Friday's Report: Spring scores, Lamar County's Allen, Mercer, Southwest signing, Russell Henley; Braves, Tech, Falcons; College hoops/tournaments, NBA, college 🏈, NFL, WNBA, NASCAR, golf, MLB, ⚽

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High Schools
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Augusta Prep 7, John Hancock 4
Covenant 7, Fullington 5
Dodge County 17, Wheeler County 2
Dublin 7, Swainsboro 1
CJ Stubbs went 3 for 3 to lead the Irish. Xavier Reese earned the complete-game win, allowing just 3 hits and 1 run over 7 innings, while striking out 9 and walking 3. Tal Duke added 2 hits in 2 at-bats, and Bennett Lake swiped 2 bases.
FPD 12, Westfield 2
Jasper County 3, GMC Prep 2
Northeast 7, Jefferson County 2
Peach County 15, Luella 0
Stratford 12, Brentwood 2
Tiftarea 11, Windsor 6
Trinity Christian 8, Treutlen 4
Warner Robins 15, Central Fellowship 4
West Laurens 5, Appling County 4
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
B-Baldwin 4, Westside-Augusta 2
G-Jones County 7, Northside 1
B-Putnam County 4, Towers 3, PKs
G-Stratford 11, Central Fellowship 2
B-Stratford 6, Central Fellowship 1
B-Trinity Christian 5, East Laurens 3
B-West Laurens 9, Hephzibah 1
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G-Bleckley County 5, Dublin 0
B-Bleckley County 4, Dublin 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
W-Furman 66, Mercer 45, Southern Conference Tournament
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Alumni Update
Lamar County’s CJ Allen shares ‘super power’ that could get him pick in NFL draft 1st round
Signing
Southwest’s Chauncey Brown signed with LaGrange for football.
Honor Roll
Mercer’s Kamaka on Brooks Wallace list
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Furman avenges double-digit home loss, ends Mercer season
Henley solid in first round at Arnold Palmer
Russell Henley and Scottie Scheffler have gotten close in the last year or so.
On the course and off.
The former Ryder Cup teammates are close again, tied for 18th after the opening round of the Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill.
They both shot a 2-under 70, and sit seven shots back of leader Daniel Berger.
Henley is two shots better in the first round than he was a year ago when he went on to win the tournament.
He had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine, and tightened up with three birdies on the back nine. Scheffler: a bogey and two birdies on the front and the back nine.
The two tee off at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the third-to-last group.
Around/About Georgia
Braves aren't doomed after Profar's season-long ban
Cremins awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Combine consensus: National media expect Falcons to 'insulate' quarterback position
Walker chasing the high standard of being a Georgia linebacker
Strider reaches high velocity in win against Blue Jays
State college basketball
Strack ties career high with 33 points to lead Kentucky women over Georgia in SEC Tournament
Wenzel and Nelson lead Virginia Tech over Georgia Tech 62-54 in ACC Tournament
Eagles send Arkansas State packing, advance to fourth round
West scores 28 as UTEP beats Kennesaw State
A Worthy Read
College Sports, the changing landscape
Trump’s college sports roundtable remains scheduled, confirmed invite list
NCAA appeals to Mississippi Supreme Court, seeking to bar Chambliss from playing in 2026
NCAA conference tournaments, women
Timmons, Scott combine for 43 points to lead Alabama women past Tennessee in SEC
Iwuala scores 18 for No. 24 Ole Miss in win over Auburn in SEC
Beers, No. 7 Oklahoma use dominant third quarter to roll past Florida in SEC
Parchment scores 15, Illinois win over No. 18 Michigan State in Big Ten
Izoje pours in 23, Syracuse hold on to beat California in ACC
Hidalgo scores 28 and No. 5 seed Notre Dame beat Miami in ACC
Moore scores 10 of her 19 in the 4th and Clemson beat Virginia in ACC
No. 11 Ohio State ease by Indiana to advance to the Big Ten quarterfinals
Kansas State end game on a 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech in Big 12
Gibb scores 19 points and BYU beats Utah for 3rd time season, 70-52, to advance to Big 12 quarters
SEC tournament roundup: Clara Strack (33 points), Kentucky handle Georgia
ACC tournament roundup: Clemson rides strong second half, tops Virginia
NCAA conference tournaments, men
Drake secures 67-63 win against Southern Illinois in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Weeks scores 31 as Southern Miss downs James Madison 86-80 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Lehigh shocks Holy Cross with half-court buzzer-beater in Patriot League tournament
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Dixon Jr. scores 19 as Southern defeats Alabama A&M
Jones scores 29, leads New Mexico State to OT win over Jacksonville State
Enis pours in 29 points as South Florida defeats Memphi
Riley’s 16 lead Tulsa past East Carolina
College Basketball/Women
Caldwell fumbled an easy win in a rough year for Tennessee
UConn women’s basketball dominates Big East awards led by double-winner Sarah Strong
NCAA warns of travel logjam for men's and women's tournaments
College Basketball/Men
Pearl admits to nepotism to help son Steven get Auburn head coaching job: 'Of course I did'
NCAA warns of travel logjam for men's and women's tournaments
UNC has 40 years of history in its Smith Center home. Deciding what’s next is proving complicated
The Golden Era: Todd Golden reaches 100 wins faster than any coach in Florida history
No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes
College Basketball/Coaching carousel
Colorado extends women’s coach Payne through 2031
Penn State fires women’s coach Kieger after 7 seasons
NBA/Basketball
Tatum listed as ‘questionable,’ on verge of return 9 months after Achilles surgery
Morant to remain out at least 2 more weeks with elbow injury
Wembanyama scores 38 points in victory over Pistons
Baseball/MLB
Team Venezuela expects the WBC to be a celebration, even on US soil
'He wants a Cy Young': With his arm at full strength, Shohei Ohtani is a man on a mission
Phillies’ Realmuto gets back-to-back Ks for his pitcher on ABS challenges
Andrew McCutchen, 39, and the Texas Rangers agree to a minor league contract
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Arkansas announces jersey patch partnership with Tyson Foods
Sumrall explains Lane Kiffin press conference joke, reveals real conversation
College Football
Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games
College Sports
Women’s college wrestling achieves major milestone with first NCAA championships set this weekend
Louisiana Tech sues Conference USA, asks for injunction to join Sun Belt
NFL/NFC
Saints all-time sack leader Cameron Jordan says he’s entering free agency
49ers are hiring former Bears coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant
NFL/AFC
TE Smith released by Steelers after disappointing 2025 season
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Texans agree to $7M extension with Trent Brown, shoring up offensive line after recent trades
Auto Racing
Vertigo sidelines Alex Bowman, forcing him out of Sunday’s Phoenix NASCAR race
Golf
Berger shoots a 63 and builds a 3-shot lead at Bay Hill
Bianchi: Ten years after Arnold Palmer's death, the King's swing still echoes through Bay Hill
McIlroy says it’s a shame Jon Rahm has rejected a ‘generous’ European peace offering
Blanchet leads Puerto Rico as John Daly’s son makes PGA Tour debut with a 70
Zhang chips in twice to close out a 66 and share the lead at LPGA stop in China
Tennis
Venus Williams’ comeback hits another snag as she falls in 1st round to Diane Perry in Indian Wells
Hockey
Rebuilding Blackhawks add more draft picks in another sale ahead of the NHL trade deadline
Vanecek earns 1st shutout of the season, 100th career win in Utah’s 3-0 victory over the Flyers
Blue Jackets beat Panthers 4-2 in latest blow to 2-time defending champ’s playoff hopes
McLeod and Tuch score short-handed goals to power Sabres past Penguins
Soccer
Messi and Inter Miami feted by Trump at the White House for MLS Cup title
Olympic Sports
US adds Monique Billings and Rae Burrell for FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico
High school/youth sports
Fight breaks out outside during New Jersey high school basketball playoff game
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games