Thursday's Report: CFCA/Whetsel, Russell Henley, HS scores, Mercer, Georgia College; Braves, Falcons, Hawks, state 🏀/ ⚾ ; College hoops/tournaments, NBA, college 🏈, NFL, 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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Cross Creek 59, Baldwin 52 (See here for more)
Fitzgerald 81, Putnam County 72
Tamaud Woods went off for 28 points and passed 1,000 for his career, but the War Eagles couldn’t slow down the hosts. Jaylen Nelson added 15, Jeremy Banks 11 and J’Mari Greene 10 for the War Eagles, who led 43-37 at halftime.
Southwest 62, Model 60, OT (See full story here)
Woodward 80, Houston County 48
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East Laurens 15, Jefferson County 0
GMC Prep 24, Wilkinson County 6
Jones Count 11, Woodland 0
Lamar County 9, Crawford County 2
Peach County 22, Westover 1
Putnam County 14, Alcovy 3
Rutland 12, Howard 6
Schley County 11, Perry 1
Treutlen 19, Baldwin 4
Warner Robins 7, Westside 3
West Laurens 7, Richmond Academy 0
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G-Jones County 6, Northside 1
B-Northside 8, Jones County 1
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G-FPD 4, Telfair County 1
B-FPD 5, Telfair County 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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W-Augusta 74, Middle Georgia State 70, Peach Belt quarterfinal
W-Georgia College 78, USC Beaufort 63, Peach Belt quarterfinal
M-North Georgia 77, Georgia College 60, Peach Belt quarterfinal
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Florida State 22, Mercer 5
Pro
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Honor Roll
Georgia College’s Prior named NCBWA SE Region POTW
SoCon MBKB-Mercer’s Might co-DPOY in SoCon
SoCon MBKB-Okojie gets first team All-SoCon
Around/About Central Georgia
WBB | GCSU downs USC Beaufort 78-63 in PBC Quarterfinals
MBB | Bobcats end season with loss in Peach Belt quarterfinals
BSB-Florida State bats alive for Mercer visit
Around/About Georgia
Weiss says he’s disappointed about Profar but the suspension creates opportunity for others
Atlanta beats slumping Bucks to win 5th straight and climb above .500
Hawks' strip club promo just makes sense if you know Atlanta
State college basketball
Foster scores 18 and Moon 17 in Georgia Tech women’s 72-60 win over Florida State at ACC
Williams-Dryden’s 27 lead West Georgia over North Florida 93-85 in ASUN
Webb, Applewhite lead Georgia Southern past Old Dominion in Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Ames, Dort continue Cal’s surge with win over Georgia Tech
Georgia women's basketball March Madness bracketology before SEC Tournament
State college baseball/softball
Western Carolina belts ninth-inning slam to beat Georgia
Opinion
March Madness expansion is coming, even if it could ruin what's great about the tournament
Sports and war
Iraq facing World Cup playoff difficulties as Iran war closes embassies and airspace
Tennis world rocked by Middle East war as Indian Wells begins
8 LIV Golf players stranded in Middle East amid U.S.-Iran war
Obituary
Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
NCAA conference tournaments, women
ACC women’s basketball tournament begins new era away from Greensboro, in Duluth
No. 13 Duke chases 2nd straight ACC tourney title against field with No. 12 Louisville, No. 16 UNC
McGill and O’Neal each score 22, Florida women beat Mississippi State at SEC
Sakima Walker’s double-double leads way for Cal women in 75-52 win over Wake Forest at ACC
Austin scores 14 in 4th quarter, Alabama women beat Missouri at SEC
Fight at Coastal Carolina, South Alabama women’s Sun Belt game injures ref, results in 8 ejections
Fiso scores 20, Etute adds double-double and Oregon dumps Purdue at Big Ten
Austin scores 14 in 4th quarter, Alabama beats Missouri 65-48 at SEC
Four in double figures as BYU women hold off Houston for 1st Big 12 Tournament win
Kansas State sets Big 12 Tournament record with 17 3s in win over Cincinnati
No. 17 Kentucky begins the SEC Tournament with a 94-64 victory over Arkansas
NCAA conference tournaments, men
Oday’s 19 lead Northern Kentucky past Oakland in Horizon
Fruster, McMorris lead Eastern Illinois to OT win over SIU-Edwardsville in OVC
Prather scores 24, Robert Morris takes down Youngstown State in Horizon
Davis scores 21 in James Madison’s win against Louisiana in Sun Belt
Konieczny scores 29, FGCU takes down North Alabama in Atlantic Sun
College Basketball/News/Honors and teams
NCAA Tournament teams face fines starting at $10K if they fail to file player availability report
Ralph becomes Vanderbilt women's basketball's first SEC Coach of the Year winner
Notre Dame’s Hidalgo, Duke’s Lawson top list of ACC award winners in women’s basketball
College Basketball/Women
Wynn leaves Lady Vols; senior day 'breaking point'
Tracking the most-watched women’s teams of the 2025-26 season
Leye sinks winning layup in Auburn women’s 50-49 win over Texas A&M
College Basketball/Men
Miami (Ohio) coach Travis Steele reprimanded after sideline tirade
Scarbinsky: The Iron Bowl of Basketball is in danger, and Bruce Pearl put it there
Acuff and Brazile lead No. 20 Arkansas past Texas 105-85 to clinch double bye in SEC Tournament
No. 22 Miami wins at SMU to ensure double bye in ACC
No. 25 Saint Louis beats Loyola Chicago to earn top seed in A-10 tourney
Okorie, Dent-Smith lead Stanford over Notre Dame
Wiggins, Jones lead Florida State attack in fending off Pitt down the stretch
NBA/Basketball
Knueppel scores 20, Hornets beat Celtics 118-89 to earn 6th straight win, move above .500
Grimes’ late free throws help the 76ers send the Jazz to a 7th straight loss
Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander help Thunder edge the Knicks
Baseball/MLB/WBC
Representing USA means everything to ex-Air Force pitchers Paul Skenes, Griffin Jax
Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Ohtani’s Japan at the World Baseball Classic
Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan
Former Phillies pitcher Aumont left baseball to become a farmer. Now he's back on the mound
Why new Giants manager Vitello heaped praise on Bryce Harper
Ace right-hander Greene leaves Reds camp and is scheduled to have MRI on stiff right elbow
2026 Winter Olympics/Milan Cortina
The victory lap for America’s Olympic hockey champions quietly shed politics from the celebration
Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes and Hilary Knight talk bringing home the gold at 2026 Olympics
Liu's heartwarming paparazzi encounter after winning Olympic Gold
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Sumrall’s photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator includes some tense moments
FAMU's Gray expects to learn 'quite a bit' in spring's week two
College Football
The curious case of Sawyer Robertson, Mike Leach's last quarterback
Smart, Heupel embrace 24-team CFP: Why more SEC coaches could follow
Riley reveals what prevented him from hiring Gary Patterson two years ago
Morris reveals 'career suicide' move he made despite advice from others
Bankruptcy judge sets trial date for Deion Sanders' son Shilo
College Sports
Kentucky’s Barnhart to retire as athletic director in June and take on new role at university
Double-base blunder helps No. 9 Florida extend nation-long win streak to 13 games
NFL/NFC
Illinois Gov. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Johnson keep up Bears stadium pitches
NFL/AFC
Patriots tell 4-time Pro Bowl receiver Stefon Diggs he’ll be released next week
Chiefs release Jawaan Taylor, saving $20M under the salary cap
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Rams, Chiefs have agreed on a trade sending CB McDuffie to Los Angeles
RB Brooks agrees to terms with Packers
McVay won't be "losing any sleep" if backward-pass proposal fails
Hockey
Trade deadline central: Tracker, analysis and more
Hertl scores in OT to cap Vegas rally in 4-3 victory over Red Wings
Cotter scores shootout winner after Brown forces OT in Devils’ 4-3 win over Maple Leafs
Auto Racing
Former NASCAR champion Kyle Busch settles $8.5M lawsuit against life insurance company
Golf
Lowry has no choice but to pick himself up and move on after PGA National collapse
Arnold Palmer Invitational: Expert picks as Scheffler, McIlroy return
Fowler knows what Arnold Palmer got right, hopes he can do the same as he accepts Arnie Award
Donald to return as Ryder Cup captain for Europe for 2027 competition
Tennis
Djokovic delivers inspirational message to the UCLA football team
Soccer
Sentnor scores in 1-0 USWNT victory over Canada in the SheBelieves Cup
Manchester United midfielder Jack Fletcher apologizes for homophobic slur
Czech union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Stewart scores 32 points, carries Mist to 80-74 win over Plum, Phantom in Unrivaled final
WNBA executive committee meets, Stewart says players still unified amid CBA talks
Scoreboards