Wednesday's Report: Spring scores, Mercer, Georgia College; Braves, Hawks, HS hoops, UGA, Falcons; College hoops/tournaments, NBA, college football, NFL, hockey, WNBA, 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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GHSA playoffs
Bowdon 61, Macon County 57
East Laurens 64, Bacon County 42
Jones County 48, Creekside 35
Putnam County 55, Heard County 53
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ACE Charter 8, Dodge County 4
Bleckley County 18, Southwest 1; Bleckley County 25, Southwest 0
Central Georgia Arts 13, Covenant 0
Crawford County 19, Mount de Sales 3
Dublin 11, Washington County 4
The Irish opened it up with 6 in the sixth and clinched it with 4 in the seventh.
East Laurens 16, Central 0
FPD 5, George Walton 2
GMC Prep 18, Wilkinson County 5
Glascock County 17, Twiggs County 0
Harlem 15, Baldwin 0
Hawkinsville 26, CFCA 10
Houston County 9, Northside 0
John Milledge 2, Bethlehem Christian 1
John Hancock 10, Mon Don 0
Lamar County 2, Jackson 1
Northeast 20, Jefferson County 2
Perry 11, Schley County 1
Piedmont 3, Gatewood 2
Richmond Academy 9, Howard 4
Stratford 12, Athens Christian 2
Westfield 21, Southland 11
Warner Robins 17, Macon County 0
Windsor 17, Chattahoochee County 2
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Girls
ACE Charter 10, Dodge County 0
Bleckley County 5, Washington County 0
Central 2, East Laurens 1
FPCA 5, Windsor 1
GMC Prep 1, Montgomery County o
Houston County 1, Veterans 0
Johnson County 3, Hawkinsville 2
Jones County 10, McDonough 0
Lamar County 17, Towers 0
Peach County 7, Westover 1
Perry 4, Ware County 1
Social Circle 10, Putnam County 0
Swainsboro 4, Dublin 0
Upson-Lee 3, Mary Persons 0
Westfield 9, Tiftarea 4
Boys
ACE Charter 2, Dodge County 0
Aquinas 2, Baldwin 1
Benedictine 7, Warner Robins 2
Covenant 3, Vidalia Heritage 2
East Laurens 1, Central 0
GMC Prep 10, Montgomery County 0
Heritage 3, Stratford 0
Jasper County 10, Utopian 0
Macon County 2, Crawford County 0
Mary Persons 3, Upson-Lee 0
McDonough 8, Jones County 0
Peach County 12, Westover 2
Perry 3, Ware County 2
Pike County 8, Rutland 0
Putnam County 2, Social Circle 1
Swainsboro 5, Dublin
Trinity Christian 2, St. George’s 2
Veterans 2, Houston County 1
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G-Athens Academy 3, Stratford 2
B-Athens Academy 3, Stratford 2
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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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Georgia College 5, Erskine 2
Middle Georgia State 9, Albany State 6
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Honor Roll
Mercer’s Ridder finalist for Skip Prosser Award
WBKB-Georgia College’s Gaither earns PBC pick
MBKB-Jones an All-PBC pick from Georgia College
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Georgia College snags road win
Around/About Georgia
Profar suspended for 2026 season following second positive drug test
More state HS tournament clock-botching: Cherokee Bluff girls the victim?
Hawks won't cancel 'Magic City' despite Kornet's public plea
How can Strider regain ace form?
Georgia defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye aims to be even more productive in Year 3
Falcons headed to Madrid for the NFL’s second ever regular season game in Spain
State college basketball
Louisiana defeats Georgia State in Sun Belt Tournament
Georgia likely locks up another NCAA trip behind big game from Kanon Catchings
UNF women lose ASUN opener to West Georgia in overtime
State college baseball/softball
Tech avenges loss to Georgia State
Georgia manhandles Kennesaw State
A Worthy Read
The secret Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan connection few knew about
College Sports, the changing landscape
Mississippi House passes no tax on NIL money bill, helping Ole Miss and Miss. State
NCAA conference tournaments, women
South Carolina’s dominance in SEC tourney is a result of good teams, not proximity, Staley says
Conference tournament preview: Can anyone upset South Carolina or UCLA? Will Duke repeat?
Five most overrated women's teams heading into conference tournaments
No. 2 UCLA chasing even bigger dreams at it attempts to defend Big Ten Tournament title
No. 13 Duke chases 2nd straight ACC tourney title against field with No. 12 Louisville, No. 16 UNC
NCAA conference tournaments, men
First conference tourneys are underway
Old Dominion earns 87-80 win in Sun Belt Conference Tournament against UL Monroe
Green Bay secures 64-56 victory in Horizon League Tournament against Purdue Fort Wayne
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Allen said transfers have made returners uncomfortable at Clemson
Griffen scores 21, Dominguez 17 and Texas A&M tops Kentucky
Jones scores 13, 3 others score 12 as Oklahoma defeats Mizzou
Conwell scores 23 points and Louisville tops Syracuse
Lawal scores 20 in Virginia Tech’s win over Boston College
Roy and Clary lead Oklahoma State over UCF, in OT
College Basketball/Women
Louisville coach rips media for 'dead horse' coverage in women's hoops
Which DI programs have women's college basketball head coach openings?
Notre Dame’s Hidalgo, Duke’s Lawson top list of ACC award winners in women’s basketball
Miles is second TCU player in a row to take Big 12 top player and newcomer awards
UConn caps its 11th unbeaten regular season, but Auriemma warns tougher March ahead
College Basketball/Men
Auburn’s Pearl explains his philosophy for benching players for disciplinary reasons
Willard recounts 'miserable experience' working for Rick Pitino after bad losses
No. 5 Florida closes out home schedule with a 34-point drubbing of Mississippi State
TCU’s Xavier Edmonds has double-double in NCAA bid-boosting win at No. 10 Texas Tech
Stojakovic scores 21 points, No. 11 Illinois beats Oregon
Arizona State beats No. 14 Kansas in Hurley’s potential home finale
Bogavac’s late scoring powers No. 17 North Carolina to win over Clemson
No. 19 Miami of Ohio beats Toledo 74-72, extends season-opening winning streak to 30 games
Estrella and Okpara lead No. 23 Tennessee to dominant win over South Carolina
College Basketball/Coaching carousel
Tennessee Tech fires HC Pelphrey after 7 seasons
Pitt fires embattled women’s Verdi amid court struggles, legal issues
NBA/Basketball
Snooze and lose: San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes ends iron man streak because of nap injury
Grizzlies C Zach Edey out for rest of season after ankle surgery
Baseball/MLB
Scherzer calls daughter’s letter to Blue Jays ‘the cutest thing you can possibly imagine’
Owners of Tigers, Red Wings create Detroit SportsNet to broadcast games
Phillies outfielder Rojas contesting possible 80-game drug suspension
WBC 2026: Can Team USA repeat Olympic hockey teams' swagger?
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Sarkisian hires former Kentucky head coach Stoops to staff as special assistant
Sumrall hopes to see changes to college football calendar
College Sports
World chaos unlikely to interrupt White House college sports ‘roundtable’
Iowa State discontinues troubled women’s gymnastics program
NFL/NFC
Montgomery shares emotional goodbye to Lions after Texans trade
Cardinals inform 2-time Pro Bowl QB Murray they plan to release him next week
Murray gets blunt about his Cardinals divorce: ‘Sorry I failed us’
Bears Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman is retiring after 5 seasons
Commanders sign veteran offensive lineman Andrew Wylie to an extension
NFL/AFC
Hiles: Has Art Rooney II officially become Pittsburgh's new punching bag?
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Colts place transition tag on Daniel Jones and Breece Hall gets franchise tag from Jets
Tracking free agency: Updates on re-signings, trades, cuts and rumors
Hockey
Owners of Tigers, Red Wings create Detroit SportsNet to broadcast games
Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
Stars extend franchise-record winning streak to 10 with romp over Flames
Bruins beat the Penguins as Khusnutdinov, Mittelstadt score 50 seconds apart
Thompson honored for Olympic gold-medal win, then scores in Sabres’ victory over Golden Knights
Auto Racing
NASCAR heads to Phoenix with Reddick seeking a fourth straight win and F1 opens in Melbourne
Golf
Arnold Palmer Invitational picks by model that nailed 16 majors
New wave of LPGA stars show their time is now
Arnold Palmer Invitational purse, payouts:
Rahm lashes out at DP World Tour fines: 'They're extorting players'
Tennis
A year after ban, Sinner returns to Indian Wells looking for first win of 2026
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz win Tiebreak Tens Eisenhower Cup at Indian Wells
Soccer
With 100 days to go, World Cup faces new challenges with Iran war and Mexico violence
FIFA puts World Cup playoff tickets on sale for less than $17 for matches in Mexico
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBA stars have issues with their own union in CBA talks
Scoreboards