Wednesday's Report: Warner Robins' Canion, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College, Mercer; GHSA transfers, Braves, Falcons, UGA, Tech; Final Four, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, golf, NFL, college 🏈, 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)
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Bleckley County 7, Dublin 3
Covenant 3, John Hancock 0; John Hancock 4, Covenant 3
Dodge County 16, Jefferson County 1
Dominion Christian 12, Gatewood 8
East Laurens 8, Washington County 7
FPD 3, Tattnall 2
Keon Johnson set FPD home a winner with a walk-off. FPD (16-1/3-0) got a complete game from Mercer signee Conner Strandmark.
GMC Prep 14, Johnson County 3
Houston County 7, Lincoln, Fla. 6
Lamar County 21, Towers 2
Spalding 3, Upson-Lee 1
Stratford 13, John Milledge 1
Trinity Christian 4, Brentwood 2
Westside-Augusta 19, Baldwin 1; Westside 15, Baldwin 1
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Girls
Bleckley County 5, Dublin 0
FPD 11, John Milledge 3
Mary Persons 9, Luella 0
Putnam County 3, Greene County 2, PKs
Sandy Creek 3, Upson-Lee 1
Stratford 10, Tattnall 0
Annie Garner, Maddie Biesterfeld, London Ramsbottom, and Hadley Stewart each had 2 goals to lead Stratford, 11-0, in the shortened meeting. Logan Maxwell had a team-high 2 assists.
Westminster 3, Gatewood 2
Boys
Hampton 7, Jones County 3
Hephzibah 2, Baldwin 1
Mary Persons 3, Luella 2
Putnam County 3, Greene County 1
Sandy Creek 3, Upson-Lee 1
Stratford 6, Tattnall 1
The Trojans took a 1-0 lead over the favorite Eagles, but Stratford scored 6 in a row after that.
Sumter County 4, Dodge County 3
West Laurens 2, Richmond Academy 0
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
G-Stratford 5, Brookstone 0
B-Stratford 5, Brookstone 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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Albany State 6, Middle Georgia State 3
Mercer 14, Kennesaw State 4
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia College 8, Emmanuel 0; Georgia College 15, Emmanuel 4
Middle Georgia State 7, FVSU 0; MGSU 7, FVSU 6
Pro
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Alumni Update
Honor Roll
Around/About Central Georgia
SB-Georgia College’s Garrett throws no-hitter
BSB-Long-ball leads to huge win for Mercer, Gibson
Around/About Georgia
GHSA seeing near 46 percent drop in approved transfers
Langeliers homers again as the A’s snap a skid with win over the Braves
Elder's quest to rebound in '26 gets off to promising start
Braves option spring standout Fuentes to stretch out as starter
From 88 to 97: Reynaldo López cranks up the heat
Stefanski says quarterback position in Atlanta 'will be a competition'
Did Flacco-Gabriel-Sanders prepare Stefanski for Tagovailoa-Penix?
Georgia hopes injury to key defender is blessing in disguise
State college baseball/softball
Auburn falls to Georgia Tech in run-rule fashion
Betting
Sports betting roundup: Michigan leads the way into college basketball’s Final Four
War/Epstein and Sports
Iran soccer players honor alleged child victims of the war before World Cup warmup
Final Four/Men
10 seconds that will live forever in March Madness lore
Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final Four
Hurley under fire for bizarre ref interaction after UConn’s miraculous 3-pointer
Lloyd drops the mic on Final Four’s ‘event’ status
Final Four/Women
First look at 2026 Women's Final Four: Who will win, X-factors, more
Texas players react to Schaefer removing his jacket mid-game
After so many blowouts, fans should be treated to tighter games in women’s Final Four
Final Four a repeat of last season, headlined by undefeated reigning national champion UConn
Watching all No. 1 seeds reach the Final Four is lame. But this time we'll allow it
College Basketball/Men
Men’s NCAA tournament averaging 10.3 million viewers, its most-watched since 1993
Krzyzewski says he lost sleep over Duke's Elite 8 loss to UConn
Rioux, Florida basketball's 7-foot-9 center and backup, enters transfer portal
College Basketball/Women
New baskets, rims and basketballs stunt shooting in women's March Madness
Quarles Daniels' emotional answer on Michigan after Elite 8 loss
College Basketball/Coaching carousel
At LSU intro, Wade avoided NC State chatter -- until he couldn't anymore
NC State announces hiring of former Wolfpack player Gainey as men’s coach
New Mexico hires Eagan away from Lindenwood to take over women’s program
Groce to coach Charleston after 9 years at Akron
Former Clemson, Florida coach Butler to lead College of Charleston
College Basketball/Men
Providence’s Powell pleads not guilty to charges stemming from altercations involving woman
ASU coach Bennett dealing with 'health situation'
Story: Kentucky fans relished Duke's demise -- yet UConn has cost UK far more than Duke
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Bulls waive guard Ivey after anti-LGBTQ comments, remarks about religion on Instagram
Stretch run has arrived. Here’s a look at what’s happening
Mayweather pumps brakes on owning Las Vegas NBA expansion team
Mazzulla has a strong case for Coach of the Year. Don’t tell him that
Gilgeous-Alexander erupts for 47 points as Thunder outlast Pistons in OT
Pistons, led by Duren’s 31 points and nine rebounds, clinch first division title in 18 years
MLB/NL
Phillies’ prized pitching prospect Painter set for MLB debut following Tommy John surgery
Urías homers and Cardinals hold Mets to 3 hits in 3-0 shutout
Cruz homers twice, O’Hearn and Reynolds also go deep as Pirates beat Reds
Painter wins MLB debut with 8 Ks, Schwarber homers as Phillies beat Nationals
MLB/AL
Mariners agree to $95 million, 8-year deal with top prospect Colt Emerson
Baz’s $68 million, 5-year contract with Orioles would escalate for Cy Young wins
Scherzer pitches six innings to win first start of season as Blue Jays beat Rockies
Brown and Alvarez lead Astros past scuffling Red Sox 9-2 for 4th straight win
Rangers beat Orioles 8-5 after neither deGrom nor Eflin makes it through the 5th
College Sports, the changing landscape
Ranking college football’s biggest spenders on private jet travel per Front Office Sports
Auto Racing
Bowman's hopes to make the 2026 Chase likely over amid injury
Tennis
The area of his game Alcaraz is focused on before the French Open
Golf
Tiger is not fit to be the face of the U.S. Ryder Cup team
Woods says he’ll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI
Texas Open the final stop before the Masters. LPGA has Saudi sponsor for Las Vegas
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Jaguars to play home games in 2027 at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium
Options vary for veteran QBs Rodgers, Cousins, Garoppolo and Wilson
The NFL’s Rooney Rule has long been a topic of conversation, even debate. What does it do?
Buccaneers GM Licht confident about Baker Mayfield’s future in Tampa Bay
McVay hoping Nacua will 'learn and grow' after off-field incidents
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Auburn practice observations and notes
Projecting Clemson depth chart after spring game
Why Beamer was impressed by South Carolina's offense in scrimmage
UCF opens spring camp with QB Alonza Barnett III on the mend
Soccer
Portugal beats US 2-0 in World Cup warmup, Americans’ 8th straight loss to European opponents
Italy is out again. The 4-time champion misses 3rd straight World Cup with shootout loss in Bosnia
Pulisic scoreless streak for US extends to 8 games since 2024 as World Cup approaches
Messi shines in what could be his last Argentina home game, a 5-0 farewell friendly win
Hockey
Crosby returns from brief injury absence and helps the Penguins beat the Islanders
A playoff salary cap is coming to the NHL. GMs get a calculator to help them navigate it
Connor scores OT goal as Jets defeat Blackhawks
Carolina reaches 100-point mark and stays atop East with victory over Blue Jackets
Ovechkin scores twice, hitting 30 goals for 20th season, as Capitals beat Flyers
Malkin collects career point 1,399 in return from injury, Penguins race by reeling Red Wings
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Cena announces surprise return for WrestleMania 42
Around the nation/world
PCB fines bowler Naseem Shah $72,000 for criticizing politician’s presence at PSL
Scoreboards