Friday's Report: Signing-Dodge County, Alums: John Milledge/Dodge County/Mary Persons, Central Georgia Tech; Tech/Duke, KSU, Braves, Falcons, UGA; College 🏀, NBA, NFL, golf, CFB, WNBA, soccer
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High Schools
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Brentwood 7, Briarwood 0
Dublin 6, Wilcox County 5
Flint River 13, CFCA 3
GMC Prep 10, GSIC 0; GSIC 13, GMC 2
Hawkinsville 12, Montgomery County 2
John Hancock 19, Twiggs 1
Piedmont 7, Gatewood 5
Stratford 10, George Walton 2
Tattnall 6, Strong Rock 2
Tiftarea 9, Westfield 8
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
B-ACE Charter 2, Calvary Christain 1
G-Baldwin 10, Cross Creek 0
G-Bleckley County 6, Dublin 0
B-Bleckley County 4, Dublin 1
B-Central Fellowship 5, Valwood 2
B-East Laurens 3, Trinity Christian 0
G-Fayette County 4, Upson-Lee 3
G-FPD 7, Tattnall 0
G-Gatewood 9, Piedmont 0
B-GMC Prep 10, Treutlen 0
B-Stockbridge 11, Jones County 1
B-Tattnall 3, FPD 2
B-Upson-Lee 1, Fayette County 0
Golf
B-FPD 151, Westfield 158
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
FVSU 8, Kentucky State 1; FVSU 8, LeMoyne-Owen 0
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Signing
Multi-sport standout Glenna Rae Whitley of Dodge County has signed to play women’s soccer at Middle Georgia State.
Alumni Update
John Milledge’s Bryant signs with Eagles
Kansas City re-signs Mary Persons’ Herring
Falcons make it official, sign Dodge County’s Floyd
Honor Roll
GCAA All-Region WBKB: Central Georgia Tech’s Williams
GCAA All-Region MBKB-Central Georgia Tech’s Brown and Watkins
Around/About Georgia
MBKB-Duke survives injury to Flagg, staves off Georgia Tech
MBKB-Kennesaw State advances to CUSA semis
NL East: Can Braves bounce back? Plus, Soto expectations with Mets
Cousins’ anniversary leaves more questions than answers
Can DE Floyd help solve pass rush issues?
Column- Falcons owe Cousins nothing one year after failed megadeal
Williams makes the most of his chance to impress NFL coaches at Georgia’s pro day
How teams with first-year head coaches – like Morris - performed in 2024
A worthy read
CalHOPE Courage Award winners Glenn, Marin find their way on college teams after accident, loss
Conference Tournaments/Women
Fairleigh Dickinson women are heading to March Madness with NEC title game opponent ineligible
Moore’s block, steal in closing seconds help SFA women beat SE Louisiana for Southland tourney title
Conference Tournaments/Men
Johnson’s 3 in double OT puts Texas ahead to stay in win over No. 14 Texas A&M
Pedulla sinks 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left as Ol’ Miss edges Arkansas
Johnson’s 3 in double OT puts Texas ahead to stay in win over No. 14 Texas A&M
Hepburn’s putback at the buzzer lifts No. 13 Louisville over Stanford
Oweh scores last shot again as No. 15 Kentucky sends Oklahoma home from 1st SEC Tourney
Injuries to freshman star Flagg, Brown hit at inopportune time for No. 1 Duke
North Carolina beats Wake Forest to advance to semifinals behind Davis’ 23 points
Vokietaitis scores 17 as FAU takes down Charlotte in AAC
No. 2 Houston overcomes Roberts’ ankle injury to beat Colorado
Bass scores 16 off the bench, Alabama State takes down Texas Southern in SWAC Tournament
Boswell scores 24 points to help No. 24 Illinois beats Iowa in Big Ten tourney
Washington’s 21 lead Wichita State past South Florida in AAC
East Carolina holds off UTSA 70-65 in 2nd round of American Athletic Conference Tournament
No. 17 BYU sets Big 12 tourney record with 18 3s, rallies past No. 12 Iowa St
'Rooms were 1,000 degrees': Northwestern's Chris Collins rips Big Ten for hot hotel temperatures
NCAA Conference Tournament Glances
College Basketball/Women
Debating who will earn the NCAA Tournament final No. 1 seed
Bueckers' title hunt and more March Madness storylines to follow
College Basketball/Men
The Big 12 will reduce men’s conference schedule to 18 teams beginning next season
Fixing ACC basketball requires great coaching hires. Virginia, your move
Providence coach sums up ‘pitiful, embarrassing season’ after quick Big East Tournament exit
Big 12 commissioner believes NCAA Tournament expansion is due. He says 76 teams is the right number
La Salle names Radford coach Nichols as Dunphy’s successor
NBA
The Thunder swept Boston in the season series. Their next meeting would be in the NBA Finals
Curry reaches 4,000 career 3-pointers, Warriors hold off Kings for 6th straight win
Bucks withstand Doncic’s 45-point effort and end 3-game skid with 126-106 victory over Lakers
Sarr scores 19 points, makes big plays on both ends late as Wizards beat Pistons
Wizards assistant Caporn hired as Australia’s men’s basketball coach
Baseball/MLB
Henderson and De La Cruz among 11 players whose contracts unilaterally renewed by their teams
Sasaki's splitter already looks like one of the best pitches in baseball
New Era MLB crossover hats mocked online as Texas Rangers caps pulled
Rays not moving forward with new stadium plans
Dodgers right-hander Grove out for the season after shoulder surgery
Mets’ McNeil to open season on injured list with oblique strain
Tennis
Australian tennis great Fred Stolle has died at age 86
Golf
Villegas and Lucas Glover among those sharing Players Championship lead on wild day
Spieth shows there’s rarely a dull moment with his game at The Players
Day withdraws from Players Championship with illness
Texas' Potter apologizes for heckling McIlroy at TPC Sawgrass
Why some of PGA Tour's best walked away from Round 1 of The Players grumbling
McIlroy isn’t flip-flopping on this issue: He won’t be playing the PGA Tour Champions
NFL moves
NFL free agency 2025: Javon Kinlaw tops five most head-scratching deals
Commanders, Bears, Patriots among the biggest winners in NFL free agency so far
Patriots release veteran center, captain David Andrews (UGA) in ongoing remaking of roster
Saints add cornerback Isaac Yiadom, tight end Jack Stoll and lineman Will Clapp in free agency
Veteran cornerback Adoree Jackson and the Eagles agree on 1-year deal,
Ravens sign linebacker Jake Hummel, who played his first 3 seasons with the Rams
Sources: Minshew to Chiefs to back up Mahomes
Dolphins bring in Alexander Mattison to bolster running back room
Commanders are re-signing wide receiver Noah Brown to 1-year deal
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
2025 NFL offseason previews: 32 teams' needs, free agents, draft picks, salary cap space and more
With Allen’s personal and financial life set, Bills QB focuses on unfinished business — Super Bowl
Calkins: Why new Seahawks QB Sam Darnold may have something to prove in Seattle
Zeise: Steelers have seemingly fumbled the most important position on the field
Bears coach Johnson and GM Poles are excited about moves to upgrade offensive and defensive lines
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Belichick to staff: Email my girlfriend when you email me anything
Family ties: Donovan McNabb Jr. receives offer from Michael Vick, Norfolk State
College Sports, the changing landscape
Group of 10 athletic directors in charge of enforcing new rules under college sports lawsuit
JUCO association and 16 coaches groups ask NCAA to make transfer rules equitable
American Athletic Conference sets minimum for schools to share with athletes at $10M over 3 years
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Mercury to retire Taurasi's No. 3 jersey in 2026
Soccer
San Diego FC announces measures to discourage fans from engaging in homophobic chant
Can Man United really build a winning team as well as a $2.6 billion stadium?
Suarez and Messi score as Inter Miami advances to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals
2024 MVP Temwa Chawinga is among the NWSL players to watch this season
Hockey
Flyers end winless homestand with 4-3 shootout win over Lightning
Batherson has 2 goals and an assist to help the Senators win their 5th straight, 6-3 over the Bruins
Graves scores 1st goal of season, Penguins beat Blues
Bennett scores 2 power-play goals in surging Panthers’ 3-2 victory over Maple Leafs
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games