Saturday's Report: Scores, Mercer, Mayhem, MGSU, GMC JC, Georgia College; Braves, Hawks, UGA, Tech; NCAA hoops, NBA, MLB, college football, NFL, NASCAR, golf, tennis, WNBA. soccer
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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)
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ACE Charter 17, Dublin 8
Bethlehem Christian 12, John Milledge 3
Callaway 12, Rutland 0; Callaway 11, Rutland 0
East Laurens 26, Southwest 3
Gatewood 12, Brentwood 2
Heritage 5, Piedmont 1
Houston County 10, Coffee 0; Houston County 12, Coffee 0
Howard 21, Baldwin 1
Jasper County 13, McNair 0
Jones County 10, Hampton 0
Peach County 10, Cairo 4
Pike County 15, Westside 0
Putnam County 21, Towers 2; Putnam County 15, Towers 0
Taylor County 4, Chattahoochee Conty 2
Thomas Jefferson 8, John Hancock 5
Upson-Lee 14, Spalding 4
Veterans 19, Northside 0; Veterans 6, Northside 3
Ware County 9, Warner Robins 0
Washington County 4, Dodge County 3
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Girls
CFCA 9, Covenant 0
Crawford County 11, Furlow Charter 1
GMC Prep 1, Montgomery County 0
FPD 7, Upson-Lee 0
Jackson 4, Rutland 1
John Milledge 4, Loganville Christian 2
Jones County 10, Woodland 0
Mary Persons 1, Troup County 0
Peach County 2, Cairo 0
Westminster 5, Gatewood 0
Boys
CFCA 7, Covenant 0
Cairo 3, Peach County 2
GMC Prep 2, Dooly County 0
Jackson 5, Rutland 0
Mary Persons 6, Troup County 1
Putnam County 10, Utopian 0
Woodland 6, Jones County 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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Flagler 3, Middle Georgia State 1
Oregon State 7, Mercer 5
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GMC JC 12, East Georgia State 5: GMC 18, EGS 1
Middle Georgia State 3, Lander 2
USC Aiken 2, Georgia College 1
Pro
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Macon 4, Knoxville 1
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Late rally leads to heartbreaker for Mercer
Around/About Georgia
3 homers, strong start by Chris Sale carry Braves to 6-0 win over Royals on opening night in Atlanta
Weiss savors a special debut as Braves manager in win over the Royals
Acuña Jr. stays in top 20 of baseball player jersey sales
5-time Gold Glove winner,ex-Brave Heyward retires after a 16-year career and two World Series titles
Pritchard and Tatum help Celtics beat the Hawks 109-102 without Brown
Two Georgia football staff members receive raises
State college baseball/softball
McKee and Patel shut down NC State for Tech win
Georgia top South Carolina in series opener
A Worthy Read
How are schools divvying up money between sports in modern era? A look at Duke's approach
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Beneath Oats' folksy charm, he’s playing the leverage game in a high-stakes coaching market
College Basketball/Coaching carousel and awards/teams
NC State AD Boo Corrigan responds to Will Wade leaving for LSU: 'The Wolfpack ain't for soft people'
Boston College hires Bradley’s Kate Popovec-Goss as women’s basketball coach
Ex-LSU coach McMahon never had a chance. Wade's hiring proves it.
Iowa's Ben McCollum shuts down reports linking him to other jobs
NBA/Basketball
Brady, Barkley, NFL coverage lead Sports Emmy nominations
NBA shares some anti-tanking concepts with owners
LeBron passes to Bronny for a 3-pointer and the NBA’s first father-son assist
Doncic scores 41 points and gets his 16th technical foul in Lakers’ win over Nets
Bagley scores 26 points and Mavericks snap a 5-game skid in a win against Trail Blazers
Porzingis and Santos come up big for Warriors in win over Wizards
Jokic’s triple-double, Murray and Johnson hit late 3s to rally Nuggets
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 and the Thunder use a 22-0 second-half run to beat the Bulls
Baseball/MLB
Butera wins his debut as Washington Nationals manager
Foreign-born players in Major League Baseball drops to lowest percentage since 2002
Padres GM Preller says Darvish went on restricted list to rehab from surgery at his own pace
Broadway star Christopher Jackson botches 'Star-Spangled Banner' in Mets' opener
Six rookies make their mark in MLB debuts
Orioles reach a $68 million, 5-year agreement through 2030 with RHP Shane Baz
MLB/NL
Put a ring on it: Dodgers receive glittering World Series jewelry to mark back-to-back titles
Tucker’s 8th-inning single lifts Dodgers past Diamondbacks on World Series ring night
Alcantara shines in his 6th opening day start, leading the Marlins past the Rockies
MLB/AL
Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle hits tiebreaking, 2-run single in win against Padres
Trout, Lowe and Neto homer in Angels win over Astros
Yankees’ Judge hits 2-run homer to end 0-for-7 start to season as New York tops Giants
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Mississippi Supreme Court panel rejects NCAA appeal, boosting Trinidad Chambliss’ Ole Miss hopes
Rapper Nau’Jour ‘Toosii’ Grainger listed on LSU football roster
Why Clemson WR Brown is 'hungry' for more football in 2026
College Football
'A litmus test for the system': $50 million rosters and Nebraska's big challenge
Patricia sought stability in return as Ohio State DC
College Sports
Auriemma: Title IX 'pretty much out the window'
Wade, Kiffin give LSU most hated pair of coaches in America
NFL/AFC
Former Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins dies at 52
After a contract change, Myles Garrett could be on the move to the Bills after all
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Brady, Barkley, NFL coverage lead Sports Emmy nominations
Florida attorney general demands NFL suspend Rooney Rule, citing 'discrimination'
Auto Racing
How many races will Tyler Reddick win this season?
National support builds for S.C. Speedway from figures in racing world
Golf
Woods released on bail hours after arrest at crash scene on suspicion of DUI
Woods’ rollover crash is golfer’s fourth high-profile car accident and second DUI arrest
Woodland surges to a 3-shot lead at the Houston Open, shortly after revealing PTSD diagnosis
Korda hits her stride and builds 2-shot lead in Phoenix
Hovland reveals hilarious chore his caddie does at every Masters
(Pre-DUI crash) Why Woods should not play The Masters this year
Tennis
Sinner continues his winning streak by beating Zverev and will face Lehecka in the Miami Open final
'Whatever it takes' - Sabalenka faces Gauff for second straight Miami Open crown
Gauff’s hilarious press conference moment steals the show after Miami Open win
Pegula backs players in calls for increased Grand Slam prize money
Tiafoe breaks silence: The mental toll of that loss to Jannik Sinner
Hockey
Oilers and Golden Knights heading opposite directions after playoff-like atmosphere
From the NHL basement on Dec. 8 to a wild-card spot: The Predators’ long climb back
Garand stops 27 for first NHL win as Rangers down Blackhawks
Soccer
Reyna happy lack of club playing time not held against him by US coach Mauricio Pochettino
Tonali’s breakfast-table dream pays off for childhood idol Gattuso in Italy’s World Cup playoff win
Goal-getters Lewandowski and Džeko aim to join stellar group of old geezers at World Cup
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Women’s flag football has basketball players trading sneakers for cleats ahead of 2028 LA Games
Toronto chooses to pick 6th in WNBA draft instead of 1st in expansion draft after winning coin flip
Olympic Sports
Team USA has already shown it doesn’t need the NFL’s help in flag football for the 2028 Olympics
High school/youth sports
Former Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson named new OC at Benjamin Russell (Ala.)
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
'These guys can’t keep up': Sebastian Fundora is becoming 154’s unsolvable puzzle
Scoreboards