p.m., TBS/TNT/Tru, Purdue vs. N.C. State
8:49 p.m., TBS/TNT/Tru, UConn vs. Alabama
Monday
9:20 p.m., Championship
Final Four serves up the usual menu of fun stories -- and UConn looks to snuff out all of them
Big men are rolling for Purdue, NC State and UConn. Now they’ve got their teams in the Final Four
Is this the best UConn men's basketball has ever been?
NC State's 1983 national champion Wolfpack men remain a team, 41 years later
Final Four opponents Hurley of UConn and Oats of Alabama have deep ties
NC State big man Burns says no, he has no plans on playing football
NCAA Tournament, general
Column-Expand or stand pat? NCAA faces dilemma about increasing tournament field as ratings soar
College Basketball, Women
Clark’s star power prompts more bettors to put their money on women’s basketball
Police on Utah incidents: Racial slur audible
LSU’s Hailey Van Lith enters transfer portal for 2nd straight year
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season
Ionescu lends encouragement and new signature sneaker to Iowa Hawkeyes
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are headed to the WNBA. Are they also destined for a pay cut?
Greatest weekend of college basketball ever? Both Final Fours set up for enthralling finishes
What's next for Watkins and USC: 'We're not trying to be a one-hit wonder'
Can Clark’s surge be sustained for women's hoops? 'This is our Magic-Bird moment'
College Basketball, Men
Seton Hall scores final nine points to rally past Indiana State for NIT title
College Basketball/Coaching
USC hires Arkansas’ Musselman to replace Enfield
Schrimer of Valdosta State to lead Chattanooga women's hoops
Miami finalizing deal with Toledo’s Tricia Cullop to become women’s coach,
Ol’ Miss adds former Syracuse coach who resigned after investigation
College Sports
When ranking SEC schools by football, men's basketball coaches, is Georgia or Alabama No. 1?
Proposal would let schools give 'assistance and services' for NIL
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Maxey scores 37, Embiid has 29 and Philadelphia rallies past Miami
Curry and Thompson score 29 each as Warriors stretch win streak to 6
MLB/Baseball
Start time for Marlins-Yankees game Monday pushed back 4 hours due to total solar eclipse
Athletics announce plans to play the next 3 seasons in minor league park near Sacramento
Bader’s bloop single in 8th inning ends Tigers’ bid for combined no-hitter against Mets
Pirates use a 4-run first inning to beat the Nationals, improve to 6-1
NFL/XFL/USFL/CFL/Football
Chiefs’ Rashee Rice was driving Lamborghini in Dallas chain-reaction crash, his attorney says
College Football
Why Clemson's Dabo Swinney changed Peter Woods' position even after freshman All-America season
Florida QB Mertz on doubters: 'Want to prove each other right'
Back to school: Bieniemy begins evaluating UCLA’s offense during spring practices
Swinney on Clemson’s spring game: ‘I really hope they’ll show up'
Golf
Bhatia opens with a 63 to lead Texas Open by 3. McIlroy is 6 back
High Schools
Ohio athletes jumping at opportunities as 7v7 ban is expected to end
Tennis
Miami Open champion Danielle Collins wins twice to reach Charleston quarterfinals
Olympic Sports
Final Four, football, fencing? College athlete salaries will deeply impact future US Olympic hopes
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