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, ⚽

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

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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

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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

Undefeated Miami (Ohio) hasn't played anybody good? Don't blame them — the Redhawks tried and were turned away by more than 75 teams

College Sports, the changing landscape

With college sports in chaos, 2 key meetings this week could chart a path forward: 'Something's going to have to give'

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

South Alabama advances in Sun Belt tournament despite top 3 scorers being suspended after brawl in previous round

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

How Max Holloway took UFC's BMF title from novelty gimmick to prestigious honor — and why it had to be him

Scoreboards

NBA scores

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games