Thursday’s Report: GIAA/GHSA basketball, spring sports, Mercer, Georgia College, signings update; UGA/Mendoza, Braves, Falcons; Olympics, college 🏈/🏀, NBA, NFL, golf, NASCAR, MLB, UFC
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High Schools
(Teams: Please post first and last names, and names are preferred over social media handles (they know who they are, most people don’t) and post team names, not mascots)
(Basketball: Postseason tournament scores/pairings on www.centralgasports.com)
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Central 38, Dublin 33
Jamyree Simmons led the short-handed Chargers with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Lawren Anderson chipped in 6 boards and 4 assists and Selena Grier had 12 rebounds and 4 steals.
Northeast 55, Bleckley County 45
The Raiders led 32-10 at halftime.
Upson-Lee 53, Mary Persons 45
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Dublin 58, East Laurens 55
The Irish trailed 25-21 at halftime and 38-37 after three quarters. Chris Dixon sealed it with free throws in the final seconds, finishing off a 19-point night that included a perfect effort in 12 free-throw tries. Jaydon McRae added 14 points and Quan Lovett 12.
Frederica 63, Piedmont 40
George Walton 55, Mount de Sales 43
Loganville Christian 64, Tattnall 54
St. George’s 54, Covenant 50
Southland 46, Trinity Christian 41
Washington County 48, Jefferson County 45
The Golden Hawks earned a semifinal date at home behind 19 points and 6 boards from freshman Braylon Yorker. Sophomore Aiden Watts added 11 points and 5 rebounds, and senior Zion Cordy 5 assists.
Westfield 64, John Milledge 57
Whitewater 77, Upson-Lee 60
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Cook 7, Lamar County 2
Crawford County 3, GMC Prep 2
Evans 15, Baldwin 0
Jasper County 7, Commerce 2
Taylor County 11, Treutlen 4
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(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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W-Georgia College 67, North Georgia 65
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Mercer 8, Georgia Southern 0
Southern Wesleyan 12, Georgia College 1
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Mercer 5, Georgia Southern 3
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Recent signings
GMC Prep’s Cade Brooks signed with Brevard on Wednesday for football.
Southwest offensive lineman Jordan Waller signed with Central Georgia Tech, while Montese Greene is headed to Reinhardt.
Several Northeast football players have signed: Isaiah Stubbs with Tuskegee, Bam Glover and Tailen Sampson and Jarvaris Morgan with Reinhardt, Tayvon Shivers with Central Georgia Tech, Jarvaris Morganand Amari White with Johnson C. Smith. Raider Kaitlyn Deshazer is headed to Benedict for softball.
Nieeme Blair of Hawkinsville signed to play football at Shorter.
Howard’s Jaidon Grayer is headed to Shorter for football.
Maggie Jamison signed with Covenant for women’s soccer.
East Tennessee State will be the home next year for FPD’s Brady McHugh in baseball, and it’s Mercer for Connor Strandmark.
Around/About Central Georgia
SB-Mercer walks off Georgia Southern, part of hot start
BSB- Shepherd stays hot, Pitching dominates
WBKB-Georgia College wins thriller on Senior Night
MBKB-North Georgia nips GCSU with less than a second left
Around/About Georgia
Heisman Trophy winner Mendoza reveals he tried to call Smart to commit to Georgia before Indiana
Sale eager to continue late-career resurgence, not sweating contract uncertainty
Braves will begin season without starters Schwellenbach and Waldrep
UGA makes recent football hires official
Ulbrich: Replacing Kaden Elliss 'would take more than one human being
State college basketball
No. 14 Virginia routs Georgia Tech for 8th straight road win
Johnson scores 29, Kennesaw State knocks off Missouri State
Eastern Kentucky defeats West Georgia in OT
State college baseball/softball
Georgia doubles up USC Upstate
A Worthy Read
Creighton’s Josh Dix continues playing through grief after mother’s funeral
And stars in Creighton’s win over No. 5 UConn 2 weeks after his mother’s death
2026 Winter Olympics/Milan Cortina
US star Mikaela Shiffrin becomes 3-time Olympic champion with emotional slalom win
US defeats Sweden and Canada beats Czechia in OT to reach the semifinals
Team USA hockey coach Sullivan addresses Rhode Island shooting: 'A terrible tragedy'
How Sidney Crosby helped Canada rally despite injury
An Olympic champ’s grandma, a lawn mowing job and Jake Burton are all part of snowboarding’s roots
Malinin's mental health battle isn't surprising. Superstars face increasing challenges
College Sports, the changing landscape
What is NIL Go, and why is it the latest subject of debate among college sports leaders?
Sports and Epstein Files
LA28 chair Wasserman to sell talent agency amid Epstein fallout
LA Mayor Bass joins calls for 2028 Olympics head Wasserman to leave over Epstein ties
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn
Davis scores 22 in James Madison’s win against Coastal Carolina
Williams, Wichita State knock off East Carolina in OT
Agee’s 17 point, 10 rebound double-double helps Texas A&M beat Ole Miss, snap four-game skid
Ament matches career-high 29 points, leads Tennessee over Oklahoma
Kiel scores 15 as Troy knocks off UL Monroe
Wake Forest jumps out early, beats Clemson
Western Carolina wins against UNC Greensboro
East Tennessee State defeats Furman
Basketball
Big 12 to bring led glass floor to basketball tournaments in American sports first
College Basketball/Women
UNC Wilmington player faces 4 felony charges, is suspended
Fudd and Strong power No. 1 UConn over Villanova as win streak reaches 44 games
Newly ranked No. 23 Minnesota muscles past No. 10 Ohio State for 9th straight win
Suarez leads No. 12 TCU over Houston
Collins scores 23 points leading No. 20 Texas Tech women to drubbing over No. 15 Baylor
College Basketball/Men
NC State was wounded. The Wolfpack found the perfect salve in rolling past injury-hit rival UNC
Miami of Ohio coach Steele on Redhawks’ 26-game winning streak: ‘Enjoy the ride’
Texas Tech standout Toppin will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee
UCLA’s Cronin does the ref's job and ejects his own player
No. 4 Arizona bounces back from first 2 losses of the season, beats No. 23 BYU
Creighton beats No. 5 UConn for the Huskies’ first home conference loss
Freshman star Peterson erupts early as No. 8 Kansas rolls past Oklahoma State
No. 10 Illinois overwhelms USC by 36 points, cruising to its 14th win in 16 games
Missouri holds off No. 19 Vanderbilt after squandering big lead
No. 25 Alabama survives Acuff’s huge night and beats No. 20 Arkansas in 2OT
NBA/Basketball
Nuggets mourn Doug Moe, the motion-offense pioneer who helped change the NBA
'I always had a mission': How LeBron James has maintained peak performance
Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking and criticizes recent punishments for teams
Kings’ Sabonis, LaVine out for rest of season after surgeries
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
QB Rashada's suit vs. Napier, UF booster settled
What Chambliss’ return to Ole Miss means for Lane Kiffin, LSU
College Football
Sacramento State to join FBS Mid-American Conference in July
Northern Illinois coach Hammock resigns to take job in NFL
Colorado legend Fauria 'tapped out' on supporting team after Shedeur Sanders jersey retirement
Washington Huskies move on from Jimmie Dougherty after 1 season as offensive coordinator
NFL/AFC
Chiefs restructure Mahomes' contract, lowering 2026 cap hit
Lawsuit alleges Kansas City wide receiver Rice physically assaulted former girlfriend
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Seahawks sale process begins less than 2 weeks after winning Super Bowl, Paul Allen’s estate says
Baseball/MLB
Meyer elevated unanimously to baseball players’ association interim executive director
Clark investigated on 'inappropriate' relationship with sister-in-law
RHP Buehler signs with Padres after a long career with the NL West rival Dodgers
Twins right-hander López has a major elbow injury that likely will need season-ending surgery
Zeise: The Pirates appear to be better, but a lot of questions must still be answered
Auto Racing
MJ on Daytona 500 win: "Feels like I won a championship"
Could a trade deadline enliven the NASCAR season? Plenty of moving parts work against driver swaps
Golf
Riviera has a long history and a long par 3 for Genesis Invitational
Macon’s Russell Henley tees off at 2:01 p.m. Thursday with former Georgia teammate Harris English.
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
'Welcome Home': MMA community reacts to Cain Velasquez's prison release
Scoreboards