Friday's Report: Upson-Lee departures, Perry/Bleckley County, Howard's Poole; Braves, UGA, Falcons, state/tournaments; NCAA Tournaments/news/coaches, NBA, college 🏈, NFL, golf, tennis, ⚽, WNBA
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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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Bleckley County 19, Jefferson County 0; Bleckley County 11, Jefferson County 1
FPD 14, Gatewood 4
The Vikings hammered out 5 homers and 15 hits, improving to 12-1 behind a 12-strikeout mound performance.
Heritage 10, John Milledge 2
Mary Persons 6, Trinity Christian 1
Piedmont 9, Mount de Sales 4
Pinewood Christian 4, Stratford 2
Tattnall County 10, East Laurens 2
Thomas Jefferson 9, Covenant 4
Union Grove 2, Jones County 2
Washington County 2, West Laurens 0
Mack May whiffed 9 with 1 walk and 1 hit to lead the Golden Hawks.
Westfield 12, Calvary Christian 9; Calvary Christian 12, Westfield 0
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Girls
ACE Charter 11, Jefferson County 1
Bleckley County 4, Central 0
FPD 10, John Milledge 3
Westfield 10, Windsor 0
Boys
Baldwin 4, Washington County 3
Bleckley County 4, Central 0
Putnam County 5, Social Circle 0
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G-Stratford 5, Mount de Sales 0
B-Stratford 5, Mount de Sales 0
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Milestones
Perry soccer coach Nathan Dooley earned his 250th career win this week.
Bleckley County baseball coach Brad Davis picked up his 300th win, all with the Royals, this week.
Around/About Central Georgia
Howard’s Poole raises stock at regional camp
Around/About Georgia
Shaq O’Neal offering to pay for the funeral of Georgia girl, 12, who died after a fight
Profar will miss full season after appeal resolved for second positive drug test
Georgia’s Delp impresses at pro day after missing NFL combine drills with foot injury
Joining the Falcons a full-circle moment and fresh start for WR Jahan Dotson
Baldwin is scorching the ball harder than anyone in Grapefruit League
State college postseason basketball
Cold-shooting Georgia blasted by St. Louis
Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State
Miami handles Georgia Southern in WBIT
Kansas State outlasts Georgia Tech in WBIT
A Worthy Listen
Breanna Stewart compares her college generation vs. the NIL generation
Opinion
WNBA CBA talks show execs still don't take women seriously. Do they like losing?
NCAA Tournament/Women
Remembering Candace Parker’s Women's NCAA milestone dunk on the 20th anniversary
NCAA Tournament/Men
Enfield denies misleading NCAA on Edwards' injury
High Point’s upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions
College Basketball/Women
NYU women end 91-game win streak in a 60-52 loss to Scranton in Division III Final Four
College Basketball/Coaching carousel and awards/teams
Longtime Middle Tennessee women’s coach Insell to retire and be succeeded by his son
Belmont names Duke assistant Bradds as coach in a homecoming for the former star player
Reports: Penn State hiring Tanisha Wright as coach
NBA/Basketball
A deserved tribute for Dell Curry, who has his No. 30 jersey raised to the Charlotte rafters
Pistons guard Cunningham has collapsed lung, will be evaluated in 2 weeks
Another record for LeBron: He ties Robert Parish by appearing in his 1,611th NBA regular-season game
Duren powers the Pistons past the Wizards in their first game without Cunningham
Baseball/MLB
MLB teams pressured WBC managers to be careful with pitchers. Venezuela pushed back
Goodman: When it comes to baseball, the U.S. has some catching up to do
World Baseball Classic MVP Garcia dedicates win to Venezuelans
Giants pitcher Birdsong to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss entire season
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Florida State K McAneney arrested on felony charges, jail records show
College Football
NCAA oversight committee approves trial rule that gives players a break for first targeting penalty
Day explains not having Arthur Smith on the recruiting trail for Ohio State
Lawmakers eyeing 'Lane Kiffin Rule,' other modifications to SCORE Act
College Sports
Marshall drops plans to eliminate women’s swimming and diving a week after student-led lawsuit
NFL/NFC
Eagles acquire veteran backup QB Dalton from Panthers
Vikings bring back veteran Wentz for more quarterback depth behind Murray and McCarthy
NFL/AFC
From Alabama to Denver, Waddle and Surtain reunite with training camp battles looming
Colts sign LB Davis-Gaither and WR Westbrook-Ikhine
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL will consider a rule change allowing draft pick trades up to 5 years in the future
Golf
Im gets dialed in and shoots 64 to lead the Valspar Championship
McIlroy’s menu for the Masters taps into Northern Ireland, New York and the Augusta wine cellar
Kim holes out for eagle and a 63 to lead Founders Cup at Sharon Heights
Tennis
'Concern' Is growing for Gauff
Roddick raises concern over Coco Gauff injury scare
For Francesca Jones, playing Venus Williams at the Miami Open was surreal
Hockey
Reichel has goal an assist in Boston debut to help the Bruins beat the Jet
Fantilli leads Blue Jackets over Rangers 6-3 as Columbus moves into playoff spot
Tkachuk scores with 11.1 seconds left to lift the Senators past the Islanders
DeBrincat scores go-ahead goal and has two assists in Red Wings’ 3-1 victory over Canadiens
Lyon earns 10th straight road win as the Sabres beat the Sharks
Soccer
Premier League teams dominated the first phase of the Champions League. Now only 2 are standing
FIFA fines Israel, denies key Palestinian complaint and urges Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule
Former Germany coach Joachim Löw voices safety concerns about World Cup
WNBA/Women’s basketball
In WNBA CBA, rookies get raise and have path to supermax deals
What's WNBA salary cap in new CBA? Salaries and revenue sharing, explained
High school/youth sports
Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting
Scoreboards