Tuesday's Report: Mercer, Middle Georgia State,Scoreboard, Signings: Putnam Count/Tattnall/West Laurens/Washington County; Hawks, Braves, Falcons, Dream, Tech/UGA; NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, World Cup

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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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Stratford 10, Mount de Sales 3
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Girls
GHSA playoffs
ACE Charter 10, Pepperell 0
Bremen 7, Bleckley County 0
GMC 2, Lanier County 1, 2 OT
Heritage 2, West Laurens 1
Lamar County 1, Worth County 0
Boys
GIAA
G-CFCA 3, Gatewood 2
B-Cristo Rey 1, Stratford 0
G-Stratford 10, Cristo Rey 0
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GHSA playoff results are updated regularly in the spring playoff master
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(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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M-Southern Conference tournament, Mercer
Pro
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Signings
Putnam County’s Johnny Bishop signed with Andrew Junior College for football.
Tattnall’s recent signees: Braxton Collins to Georgia Southern for baseball, J'Marcus Curry to Thiel College and Ben Brown to Shorter for football, and Whit Davidson to Middle Georgia State for basketball.
West Laurens’ Payton Phillips and Emma Darley have signed to play volleyball at Shorter and Piedmont.
Washington County has three football signees on Wednesday: Cameron Battle with Point, Jayvn Brokos with Reinhardt, and Cory Hall with Fort Valley State.
Honor Roll
Middle Georgia State names its top student-athletes
Around/About Central Georgia
MGLF-Mercer’s Trodd still leads at SoCon
Around/About Georgia
Brunson scores 39 points and the Knicks rout the Hawks for a 3-2 series lead
Pérez throws 5 scoreless innings as Braves beat Tigers
Snitker's legacy of connecting generations of Braves
Falcons hire Johnston from Philly as as major money-watching man
Branch ready to help Atlanta however he can: 'I'm all about winning'
Reese shares how Dream coach Karl Smesko is helping her shot
State college baseball/softball
Tech off to best record after 44 games in program history after KSU win
Georgia’s Stephens accepts challenge in victory over Troy
A Worthy Read
He laughed so hard at Koo’s botched NFL kick that he had a seizure. It may have saved his life
College Sports, the changing landscape
NCAA’s five-year eligibility push won’t help athletes already out of time
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL draft first round averages 13.2 million viewers on television and digital platforms
Simpson reveals 'secret meeting' with Rams, Sean McVay before 2026 NFL Draft
Steelers place unrestricted free-agent tender on Aaron Rodgers
Baltimore signs undrafted Heisman runner-up Pavia
Eagles extend Bulldogs Carter and Smith
Football players find second act in ring
Obituary
Former Cardinals, Raiders, Giants DE Josh Mauro dies at 35 years old
NBA Playoffs
Embiid scores 33 as 76ers beat Celtics to keep their season alive
Wembanyama’s double-double powers Spurs past Trail Blazers and into Western Conference semis
McDaniels embraces the villain role in Denver after Game 5 loss to Nuggets brings boos
Thunder breeze through the first round for a 3rd straight year and brace for tougher games ahead
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Riley isn’t retiring, and says he still has eyes on another Heat title run
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests
Boston’s Stevens wins NBA’s Executive of the Year award, his 2nd win in last 3 years
MLB/NL
Soto and Bichette go deep as slumping Mets break out at the plate in 8-0 win over Nationals
Gorman, Burleson and Walker drive in 3 runs apiece to lead Cardinals over Pirates
Martinez pitches the Rays past the Guardians 1-0 for their 6th straight win
De La Cruz shines at plate, in field as Reds beat Rockies
MLB/AL
Alonso homers, Shane Baz earns first win as Orioles defeat Astros
Schlittler dazzles again as Yankees hold off Rangers
Romo switch-hits 2 home runs as White Sox bash Angels
MLB/Baseball
Spurned by Alex Cora, Phillies turn to Don Mattingly in the interim after Rob Thomson is fired
Skenes rents a bounce house for Pirates’ clubhouse to celebrate Konnor Griffin’s 20th birthday
Tennis
Sinner calls for better match scheduling at the Madrid Open after his 20th straight win
Golf
Korda is back in her bubble and a big year could await
PGA Tour heads to Doral for the first time in 10 years and PGA Tour Champions has another major
Hockey
Bettman backs ruling that allowed Ducks’ OT goal to stand in Game 4 win vs. Oilers
The Penguins needed Sidney Crosby to do Sidney Crosby things against Philly. The captain delivered
Boldy and Wild go home with chance to clinch series after beating Stars 4-2 in Game 5
Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
Soccer
Boston World Cup host committee says tailgating will be allowed for Foxborough games
New York City to hold free World Cup fan events in each borough
MLS owners discuss relocation of Vancouver Whitecaps, per report
17-year-old sensation Gilberto Mora could make World Cup history for Mexico
College Sports
College Football
After tumultuous offseason, Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. being more vocal, intentional
Fiesta Bowl sets new women’s flag football standard with 8-team tournament featuring NCAA teams
College Basketball/Men
Arizona’s Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov returning to the Wildcats after Final Four run
NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season
NCAA bans 2 former Fordham basketball players for their roles in point-shaving scheme
Scoreboards