Saturday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State; Tech hoops, Hawks, UGA, Falcons, Tech; NCAA tournaments, college 🏀, MLB, college football, tennis, NASCAR, golf, WNBA, boxing
📰S📰C📰O📰R📰E📰B📰O📰A📰R📰D
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)
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Callaway 15, Westside 0; Callaway 10, Westside 0
Dodge County 16, Southwest 1; Dodge County 15, Southwest 0
Dublin 5, Northeast 4; Dublin 19, Northeast 0
Bennett Lake delivered in the clutch with a double that brought home the winning run in the opener. Will Wallace picked up the win in relief with two scoreless innings. The Irish exploded for 14 runs in the third inning of the nightcap. Jeff Davis, Morgan Davis, CJ Stubbs, and Tal Duke each had two hits.
East Laurens 4, ACE Charter 2
FPD 11, Bleckley County 1, 5 inn.
Gatewood 16, CFCA 0
GMC Prep 19, Glascock County 12
GSIC 19, Twiggs County 0
Howard 19, Hephzibah 6; Howard 10, Hephzibah 9
Howard led throughout, with 7 runs in the first and fourth inning, ending a two-game losing streak. A 3-run first inning got Howard going, and the Huskies held off a late Hephzibah rally.
Jasper County 16, Towers 0; Jasper County 19, Towers 0
Johnson County 11, Wilkinson County 1
John Milledge 3, Heritage 0
Lamar County 18, McNair 3
Morgan County 11, Rutland 0; Morgan County 21, Rutland 0
Northside 3, Coffee 2
Peach County 8, Bainbridge 3
Piedmont 5, Strong Rock 1
Richmond Academy 17, Baldwin 0
Telfair County 7, Hawkinsville 3
Thomas County Central 7, Houston County 1; Houston County 4, TCC 2
The Bears are 14-4 overall and 7-2 in region play.
Thomas Jefferson 4, Covenant 3
Trinity Christian 2, Windsor 1
Trinity Christain 5, Mary Persons 2
Upson-Lee 11, Fayette County 4
Veterans 13, Lee County 3; Lee County 13, Veterans 5
Ware County 12, Perry 1; Ware County 10, Perry 7
Warner Robin 15, New Hampstead 3; New Hampstead 9, Warner Robins 8
Washington County 20, Central 1
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
Girls
Callaway 9, Westside 0
CFCA 8, Robert Toombs 1
East Laurens 1, Dodge County 0
GMC Prep 10, Wheeler County 0
Gatewood 6, Mon Don 1
Jones County10, Stockbridge 0
Mary Persons 1, Fayette County 0
Peach County 2, Cairo 1
Perry 7, Ware County 1
Stratford 10, Tattnall 0
Vidalia Heritage 1, Covenant 0
West Laurens 2, Trinity Christian 1
Boys
CFCA 1, Robert Toombs 0
Covenant 1, Vidalia Heritage 0
Dodge County 4, East Laurens 1
GMC Prep 10, Wheeler County 0
Jasper County 9, Utopian 0
Mary Persons 7, Fayette County 1
Perry 4, Ware County 1
Stockbridge 5, Jones County 2
Stratford 6, Tattnall 0
West Laurens 6, Trinity Christian 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
⚾⚾⚾ Baseball⚾⚾⚾
Georgia College 13, Augusta 3
Grand Valley State 13, Middle Georgia State 0
Mercer 11, The Citadel 0
⛳⛳⛳Golf⛳⛳⛳
Pro
🏒🏒🏒SPHL🏒🏒🏒
Macon 2, Fayetteville 1, OT
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Lambert sharp on the hill in Mercer shutout
BSB | Vick, Boone lead hit parade as Bobcats open series against Jaguars with 13-3 win
Around/About Georgia
Georgia Tech hires Troy’s Scott Cross less than 2 weeks after firing Damon Stoudamire
Rockets snap Hawks’ 11-game win streak with a rout as Durant scores 25
Smart confident his Georgia program isn’t a bunch of ‘independent contractors’
Falcons get S Brown from Eagles for draft-pick swap
State college basketball
Virginia prepares for physical test against Georgia
Numbers to know: Georgia women’s basketball vs Virginia first-round matchup
State college baseball/softball
A Worthy Read
Viral Texas basketball state tournament game-winning shot changes Tyler Hastings’ life
College Sports, the changing landscape
Cronin urges allowing schools to exceed the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap to retain players
Yaxel Lendeborg says Kentucky offered him $7-9 million to transfer there instead of Michigan
College Basketball/Women
UCLA's Close hails Betts' mental health 'courage'
College Basketball/Men
Tuskegee coach Taylor sues Morehouse after being handcuffed and escorted off court
'Drug transactions' allegedly on Holloway's phone
College Basketball/Coaching carousel and awards/teams
Ball State names Capko as head coach just 2 days after SMU’s March Madness tourney loss
NBA/Basketball
Thunder won’t visit the White House during trip to nation’s capital
Warriors know they’re headed back to the play-in tournament; other teams might think the same
Luka drops 60, gets MVP chants from Heat crowd
Grant hits late 3 and Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves for third straight win
Knicks edge Nets for their 14th straight victory in the New York rivalry
Duren scores 23 points as Pistons beat Golden State in a game missing star power
Baseball/MLB
Giants’ Vitello is attacking his college-to-pro transition with high energy, help from others
New women’s pro baseball league turns long-held dreams into reality at Red Sox spring home
World Baseball Classic television audience doubles for 2026 tournament
Griffin, Yesavage and Wetherholt among MLB’s most intriguing rookies
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Report: LSU hiring Tennessee legend Tee Martin as offensive analyst
Missouri's stability under Drinkwitz speaks for itself, but there's still unfinished business
College Football
Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
NFL/AFC
Steelers confirm Mean Joe Greene is not dead, refuting online speculation
Auto Racing
How Mark Martin Found His Voice to Criticize NASCAR After He Retired from the Sport
“I Made a Mistake”: Kyle Busch Stands on the Same Page With Mark Martin About NASCAR Struggles
NASCAR TV Schedule: Every race at Darlington
Golf
Sungjae Im takes lead into the weekend on the firm and fast Copperhead course
Kim doubles lead to 4 strokes in the Founders Cup
Transgender woman sues USGA and LPGA after being denied entry into U.S. Women’s Open qualifier
Tennis
Top-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Miami openers
Fonseca’s fan impact at the Miami Open draws comparisons to Roger Federer
Swiatek’s five-year streak ends after Miami defeat to Magda Linette
Jones stuns Venus Williams with historic Miami Open win
Hockey
Avalanche clinch playoff spot with convincing win over Blackhawks
Hurricanes top Maple Leafs in OT, close in on 100 points
Flames defeat Panthers for 7th straight time at home
Soccer
MLS will play a 2027 ‘sprint season’ before resetting its calendar for the global game
Hamstring injury keeps Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against US and Mexico
Pochettino earned just over $5 million in first 7 months as US soccer coach
WNBA/Women’s basketball
A landmark 7-year WNBA labor deal moves forward with a signed term sheet
WNBA players briefed on a transformational 7-year CBA with a $7M 2026 salary cap
What are key dates for 2026 WNBA season? Insight into possible timeline
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Olympic champ boxer Lin Yu-ting cleared for return to competition after approval of sex eligibility
'End of the road' for Conlan after defeat by Walsh
Coroner 'not satisfied' boxer Hatton intended to take own life
Scoreboards