Tuesday's Report: Veterans arrest, Mercer, Georgia College; Hawks, UGA/Combine/Freeling, Falcons, Braves; War & sports, college 🏀, NBA, MLB, college 🏈,/ ⚾, NFL/Combine, NASCAR, golf, 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)
(Basketball: Postseason tournament scores/pairings on www.centralgasports.com)
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ACE Charter 7, Swainsboro 3
Augusta Christian 9, Gatewood 8
Bleckley County 12, Hawkinsville 1
Central Georgia Arts 13, Covenant 3
Columbus 14, Taylor County 4
Dublin 17, Southwest 1
Ryland Yates went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles to lead Dublin. Tal Duke and CJ Stubbs added 2 hits each, and Bennett Lake scored 3 times.
Jasper County 6, GMC Prep 4
John Hancock 3, Fullington 1
Jones County 18, Eagles Landing 0
Putnam County 14, Alcovy 0
Rutland 20, Central 1
Shaw 4, Crawford County 3
Spalding 12, Howard 2
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G-Trinity Christian 7, Windsor 0
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G-Stratford 3, Deerfield-Windsor 2
B-Stratford 5, Deerfield-Windsor 0
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Honor Roll
SoCon baseball: Mercer’s Kamaka
Peach belt baseball: Georgia College’s Boone, Prior
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Georgia College No. 7 in Peach Belt Tournament
Around/About Georgia
Luke Kornet calls on Atlanta Hawks to cancel 'Magic City Monday' promo
Final numbers for the Georgia Bulldogs at the NFL Combine
Miller’s journey to NFL Combine, came to Georgia ‘as a boy, and I left as a man’
Freeling praises Georgia development, but laments not winning national title
How Falcons handle this 'premium position' could give early clue about offensive approach
Strider focusing on fastball shape after 'hiding the radar guns'
A Worthy Read
Nebraska-Omaha basketball player steps in after sinkhole swallows two cars
War and sports
War disrupts sports with doubt over Messi’s ‘Finalissima,’ Ronaldo games and F1 races
Iran’s World Cup place in US put in doubt by Middle East war. FIFA has Iraq next in line
A long way from the war, Iran loses its opening Women’s Asian Cup game to South Korea
Tennis stars in Dubai and Paralympians face travel issues as Middle East war continues
Betting
College basketball nears the end of its regular season
College conference basketball tournaments, women
TV, brackets for all 31 tournaments
SEC tourney bracket: Can South Carolina survive a loaded bracket?
ACC tournament: Bracket, schedule, how to watch & more
Big Ten tourney bracket: Can anyone hang with UCLA?
Big 12 tournament bracket: TCU is the team to beat again
Big East tournament: Bracket, schedule, how to watch & more
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
No. 7 Florida celebrates SEC title and sets sights on a top seed in the NCAA Tournament
Calipari talks double tech, being outcoached by Florida’s Golden
First look at SEC women's basketball tournament bracket, schedule
Treadwell, Tenebay lift South Carolina State to 61-59 victory over Delaware State
College Basketball/Women
UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina
Rutgers fires Washington after season ends with 11 straight losses
Boston College cans Bernabei-McNamee after 8 seasons
College Basketball/Men
Pearl shuts down Miami (OH) as potential at-large qualifier for NCAA Tournament
Miami Ohio AD fires back at Bruce Pearl over March Madness bid: 'Flat out wrong'
Duke extends No. 1 record in AP Top 25 as Michigan State, Nebraska and Texas Tech crash top 10
Big Ten champion Michigan looking for guards to step up without L.J. Cason
No. 1 Duke clinches outright ACC title with win at NC State
Bradley scores 17 as No. 2 Arizona clinches outright Big 12 title with win over No. 6 Iowa St
NBA/Basketball
Trae Young ejected from Wizards' game days before expected Washington debut
Spurs’ poor performance that ends 11-game winning streak leaves Wembanyama surprised
Warriors center Porzingis misses 5th straight game with illness coach Kerr calls “mysterious”
Lakers' Pelinka remains in charge, but he's out of excuses
Leonard scores 23 points and Clippers rally from 17-point deficit to beat Warriors
Baseball/MLB
Judge relishes opportunity as U.S. captain in WBC, especially with conflict raging in Middle East
The A’s and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates in the first 10 days of spring
Cluff pursuing big league Mets dream after putting career on pause for mission service
Scherzer doesn’t wait before throwing bullpen in spring training for Blue Jays
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Bianchi: After Napier’s tepid tenure, Sumrall has cranked up the heat in Gainesville
College Football
Judge declares a mistrial in Rashaun Jones trial over Bryan Pata’s 2006 killing
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti cashes in on title run with 8-year extension worth $13.2 million per year
College Sports
College baseball notebook: No-hitter after perfect game in softball makes one-of-a-kind day for Elon
How Clemson baseball got last laugh on South Carolina for rival's celebration
NFL Combine
Combine buzz centered on players who could be on the move and likely No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza
32 things we learned from NFL scouting combine
Hoosiers continue making history by sending school-record 9-player contingent to NFL combine
New intel on the QB market, potential trades and top NFL free agents: What we heard at the combine
NFL/NFC
Xs and Whoas: Inside Seattle's awe-inspiring Super Bowl game plan
Lions trade Montgomery to Texans for Scruggs, 4th, 7th-round picks
NFL/AFC
How the Bengals can retool around Joe Burrow
Browns agree to acquire offensive tackle Tytus Howard from Texans
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Being highest-paid kicker reportedly not enough for Aubrey
Auto Racing
A judge lets Chris Gabehart keep working at Spire, but bars his old JGR duties
Golf
Lowry laments his blown lead at the Cognizant Classic: ‘I threw it away’
Hockey
Marchenko scores 2nd goal in OT as Blue Jackets weather a furious comeback try and beat Rangers
Daccord backstops Kraken to 2-1 win, ending 12-game point streak for Hurricanes
Soccer
Infantino suggests players could be sent off for covering their mouths in confrontation
Referee activates anti-racism protocol in Spanish league game between Espanyol and Elche
Tottenham bans three fans for Nazi salutes in Germany at Champions League game
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBA’s new CBA offer boosts pay, fast-tracks max deals for stars like Caitlin Clark
Scoreboards