Wednesday's Report: GHSA playoffs, Mercer, Fort Valley State, GMC JC, Houston County; Hawks, Braves; NBA/NHL playoffs, MLB, NFL, WNBA, NASCAR, golf/Henley, tennis World Cup, colleges
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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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GHSA Playoffs
Taylor County 3, ECI 2; ECI 11, Taylor County 0
GIAA
FPD 10, John Milledge 5
The Vikings improved to 27-1, and welcome Covenant on Monday on Senior Night.
John Hancock 9, Augusta Prep 4
Piedmont 4, Tattnall 3
Pinewood Christian 4, Gatewood 3
Westfield 3, Stratford 2
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GHSA playoffs
Boys
ACE Charter 3, Social Circle 1
Armuchee 10, Dodge County 1
GMC 4, Towns County 0
Jasper County 4, Toombs County 3
Mary Persons 3, Stone Mountain
Putnam County 4, Vidalia 1
Trion 10, Macon County 1
West Laurens 3, Peach County 0
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GHSA playoff results are updated regularly in the spring playoff master
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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Mercer 10, Georgia Southern 9
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Fort Valley State 6, Miles 0, SIAC Tournament
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M-Southern Conference Tournament, Mercer
Pro
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Honor Roll
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Houston County’s Stephens walks it off with bomb for Mercer over Georgia Southern
Mary Persons grad Brady Christman went 4 for 4 with 4 runs and 3 RBI from the cleanup spot.
MGLF-Robards finishes second, Mercer sets program record at SoCon
Central Georgia shut out in poll of ‘best for athletes’ study of state programs
SB-Fort Valley State head to SIAC championship game after shutout
Around/About Georgia
Former Hawks executive Jones sentenced to over 3 years in prison for embezzling $3.7M from team
The Knicks’ series-changing edge the Hawks know they have no answer for
Brunson breaks out with 39 points, with some credit for Towns and even some for mom
Olson’s 2-run homer in the ninth gives the Braves 4-3 win over the Tigers
Braves: Strider’s return, Olson walk-off, more
SEC football, basketball coaches show off golf swings at annual Regions Tradition Pro-Am
A Worthy Read
Olivia Pichardo is a reluctant groundbreaker as a woman in baseball
Opinion
You can’t keep a bad idea down: the NCAA set to expand the tournament
College Sports, the changing landscape
Sources: Big 12 lands long-discussed private capital deal
NBA Playoffs
Rockets beat Lakers, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game
Cunningham scores 45, Pistons beat Magic to stave off elimination
Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for win over Raptors, 3-2 lead
Spurs lack of postseason experience has little impact as they advance in first playoffs since 2019
Celtics’ disastrous 4th quarter helps Sixers close series gap
Knicks and Celtics are chasing road clinchers as the Nuggets fight to force a Game 7
NBA/Men’s Basketball
NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery odds
New Orleans’ DeAndre Jordan wins NBA’s teammate of the year award
MLB/NL
Alex Cora was offered Phillies' job days after getting fired. Why did he turn it down?
The mighty NL Central is the majors’ only division with 5 winning teams
House hits a grand slam and the Nationals blow out the staggering Mets
D-backs hit 4 homers and Vargas stretches hit streak in 6-2 win over Brewers
Church robs Gonzales of what would have been walk-off homer, preserves Cards’ 5-4 win over Pirates
Goodman hits 2 HRs, Sugano pitches 5 1/3 scoreless innings, Rockies beat Reds
MLB/Baseball
Phillies loved Thomson. They feel guilty he got fired
Despite being fired, Thomson would 'seriously entertain' staying with the Phillies in a new role
Former MLB player Alexei Ramírez tested positive for 4 steroids at World Baseball Classic
Roundup: Braves walk off Tigers in comeback stunner
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
For first time since stepping down, Mike Tomlin takes questions on Steelers, Rodgers and TV gig
Broncos’ 2-time Pro Bowl safety Simmons retires after 32 interceptions in his 9-year career
Panthers sign fifth-year option on QB Young’s contract, keeping him in Carolina through 2027
Nix had second procedure on ankle, sources say
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark to publish a children’s book based on her life
Auto Racing
Indianapolis 500 testing takes flight as Romain Grosjean inadvertently hits bird during early run
Sato avoids collision with a fox and posts 4th-fastest lap during Indy 500 testing
Tennis
No. 1 Jannik Sinner beats rising star Jódar in Madrid and declares ‘what a player’
American Baptiste stuns Sabalenka in Madrid Open nail-biter
Golf
Report: Saudi funding for LIV Golf is officially going to end
Al-Rumayyan leaving board of LIV Golf as Saudi funding dries up, report says
Women’s British Open gets another bump in prize money to $10 million
PGA Tour returns to Trump Doral this week for Cadillac Championship, first time there since 2016
Maconite Russell Henley starts his fourth tournament in a month Thursday afternoon at the Cadillac Championship. He tees off at 1:40 p.m. with Si Woo Kim, two weeks after a steady four days and tie for 25th at the RBC Heritage.
Korda is back in her bubble and a big year could await
Hockey
Cam York scores in OT as Flyers beat Penguins 1-0 in Game 6, reach Round 2
Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead
Howden’s short-handed goal gives Golden Knights double-OT win 3-2 lead
Cassidy surprised by Golden Knights’ firing and sounds ready to return to coaching
Soccer/World Cup
FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds
Germany delays its World Cup squad reveal by 9 days to give injured players more time
FIFA to pay out $100M in extra cash to help cover World Cup teams’ costs in North America
FIFA in talks about requiring soccer clubs to field at least one homegrown young player in games
Soccer
‘Game of the century’ or just bad defending? PSG’s win over Bayern draws mixed reactions
Request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort is denied by Canadian police
Canadian official backs up report that Iranian soccer chief was denied entry for FIFA event
Arsenal and Atletico exchange penalty goals in 1-1 draw in 1st leg of Champions League semifinals
College Sports
NCAA agrees to lift restrictions on student-athletes earning prize money before enrolling in college
College Football
Whittingham took Michigan sight unseen — to turn Sherrone Moore mess into his next great win
Iowa State’s T.J. Otzelberger agrees to 10-year contract extension paying $6 million annually
RBU? O-line U? Wisconsin must rejuvenate its rushing attack before it can reclaim those labels
College Basketball/Women
Attorney says in court papers that ex-Nebraska assistant Chuck Love admitted having sex with player
Why Kim Caldwell called rebuilding entire Lady Vols basketball roster 'fantastic'
College Basketball/Men
Michigan basketball reloads with 9 newcomers for potential run to another national title
High school/youth sports
Kentucky high school invites public to meet finalists for boys hoops head coaching job
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Boxers from Russia, Belarus to be allowed to fight as neutral athletes in World Boxing competitions
Scoreboards