Saturday's Report: GIAA playoffs, Mercer; Braves/Acuna, Tech, UGA, state college baseball; NBA, college softball, MLB, racing, golf, NFL, colleges/NCAA, WNBA, NHL

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High Schools
GIAA Semifinals
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Class AAAA
FPD 10, Athens Christian 0: FPD 9, Athens Christian 1 (Click here for full story)
Conner Strandmark threw a 6-inning no-hitter in the opener, then came on for a clutch relief appearance in the nightcap to set up the Vikings pulling away late.
Brookstone 13, Tattnall 3, 6 inn.; Brookstone 2, Tattnall 1
A 5-run third inning put Brookstone in control, and the hostss ended it with 5 in the sixth. Tristan Turner had 2 of Tattnall’s 5 hits, the Trojans giving up 6 unearned runs on 3 errors, boosted by allowing 9 walks. Tattnall’s bats were quieted more in the nightcap, managing only 3 hits, countered by 2 errors. Tucker Brown fanned 7 with a walk in a 6-hit complete-game loss. Brookstone scored 1 in the second and 1 in the sixth, the Trojans (22-7) finally breaking through in the bottom of the seventh. Boone Fyke drilled a 2-out homer to left, but the Cougars got the final out on a grounder four pitches later.
Class AAA
John Milledge 13, Frederica 3
Kolt McMichael went 3 for 5, including a homer, to lead the Trojans, who trailed early. John Milledge went up 3-2 after two, and pulled away with a pair of 2-run innings, then a 4-spot and 2 in the seventh to finish off the first game of the series. Frederica had 5 errors, leading to 4 unearned runs. Will Adams added 3 hits and 2 RBI from the leadoff spot and Graysen Paradise 3 hits from the No. 8 slot. Ayden Whidby fanned 7 with 3 walks in 6 innings.
Class AA
Gatewood 6, Trinity Christian 5; Gatewood 5, Trinity Christian 1
Jayden Moss belted 2 homers and drive in 2 runs to lead Gatewood in the opener. A hit batter, balk, groundout, and single from Ames Johnson put Gatewood on top for good in the bottom of the sixth. Lawson Moore’s 4-for-4 outing paced the Gators in the nightcap. Walker Roberts struck out 13.
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Class AAA Girls
St. Andrew’s 5, John Milledge 3
Class AA Girls
Central Fellowship 5, Sherwood Christian 1
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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Mercer 8, Wofford 6, Southern Conference Tournament
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Epic pitching performance lifts Mercer past Wofford
Around/About Georgia
Machado homers in 9th as Padres overcome Acuña’s dramatic return, beat Braves 2-1 to end 6-game skid
Baserunning reversal costs Braves: 'Just got confused'
Who’s the next Georgia national champion?
GLF-Georgia Tech ties for 14th at NCAAs
SB-Walsh’s homer, Rothrock’s 3-hitter carry Florida past Georgia in super regional opener
Georgia passes another big budget, nears $225 million (and more notes)
College Baseball/State
Southern Conference: Western Carolina 10, Mercer 3; Friday-Mercer 8, Wofford 6; Next: Mercer vs. The Citadel, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
ACC: Thursday-Georgia Tech 10, California 3; Next: Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, Saturday, 1 p.m.
CUSA: Wednesday-Florida International 9, Kennesaw State 3; Thursday-Kennesaw State 10, New Mexico State 5; Friday-Kennesaw State 8, Florida International 0; Next: KSU vs. Western Kentucky, Saturday, 9 a.m.
SEC: Wednesday-Oklahoma 3, Georgia 2, Georgia eliminated
Sun Belt: Wednesday-Coastal Carolina 8, Georgia Southern 1; Thursday, Louisiana 5, Georgia Southern 4, GSU eliminated
College Baseball
Southern
SEC
ACC
Sun Belt
Conference USA
National
NBA
Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in win
Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Tatum, Mitchell All-NBA 1st team. LeBron, 40, is 2nd team
2025 All-NBA Team Voting Results
Holmgren to face hometown team when Thunder visit Timberwolves in Game 3 of West finals
Timberwolves come home in a big hole dug by the relentless Thunder and their poise, precision
Porziņģis dealt with 'post-viral syndrome' during NBA playoffs, said Celtics prez Stevens
Baseball/MLB
Hernández sends Dodgers past Mets 7-5 in 13 innings in wild and rainy NLCS rematch
Frazier scores on wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Pirates past the Brewers
Crow-Armstrong hits go-ahead grand slam, drives in 6 runs as Cubs rally to beat Reds
Cecconi goes 6 strong innings and Guardians beat Tigers 3-1 to hand Jobe his first career loss
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Reese responds to WNBA hate speech investigation: 'No place' for racism
Young scores 25, Loyd hits 3 with 1.9 seconds left as Aces beat Mystics
Leite scores 19, Janelle Salaun adds 18 to help Valkyries beat Sparks
Collier has 33 points, 11 rebounds to help Lynx rally from 15 points down to beat Sun
Diggins and 24 points and franchise record-tying 14 assists as Storm edge Mercury
College Softball
Texas scores two runs in the 10th to edge Clemson to force deciding game in Super Regional
Gress provides strong relief, Winters homers as South Carolina tops UCLA
Arkansas can’t get clutch hit, Ol’ Miss wins first-ever super regional game
Bahl, Camenzind help Nebraska beat Tennessee in Game 1
Pickering’s HR, Landry’s complete game help Oklahoma beat Alabama
Canady dominates on mound, Texas Tech scores 2 unearned runs to edge Florida State, make first WCWS
NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals Glance
Auto Racing
Edwards hoping NASCAR fans make the move to Prime Video for the next 5 races
2-time Daytona 500 champ Byron receives 4-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports
Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems
Larson challenges IndyCar drivers to try “the double” in NASCAR
Tennis
Diggins and 24 points and franchise record-tying 14 assists as Storm edge Mercury
Golf
Griffin, Schmid share Colonial lead with Fowler stalking, Scheffler 10 shots back
Bae birdies last hole for 36-hole lead in LPGA’s Mexico tournament
Singh tied for lead in Senior PGA Championship at Congressional
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Irsay’s impact can be felt all around Indianapolis as city celebrates big sports weekend
Eagles' patience and plan with Sirianni should be a lesson for the rest of the NFL
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
‘We need to adapt’: Why Auburn’s Freeze wants to see change in the CFP format
Cochran to make West Alabama coaching debut in Birmingham
Belichick seems to confirm engagement report, through the name of his boat
College Sports
Northwestern stuns Stanford to capture first NCAA title in women’s golf
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship results
College Sports, the changing landscape
Saban won’t back down on Trump college sports commission take
Trump and White House pausing plans for presidential commission on college sports
Soccer
A glance at a busy weekend in world soccer
FIFA orders fines and stadium sanctions against six nations in World Cup qualifying
Hockey
Oilers get even with 3-0 win over Stars in Game 2 of the West final
Everybody’s scoring for Florida. Nobody’s scoring for Carolina, and that sums up the East finals
Like Pittsburgh before them, the Florida Panthers are reinventing the wheel
Scoreboards