Friday's Report: Henley, Alumni: Warner Robins' Canion, Georgia College; Braves, UGA, Tech; Final Four/college hoops, NBA, MLB, NCAA/colleges, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR, tennis, golf, NFL. CFB, soccer
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 8, Dublin 4
J.D. Holloway went 6 innings and gave up an earned run with 6 strikeouts and a walk.
Dodge County 15, Jefferson Count 0
Covenant 8, John Hancock 0
Gatewood 4, Augusta Christian 3
FPD 13, Tattnall 8
The Vikings went off for a dozen runs in the last 3 innings to overcome a 6-run deficit late. FPD improved to 17-1 and 4-0, and is off until Thursday.
Hawkinsville 8, East Laurens 6
Mary Persons 11, Spalding 1
Troup County 3, Upson-Lee 2
West Laurens 2, Harlem 1
The Raiders racked up the Region 4-AAA title with the win.
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Girls
Aquinas 10, Baldwin 0
Bleckley County 2, Jefferson County 1
FPD 5, Lamar County 0
GMC 2, Atkinson County 0
Jones County 10, Eagle’s Landing 0
Lake Oconee 3, Putnam County 1
Stratford 6, West Laurens 0
Tattnall 10, Athens Christian 0
Trinity Christian 3, FPCA 0
Worth County 9, Hawkinsville 0
Boys
Bleckley County 4, Jefferson County 0
GMC 2, Atkinson County 0
Lake Oconee 1, Putnam County 0
Tattnall 4, Athens Christian 3
Trinity Christian 2, FPCA 1
West Laurens 3, Stratford 2, PKs
The Eagles trailed 2-0 at half and tied it, West Laurens finally winning it 10-9 on penalty kicks.
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
G-Bleckley County 5, Telfair County 0
B-Telfair County 3, Bleckley County 2
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Middle Georgia State 8, Columbus State 3
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
GMC JC 9, Georgia Highlands 1: GMC 8, Georgia Highlands 0
Georgia College 13, Flagler 5
Pro
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Macon 4, Fayetteville 1
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Alumni Update
Georgia impact transfer WR from Warner Robins hampered by injury this spring
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley even through a round at Texas
There are traffic jams galore after a round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, and Russell Henley is iht emiddle of them.
He’s among 23 players in the logjam at 79th, after the logjam of 19 players at tied for 60th, 1 under at TPC San Antonio.
Henley opened with a bogey, countered with a birdie six holes later. He did the same on the back nine, the birdie three holes after the bogey.
Mark Hubbard has the lead at 7 under, with four a shot behind. Another 16 are tied for 15th, and 15 tied for 31st.
Henley’s stats back up the so-so start. He’s 119th in shots gained putting, tied for 82nd in shots gained total, tied for 38th in scrambling 49th in shots gained around the green.
The Stratford grad tees off at 9:30 a.m. on Friday in hopes of avoiding missing his second cut in seven events. The cut is the top 65 players and ties.
SB-GCSU rolls past Flagler 13-5 in series opener
Around/About Georgia
Who beat who 46-0 in state HS baseball?
Braves ride an 8-run fifth inning and cruise past the Diamondbacks
Smart not for ending SEC Championship game
Georgia impact transfer WR hampered by injury this spring
Braves' new celebration got you scratching your head? You're not alone
Pérez's stellar long relief may have earned him turn in Atlanta rotation
Georgia House of Representatives honors retired Tech legend Hall with resolution
State college baseball/softball
UGA opens series in Starkvegas with win
A Worthy Read
College Basketball/Men
Dybantsa, Boozer, Acuff headline men's Wooden finalists and All-America selections
Pearl talks 'innovative, creative' Auburn basketball GM Brian Kloman
Wetzel: Why Big Ten men's hoops dominance might be here to stay
Providence’s Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges resulting from altercation with woman
UNC job might not be as appealing as you think
It’s time to ask questions about Jon Scheyer after Duke’s 2nd-straight March Madness meltdown
College Basketball/Women
UConn star sophomore Strong named the AP Player of the Year
Ralph named AP women’s basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt’s 29-5 season
Iowa State star Crooks entering the transfer portal, the latest to leave team in mass exodus
Washington extends women’s head coach Langley through 2031-32 season
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Edwards ineligible for NBA postseason awards after Timberwolves rule him out against Pistons
Doncic matches Michael Jordan for the most magical March in NBA history
Duren leads Pistons past Timberwolves 113-108 in game without superstars
Bridges scores 25, Knueppel sets Hornets record for 3s in a season
MLB/NL
Pirates are calling up teenager Griffin ahead of Friday’s home opener
Williams outpitches Yamamoto, and Ramírez hits 1st homer of season as Guardians top Dodgers
MLB/AL
Bradley tosses 6 shutout innings, Minnesota homers 3 times in the 9th
MLB/Baseball
Collier: MLB's new ABS challenge system is unobtrusive and unnecessary
College Baseball
Why Clemson baseball is already in danger of missing NCAA Tournament
Hockey/NHL
Oettinger beats Hellebuyck in matchup of Team USA goaltenders as Stars blank Jets
Wild wrap up a playoff spot with victory over the Canucks
Cirelli gets 2nd career hat trick and Lightning move into 1st in Atlantic after beating Penguins
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Panthers avoid playoff elimination with win over Bruins
Kane scores pivotal goal as Red Wings beat Flyers in a playoff-race swing
Caufield reaches 49 goals as the Canadiens win their 7th in a row by beating the Rangers
College Sports, the changing landscape
NCAA committee proposes barring prospective athletes if they opt into and remain in a pro draft
Day calls for stronger NCAA enforcement structure: ‘We’re sort of in purgatory’
College Sports
SEC needs a new motto, because Big Ten rules college sports
Big South to sponsor women’s flag football as its 19th sport starting in 2027-28
West Florida will move up to Division I and join UAC for football and Atlantic Sun for other sports
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Miller and Stewart celebrated as the greatest players of the women’s poll era
Storm’s Mühl to miss second straight WNBA season because of a knee injury sustained overseas
Bueckers, Ionescu 'very excited' for new WNBA CBA
Auto Racing
Watch NASCAR's Rockingham Doubleheader: Schedule and key drivers to follow
TV ratings for Cup Series race at Martinsville in March 2026
Tennis
How Sinner can overtake Alcaraz in Monte Carlo
WTA warned to be scared after Sabalenka’s latest breakthrough
Golf
Hubbard’s bold finish gives him a 1-shot lead in Texas Open
Mickelson pulls out of the Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since 1994
Talley goes to Masters course with a 1-shot lead in Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Woods told authorities that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station
Hayes: Woods was always doomed to this sad career end
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Cousins and Raiders agree to a deal as veteran is expected to help Fernando Mendoza transition
Two-time All-Pro CB Gilmore announces his retirement
NFL’s last foray into replacement refs featured blown calls, rule mix-ups and the Fail Mary
Bianchi: Hallelujah, it's official! The Jaguars and the NFL are coming to Oooooor-lan-do!
Vrabel reacts to Henderson's support for NBA player cut after anti-gay comments
Raiders’ Kubiak doesn’t want a rookie QB to start Week 1 in right scenario
Lions get blowback after reports of team recovering portion of Frank Ragnow bonus
College Football
Day on Ohio State football's pace of play: 'It comes down to efficiency'
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Virginia QB Morris denied a preliminary injunction as he bids for 7th season
2 months later, Pete Golding responds to Dabo Swinney’s tampering rant
Auburn QB Brown drawing rave reviews from Tigers defense in spring practice
Florida athletics surveys fans on $398.5M Swamp renovation, potential added costs
These 2 Alabama players have been surprises on defense, per teammate
Auburn defense hoping for sophomore surge
Soccer
FIFA appears to have technical difficulties with World Cup ticket sales
World Cup qualifying was long, wacky and historic. This is what we’ve learned
High school/youth sports
Report finds Florida high school football player paid coach as part of NIL negotiations
Scoreboards