Wednesday's Report: Scores, Mayhem, Alum: Peach County; Braves, Dream/Reese, Falcons, UGA, Tech College 🏀, NBA, NFL, WNBA, NASCAR, golf, tennis, MLB, college 🏈
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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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ACE Charter 5, Bleckley County 4, 9 inn.
Sebastian Falduti sent a 3-2 pitch deep to right field with the bases loaded and two outs for the walk-off in a battle of the top teams in GHSA Region 2-A/Division I. Bleckley County led 3-0 despite not getting a hit, before ACE tied it at 3. The teams combined to strand 25 runners. ACE has a one-game lead over the Royals, who host the rematch on Thursday.
Central Georgia Arts 7, Mount de Sales 2
Coffee 5, Veterans 2
Crawford County 10, Chattahoochee County 0
Dodge County 14, Northeast 6
Houston County 6, Lee County 2
Johnson County 18, Twiggs County 0
Peach County 15, Dougherty 0
Perry 17, New Hampstead 2
Pike County 6, Rutland 4
Taylor County 12, Marion County 2
Thomas County Central 13, Northside 0
Trinity Christian 15, Upson-Lee 2
Washington County 5, Washington-Wilkes 1
Windsor 15, Central Fellowship 0
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Girls
Central Georgia Arts 3, Mount de Sales 2
Central Fellowship 7, Sherwood Christain 1
Westfield 10, Calvary Christian 1
Boys
ACE Charter 4, Jasper County 2
Crawford County 3, Rock Springs 2
Mount de Sales 3, Central Georgia Arts 0
Sherwood Christian 2, Central Fellowship 1
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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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Brewton-Parker 5, Middle Georgia State 3
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Auburn-Montgomery 5, Middle Georgia State 1; AUM 4, MGSU 0
Georgia College 4, Clark Atlanta 1; Georgia College 4, Clark Atlanta 1
Pro
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Honor Roll
Honor Roll/Alumni Update
Peach County’s Harrelson earns GCAA honor
BSB-Mercer rolls over West Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Maddux's advice to Elder starts to pay off
Albies hits his 3rd home run and the Braves beat the Angels following a bench-clearing brawl
Punches thrown between Soler, López as tensions boil over
Reese trade sees Sky history repeating itself, while Dream elevate contender status
Reese's No. 5 jersey sells out quickly after trade to Atlanta
Pitts to sign franchise tag offer with Atlanta
Georgia ‘stronger in more areas than people acknowledge’ entering 2026
Former Georgia basketball star Hayes could join White's staff
State college baseball/softball
Tech powers past Kennesaw State
Georgia pulverizes Presbyterian
A Worthy Read
South Carolina women’s hoops runs big deficit as it dominates on court
College Sports, the changing landscape
Report: Alabama AD suggests conferences ban schools that break compensation rules
Third-party NIL deals for athletes worth up to $2,500 can now avoid some scrutiny
NBA/Men’s Basketball
T-wolves are ‘a million miles away’ from the team they think they are, with the playoffs coming fast
O’Neal starting a new Dunkman league, offering a prize of $500,000 for best dunker
The NBA often saves its best basketball for the playoffs. It’s reasonable to expect that again
Bulls CEO Reinsdorf says he wants Donovan to remain in his job
Redick wants to move on after Mavs contradict his contention of MRI mistake on Austin Reaves
Raptors roll past Heat 121-95, an outcome that locks Miami into the play-in tournament
MLB/NL
New Giants manager Vitello working to get his club on track after frustrating 3-8 start
Ray pitches Giants past Phillies to stop 4-game slide
Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 6th as the Pirates beat the Padres
Cardinals rally against Nationals’ struggling bullpen for 7-6 victory in 10 innings
Reds chase Alcantara in 9th, beat Marlins 6-3 in 10th keyed by McLain for 5-game winning streak
MLB/AL
1,620 and counting: José Ramírez sets Cleveland franchise record for games played
Rangers await results of MRI on deGrom’s right knee, 2-time Cy Young winner indicates he’s OK
MLB/Baseball
Mets to retire Carlos Beltrán’s No. 15 in ceremony before he enters team’s hall of fame on Sept. 19
Pratt deal with Brewers can escalate by $10 million if he finishes high in MVP vote
College Basketball/Final Fours
Michigan had its worst game this season. How it still won national title
How UCLA’s super senior class, led by Lauren Betts, set the championship standard
Celebrations in Ann Arbor after Michigan wins NCAA men’s basketball national title
Karaban finishes historic career, leaves UConn better than he found it
Final Fours, championship games the norm for Dawn Staley, South Carolina. It's not easy
What's next for UConn, Michigan after championship: Recruits, transfer portal, more
College Basketball
Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn’s Auriemma
Auriemma says Staley 'deserved better' in second apology
Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead of UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois
NCAA champion UCLA finishes No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 ahead of South Carolina, UConn, Texas, Duke
Michigan gets its moment, then the transfer portal opens and the scramble for 2027 begins
Kansas’ Bidunga, Wake Forest’s Harris, Saint Mary’s Murauskas among players entering men’s portal
College Basketball/Women
What’s next for Alabama-Huntsville after Division II Final Four run?
Women's NCAA basketball transfer rankings for 2026-27 season
Roussel hired as women’s basketball coach at Virginia after abrupt firing of Agugua-Hamilton
College Basketball/Men
Goodman: Behold, the biggest stooge in college basketball history
North Carolina hires NBA championship-winning coach Malone to lead Tar Heels
Fowler: Michael Malone is a left-field hire for UNC. I think it will turn out all right
The Masters
Will a Masters debut turn into a win? History suggests not, but there are a few newcomers to watch
Rose has 3 runner-up finishes at the Masters. He sees that as a good sign
Masters week is here and all but Asia takes a break
Masters rookie Gotterup brings confidence to Augusta after meteoric rise
A trivia quiz covering 90 years at Augusta National
DeChambeau arrives at the Masters on a bit of a roll. Can he close the deal this year?
Rahm enters a crucial stage of his career
College Sports
Auburn announces mutual parting of ways with longtime gymnastics head coach
Hockey
Stars ban person who bought tickets for group of 4 seen celebrating a goal with Nazi salute
NHL’s East playoff race shaken up as the Flyers rise, Red Wings fall and Islanders fire their coach
Celebrini keeps the Sharks in the playoff hunt with 107-point season
NHL investigating after Lightning forward Holmberg hurt arm crashing into unlatched penalty box door
Hurricanes overcome Geekie’s hat trick, top Bruins in OT to claim the Metropolitan Division title
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Mendoza to watch the NFL draft from Miami with family and friends
No Lawrence looms over the start of John Harbaugh’s first offseason program as Giants coach
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
How is Alabama football dividing 1st-team QB reps in spring practice?
College Football
Earnings report: Football stars raking in the cash
Report: FOX to buy back 2026 Big Ten championship game from NBC for $45-55 million
‘He’s there;’ Dante Moore’s mastery at Oregon rivals Nix, Gabriel
Colorado QB’s blood alcohol level was twice legal limit in fatal single-car crash, report reveals
Soccer
Achilles injury ends US forward Patrick Agyemang’s World Cup hopes
FIFA opens disciplinary case against Spanish federation over anti-Muslim chants
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Swanson's UFC 327 swan song closes the book on the WEC
Scoreboards