Sunday's Report: Central Georgia Tech, Russell Henley, Mercer; Acuna/Braves, United, Georgia, Braves, Kennesaw State; College 🏀/tourneys/coaches, NBA, NHL, college 🏈, NFL, NASCAR, golf, tennis, WNBA
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High Schools
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(Basketball: Postseason tournament scores/pairings on www.centralgasports.com)
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FPD 9, Heritage 2
Five pitchers whiffed 9 with 5 hits and 2 walks, the offense stealing 10 bases on 9 hits.
Jackson 8, Jasper County 3
Piedmont 7, Mount Vernon 4
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M-South Georgia State 75, Central Georgia Tech 74, GCAA tournament championship
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Columbus State 11, Georgia College 3
Mercer 10, Tennessee Tech 2
Middle Georgia State 15, Augusta 4
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Columbus State 3, Georgia College 1; Georgia College 13, Columbus State 4
Mercer 8, Bryant 0
Middle Georgia 6, Flagler 5; Flagler 9, MGSU 0
Pro
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Pensacola 4, Macon 2
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Around/About Central Georgia
Central Georgia Techs falls in tournament championship
A day after the women’s team won the GCAA tournament title, the men were unable to match the feat.
A shot at the rim by Kaziaes Hemphill rolled in and out in the final seconds and the Titans lost 75-75 to visiting South Georgia State in the GCAA tournament championship.
Roosevelt Brown led CGTC (24-7) with 24 points, with 11 from Kaden Douglass and 10 from Hemphill.
Veterans grad Chandler Thomas had 12 points and 7 rebounds to help South Georgia State, while co-Warhawk Aaron Jones chipped in 5 points and a block.
BSB-Hugas throws a gem for Mercer
Henley just off in third round
A little bit here and a little bit there, and Russell Henley would be in the hunt.
Alas, not so much.
Two very makeable par putts turned into frustrating bogeys and interrupted what could’ve been a good round Saturday at The Players Championship.
Instead, Henley dropped five spots and into a tie for 15th after a second straight 1-under 71.
He’s still seven back of leader Ludvig Aberg, who also shot a 71, and has a 3-shot lead.
Henley was unable to knock down a 12-footer on 5 and one inside 10 feet on 15 for bogeys. Two-putt finishes on eight holes also kept Henley from making a move.
He’s only 35th in shots gained putting – 63rd for the round, wasting a nice day in driving accuracy - and 41st in putts per greens in regulation.
Henley tees off at 12:15 p.m. with Ryo Histsune.
GHSA state championships
Saturday (Coverage is here, links to boxes attached to each game)
Class AA girls, Murray County 51, Hardaway 48
Class AA boys, Morgan County 53, Butler 52
Class 6A girls, North Paulding 64, Grayson 58
Class 6A boys, Wheeler 62, Pebblebrook 52
Friday (Coverage is here, links to boxes attached to each game)
Class A/Division I girls, East Laurens 63, Elbert County 55
Class A/Division I boys, Rabun County 52, Southwest 43
Class 5A girls, Creekview 45, Milton 43
Class 5A boys, Alexander 81, Woodward 67
Around/About Georgia
Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. combine for first WBC game with two leadoff home runs
Emmanuel Latte Lath, Miguel Almirón help Atlanta United keep Union reeling with 3-1 victory
Georgia women take home title at NCAA Indoor Track Championships
Elder bounces back and Olson homers in blowout spring win for Braves
State college basketball
Kennesaw State shuts down Louisiana Tech, wins CUSA Tournament title
State college baseball/softball
Georgia evens series with Tennessee
Tech needs extra innings to get past Virginia
A Worthy Read
In an era of unprecedented player movement, why one college basketball senior stuck around
College Sports, the changing landscape
SEC’s Sankey says language in tampering rules is ‘archaic’ and NCAA needs to adjust quickly
College conference tournaments, women
Olson’s 17 send Cal Baptist to WAC title with win over Abilene Christian
Tretter scores 23 as Miami (OH) survive Toledo to clinch NCAA Tournament berth
Bekemeier scores 16, Douglas has double-double as Missouri State women win Conference USA
Howard defeats Norfolk State to claim MEAC Tournament championship
Hurston’s 13 leads Southern women past Alabama State to claim SWAC title
Condron’s double-double sends UC San Diego to Big West crown
Missouri State upends Louisiana Tech to win CUSA title in 1st year in conference
College conference tournaments, men
No. 22 Vanderbilt stops No. 4 Florida’s winning streak to reach SEC final
No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi in OT to reach SEC title game
Duke wins ACC Tournament championship in thrilling win over Virginia
Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John’s to rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East title
Burries scores 21 as No. 2 Arizona survives No. 5 Houston in Big 12 final rematch
Cluff scores 17, comes up big down stretch as No. 18 Purdue beats UCLA to reach Big Ten title game
Lendeborg makes a tiebreaking 3 as No. 3 Michigan tops No. 23 Wisconsin in Big Ten semis
South Florida wins over Charlotte in an American Athletic Conference semifinal
Derkack, L’Etang lead Dayton past Saint Louis in Atlantic 10 Conference semifinal
Armstrong scores career-high 33 points, UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament after win over Vermont
No. 8 seed Prairie View A&M beats third-seeded Southern to win SWAC Tournament
Collins scores 20 to lead Utah State past San Diego State to claim Mountain West Championship
Wichita State secures victory in American Athletic Conference against Tulsa
Hill scores 18, VCU knocks off Saint Joseph’s in Atlantic 10
Gillus, Okojie and Harris score 14, Howard beats NC Central to clinch NCAA Tournament bid
College Basketball/Women
NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for tournament before the bracket reveal
Mulkey says assistant can't have 'two wives' during March Madness
College Basketball/Men
4 toughest decisions facing NCAA tournament selection committee
The NCAA is warning schools about travel issues ahead of March Madness. It’s not the first time
College Basketball/Coaching carousel and awards/teams
Kansas State hires Belmont’s Casey Alexander as coach to replace the fired Jerome Tang
Cincinnati firing men’s coach Miller
Moser will return as Oklahoma’s coach after late run, new AD pledges more support
Embattled Pitt men’s coach Capel will return next season
USF begins search for next women's coach
Tarleton State hires Utah State associate head coach Haut to replace Gillispie
Saint Louis coach Schertz agrees in principle to long-term contract extension
Pietri retires as head coach of Jax State's women's program
Bethune-Cookman parts ways with Del Rosario
NBA/Basketball
Wembanyama has 32 points, 12 rebounds in return from one-game absence as Spurs top Hornets
Baseball/MLB
For baseball’s tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone
Ohtani, Acuña Jr. combine for first WBC game with two leadoff home runs
Skubal strikes out 7 for Detroit in exhibition instead of making 2nd WBC start
Sullivan: Team USA manager DeRosa's gaffe heard round the World Baseball Classic draws critics' ire
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Alabama WR seeks a hard reset in 2026 with a new name and a new number
Louisiana Tech football is on 2 league schedules amid its contentious departure from Conference USA
College Sports
Arkansas men, Georgia women take home titles at NCAA Indoor Track Championships
NFL/NFC
Panthers sign Rasheed Walker as one-year stop gap at left tackle
Giants adding ex-Falcon Mooney on one-year contract to give Jaxson Dart a receiver boost
NFL/AFC
Ravens' failure to extend Jackson's contract is no small issue
Ridley and Titans rework his deal after injury-shortened season
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Auto Racing
Bell takes Las Vegas pole as Joe Gibbs Racing sweeps top 3 qualifying
Red flag at IndyCar practice after workers spotted on temporary Texas street course
Golf
Aberg builds a 3-shot lead in The Players Championship
2 killed in parking lot near TPC Sawgrass, delaying Saturday opening at The Players
Tennis
Medvedev hands Alcaraz his first loss of the year, heads to Indian Wells final against Sinner
Sinner beats Zverev to reach first Indian Wells final
Sabalenka on a mission in blockbuster Indian Wells final against Rybakina
Hockey
Aho, Svechnikov lead Hurricanes over Lightning to hand coach Rod Brind’Amour a win in his 600th game
Kings’ Kopitar sets franchise points record with goal against Devils
Connor reaches 30 goals for 8th time to help the Jets beat the Avalanche
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Union president Ogwumike: Revenue sharing and housing remain key hurdles in WNBA CBA talks
Olympic Sports
Olympian Chiles says goodbye to her UCLA gym era and welcomes future possibilities
Around the nation/world
4 horses die at Cheltenham Festival as charity urges better safety and welfare measures
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