Saturday’s Report: GHSA postseason, Alums: Putnam County, Perry; Hawks, Falcons, UGA/Tech/draft/BSB, UGA, Falcons, Braves; NFL Draft, NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, MLB, WNBA, tennis, golf, soccer
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High Schools
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GHSA Playoffs, Game 3
Cherokee Bluff 12, Mary Persons 2
Jasper County 7, Dublin 5
Dublin overcame an early deficit to take a 5-4 lead, but Jasper County regained the lead with one in the fifth and sealed it with 2 in the seventh.
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Georgia College 17, Claflin 3; GC 19, Claflin 0
Mercer 5, Wofford 1
Middle Georgia State 12, USC Beaufort 6
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Augusta 9, Georgia College 4; Georgia College 5, Augusta 1
GMC JC 13, Andrew 1; GMC 9, Andrew 1
Mercer 16, Western Carolina 11
North Georgia 8, Middle Georgia State 0
Pro
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Alumni Update
Central Georgian picked in draft, another signs as UFA
Putnam County’s Jalon Kilgore was picked in the fifth round by Buffalo on the NFL’s third and final day of the draft.
Kilgore left South Carolina after his junior season. NFL.com rates the 6-1, 210-pounder with a 6.32 grade,an “will eventually be a plus starter.”
Tight end Dae’Quan Wright of Perry is signing with Philadelphia.
There are likely to be more Central Georgia signings on Sunday.
Honor Roll
SPHL-Macon’s Henry league rookie of the year
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Houston County’s Buffone sparks Mercer to series win
BSB-Bobcats rout Panthers in doubleheader sweep
SB-Bobcats take one of three in weekend series against Jaguars
SB-Mercer belts 4 bombs in series-clinching win at Western Carolina
Around/About Georgia
Towns has a triple-double and the Knicks beat the Hawks to tie the series at 2-2
A day later, Falcons cornerback duo of brothers Avieon and A.J. Terrell can’t stop hugging
Falcons trade back, select LB Daniels with pick No. 134
Then take DT Thompson with pick No. 208
And snag LB Perkins Jr. with pick No. 215
Then finish with Onianwa at No. 231
Humbled Brian Snitker inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame
Harper leads Phillies past Braves in 10 innings to stop 10-game losing streak
Phillies ace Wheeler returns strong in 2026 debut vs Braves after surgery
Miranchuk, Tristan Muyumba lead Atlanta United to 2-1 victory over Toronto
Final numbers and facts to know from Georgia football 2026 NFL draft class
Panthers to sign Tech QB Haynes King as an undrafted free agent
State college baseball/softball
Tech humiliates Wake with its largest comeback win this century
Georgia, Mississippi split wildly entertaining doubleheader
NFL Draft
With Mike Vrabel absent for counseling, Patriots pick 6 players on final day of NFL draft
Wolf: Patriots, Vrabel had no contact during NFL draft Day 3
Full tracker of every selection Rounds 1-7
Navy teammates Landon Robinson, Eli Heidenreich selected in 7th round
A ‘hot pick’ at No. 257: How the Broncos made Red Murdock this year’s Mr. Irrelevant
Pittsburgh sets NFL Draft attendance record with 805,000 fans over 3 days
NFL Draft, Day 2 review
Full Day 2 rewind, including grades and trades
Pick-by-pick analysis for Rounds 2-3
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Giants great Lawrence Taylor hospitalized with 'abdominal issues'
NBA Playoffs
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 42, Thunder beat Suns to take a 3-0 lead
Banchero and Bane each score 25, Magic waste big lead but rally to top Pistons for 2-1 lead
Magic, tested all season, find a way in final moments to beat Pistons for 2-1 lead
Sunday’s NBA matchups: Spurs-Trail Blazers, Celtics-76ers, Lakers-Rockets, Cavaliers-Raptors
Renck: Timberwolves don't like or respect Nuggets. And Denver seems fine with that
Plaschke: Believe yet? Lakers leave no doubt in stunning comeback win over Rockets
MLB/NL
Padres rally past Diamondbacks as Miller sets club record for scoreless streak
Reynolds, Gonzales help the Pirates outlast the Brewers
Swanson’s 2-run 9th-inning blast fuels Cubs’ comeback win, 10th in a row
Lowe’s two-run walk-off HR lifts Reds to wild win over Tigers
Nunez drives in 4, Nationals beat the White Sox in 10
MLB/AL
Kirby wins 3rd straight start, Naylor homers in Mariners’ win over Cardinals
Jung hits 2-run homer in 6th to push the Rangers past the Athletics
Ragans strikes out 11 in 6 innings as Royals blow out Angels
MLB/Baseball
Red Sox fire manager Cora and 5 coaches
Henderson, Ellis, Odom and Alderson to be inducted into Athletics’ Hall of Fame
Dodgers honor Rick Monday’s dramatic 1976 flag rescue on its 50th anniversary
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Johnson eager to get going in her WNBA career with Seattle after trade from Valkyries
Clark helps Fever beat Liberty in the preseason in her 1st game with the team in 9 months
Auto Racing
New CEO Steve O’Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun
Keselowski needs a little bit of luck to keep up with the Toyotas at Talladega
Day earns first career NASCAR O'Reilly win in chaotic Talladega finish
Tennis
Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open after falling ill in match
Golf
Fitzpatrick brothers post a tournament-record 57 and take a 4-shot lead in the Zurich Classic
Korda slows her torrid pace and settles for 5-shot lead in Chevron Championship
Hockey
Crosby and Letang strike as the Penguins stave off a sweep with Game 4 win over Flyers
Boldy’s deflection late in 1st OT lifts Wild past Stars to tie series at 2
Stankoven scores again, Hurricanes complete 4-game sweep of Senators
Soccer
Millwall fumes after anti-racism booklet shows club’s logo on a Ku Klux Klan robe
Messi and Inter Miami settle for another home tie, this one a 1-1 draw against New England
Munteanu, Rowles both score late to rally D.C. United to victory over Orlando City
Owusu, Gillier guide Montreal to victory over reeling NYCFC
Tearful Heidenheim forward Eren Dinkçi dedicates goal to girlfriend with leukemia
College Sports
Miami athletic director Radakovich planning to retire
Arkansas to cut two sports programs
College Football
College football’s new idea: Make a long season even longer. Make it make sense
Campbell is taking a patient approach with his rebuilt Penn State staff and roster
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Scarbinsky: South Florida still can’t get over Alex Golesh
College Basketball/Men
Florida finds scheduling far from easy with Haugh, Condon and maybe Chinyelu returning
Scoreboards