The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Saturday's Report: Mercer, FVSU, Russell Henley/Masters; Braves, UGA, Hawks, Georgia State; Masters, OJ Simpson, NBA, MLB, college hoops, NFL, tennis

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High School

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ACE 6, Baconton 4

Bleckley County 11, Dublin 1

Central 13, Spencer 4

Crawford 14, Temple 6; Crawford County 10, Temple 0

          Makale Harris had 3 hits and 2 homers and 6 RBI  in the opener, while Dayton Prater went 4 for 5. Drew  Hammock fanned 12 in 5 innings in the nightcap.

FPD 9, Mount de Sales 2

          FPD improved to 17-3.

GMC 10, Wilkinson County 0

Hawkinsville 3, Treutlen 2

Heard County 7, Lamar County 3

Houston County 4, Lee County 3; Houston County 4, Lee County 0

          The Bears improved to 21-7 and 12-3.

Howard 18, Spalding 11

          The Huskies got plenty offense in the programā€™s 199th win. They host Baldwin on Monday in the season finale.

Jones County 11, Locust Grove 5; Jones County 4, Locust Grove 0

Lake Oconee 13, Piedmont 3

Peach County 6, Mary Persons 3; Mary Persons 5, Peach County 2

Rutland 16, Northeast 8

Social Circle 2, Jasper County 1

Thomas County Central 22, Northside 2; TCC 21, Northside 0

Trinity Christian 13, CFCA 5

Washington County 4, Johnson County 3

Windsor 6, Covenant 3

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Girls

Central Fellowship 9, Crawford County 1

Columbus 2, Veterans 0

Jones County 3, Rutland 0

Perry 10, Baldwin 0

Pike County 4, Peach County 0

Putnam County 4, Greene County 0

Upson-Lee 3, Luella 0

Warner Robins 4, Northside 0

Boys

Central Fellowship 3, Crawford County 0

Lamar County 10, Temple 1

Perry 5, Baldwin 0

Pike County 2, Peach County 1

Putnam County 10, Greene County 0

Upson-Lee 6, Luella 1

Veterans 2, Columbus 2

Colleges
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Coastal Carolina 7, Georgia Southern 3

Georgia State 18, Southern Miss 8

Kennesaw State 3, Central Arkansas 2

Mercer 10, VMI 2

Middle Georgia State 17, Voorhees 0

          Ryan Wilson belted a 3-run homer in the fourth to pass Alaba Mocahbee for the Knightsā€™ all-time HR lead with 36

Missouri 6, Georgia 5

Virginia Tech 11, Georgia Tech 1

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Georgia Tech 8, Louisville 0

Kennesaw State 2, Bellarmine 1

Kentucky 7, Georgia 5

Lander 3, Georgia College 1

Middle Georgia State 16, Point 1; MGSU 10, Point 2

          Summer Lawrence became the Knightsā€™ all-time RBI leader with 105 after her grand slam in game 2.

South Alabama 3, Georgia Southern 0

Southern Miss 6, Georgia State 0 

Pro

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Minnesota 109, Atlanta 106

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Atlanta 8, Miami 1

 

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Around/About Central Georgia

Former Fort Valley State standout Lockette arrested

BSB- Cosper's 9-Strikeout Performance Powers Mercer

Bears to culminate spring season on Saturday at Five Star Stadium

 

Around/About Georgia

Fried tosses 6 solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homers

ied has strong outing against Marlins after uncharacteristically poor start to season

G-Day Preview: All eyes on the newcomers

Five things to watch as Georgia football wraps up spring practices with G-Day

Good TE draft class, with one ā€˜canā€™t missā€™

Gobertā€™s big night lifts Timberwolves past Hawks

McGee complete first spring practice at Georgia State

 

Masters

Masters turns into a menace. Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa hold on to share the lead

Inside look at the bizarro Friday at the Masters

What LIV players made the cut?

Homa is among a group of Masters contenders who are vying for their first major title

Can Scheffler hold on? Which player can make a charge? Looking ahead to the weekend at the Masters

An f-bomb, Bryson's burden, Jason Day's billboard sweater: Bizarro Friday at Augusta

Woods makes record 24th straight Masters cut

DeChambeauā€™s one-of-a-kind irons go from conforming to contending

Golf has a ratings problem, and the Masters could shine a light on why viewers are tuning out

Watson wants the unity he saw at Masters Champions Dinner for all of golf, end to PGA-LIV rift

Football

From anger to appreciation, O.J. Simpson's death elicits wide range of reactions

Sports world reacts to Simpson death with silence and derision

USC remains silent on Simpsonā€™s death, underscoring complicated connections to football star

The story of Simpson is both simple and complicated; mostly it was tragic

Simpsonā€™s former teams gave him the silent treatment after his passing

Even in death, Simpson leaves America captivated

Silence spoke volumes about Simpson's deeply tarnished football legacy

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Celticsā€™ Holiday says signing long-term extension was what he envisioned after offseason trade

Graham and the Spurs stun the Nuggets, who fall into a three-way tie atop the West

Knicks top Nets, earn home-court advantage in 1st round and stay alive for No. 2

The WNBA is in trouble if Fever don't draft Clark No. 1

Roundup

MLB/Baseball

Pitching injuries are easy to explain, hard to accept. The cost of doing business

Hereā€™s how investigators allege Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani interpreter: 5 shockers in 37-page criminal complaint

'Thatā€™s my job, Iā€™m gonna do it': The MLB players who play all 162 games -- and why it matters

Brewers rout Orioles 11-1. Benches and bullpens clear in the sixth inning

Roundup

College Basketball/Women    

South Carolina looks loaded again in 2024-25 roster

Paurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal

College Basketball/Men

The game is changing, UConnā€™s superiority isnā€™t

Don Donoher, the winningest basketball coach at Dayton, dies at 92

Dukeā€™s top two scorers in C Filipowski, G McCain declare for NBA draft

Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles

College Basketball/Coaches

Kentucky turns to alum Pope to replace Calipari

Is a such a big gamble really the best Kentucky could do?

Monson hired by Eastern Washington after leading Long Beach State to NCAA Tournament

Olā€™ Miss women clean house with assistants

Donovan mightā€™ve be interested in the Kentucky job, but there was a problem.

Column-Calipari casts a spell on Arkansas fans in celebratory introduction

How Danny White approached Pat Summitt connections in Lady Vols search

College Sports

Column: College sports is run by football, so why is the Big 12 betting big on basketball?

Oklahoma Stateā€™s Smith retires after decorated 33-year career as wrestling coach

AAC Commissioner Tim Pernetti says CFP expansion is encouraging and there is room for more growth

College Football

Howā€™s Ohio State looking so far?

Column: Is Bo Nix woke or just soft?

Alexander says he's not in portal, to stay at USC

Freshman QB D.J. Lagway among what to watch for in Florida football Orange and Blue game on Saturday

SMU suspends player named in high-speed Dallas crash

Hurricanes hosting on-campus spring game Saturday, looking to boost recruiting and see players ā€˜competeā€™

Does Auburnā€™s impending apparel deal impact recruiting? Freeze says no

NFL/Football

Source: Browns, Chubb (UGA) agree to reworked deal

No particular standout prospects, but it's a good year to need a cornerback

Goff: Detroit media almost 'relish in negativity'

Tennis

Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu earn wins in the Billie Jean King Cup. Australia advances

Djokovic takes revenge over Musetti at Monte Carlo Masters. Medvedev loses to Khachanov

Boxing/UFC/MA/WWE

UFC 300: Why every fight matters, from Alex Pereira-Jamahal Hill main event to the card's incredible opener

A massive UFC 300 is sure to leave its mark, just as the fight game has on its participants

Scoreboards

NBA scores/games

MLB scores/games
College baseball Div. I scores