Thursday’s Report: GHSA playoffs, Signings: Houston County/Rutland Hawks, Braves, Dream, UGA NBA/NHL playoffs, MLB, World Cup, tennis, WNBA, golf, college 🏀/🏈. More: www.centralgasports.com.
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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
Bleckley County 5, Fannin County 3; Fannin County 8, Bleckley County 4
Bremen 4, Jasper County 1; Jasper County 8, Bremen 6
ECI 11, Taylor County 0, Game 3
Fitzgerald 2, ACE Charter 0; Fitzgerald 3, ACE Charter 1
Peach County 15, Southeast Bulloch 0; Peach County 15, Southeast Bulloch 3
West Laurens 3, NW Whitfield 2; West Laurens 12, NW Whitfield 2
GIAA
Piedmont 3, Tattnall 1
Tiftarea 12, Stratford 4
Windsor 7, Covenant 1
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Girls
GHSA Playoffs
Pace 5, Perry 0
GIAA
FPD 5, Strong Rock 0
Mount de Sales 6, Tattnall 4
Boys
GIAA
Mount de Sales 10, Tattnall 0
Strong Rock 2, FPD 1
🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾
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)
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
FVSU 4, Spring Hill 1; Spring Hill 10, Fort Valley State 4, SIAC championship final
Pro
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Signings
Houston County’s Kendall Carswell has signed to play softball at South Carolina State, and Cailsey Crawford is headed to Alabama State for flag football.
Rutland’s Jonah Johson and Antonio Slocumb have signed to play football at Judson University.
Around/About Georgia
Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting 140-89 Game 6 rout to end Atlanta’s season
Daniels, Robinson ejected after fight, part of one-sided series-clinching win for Knicks over Hawks
Oh, goodness, the Hawks-Knicks numbers
'Angel is the missing piece': Dream look to go from playoff team to WNBA title contender
Smart ponders Big Ten's recent dominance: 'More people have money'
State college baseball/softball
BSB: Perno and Keppinger to be honored on Lettermen Day
A Worthy Read
The Pac-12 is back! See who is in re-imagined conference
College Sports, the changing landscape
Sorsby gambling addiction casts light on issue that could affect thousands of college athletes
Jameson Williams files lawsuit against NCAA, Big Ten, SEC over NIL misuse
NBA Playoffs
Maxey sparks the 76ers’ Game 6 surge with 30 points, forcing a Game 7 vs the Celtics
McDaniels leads Timberwolves on both ends of the court in clincher to oust Nuggets in 6
Keldon Johnson's move to the bench kick-started San Antonio's resurgence
Cunningham comes through for Pistons on the brink, outduels Magic star Paolo Banchero
Raptors dealing with injuries to All-Stars Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram after Game 5 loss
James isn’t worried yet after Lakers lose 2nd straight potential series clincher to Rockets
Lakers, Cavs and Magic look to avoid Game 7s in 1st round of the NBA playoffs
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Bucks make it official by announcing the hiring of former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins
Charlotte’s Moussa Diabaté wins NBA’s Hustle Award
MLB/NL
Cardinals get to Skenes early as St. Louis completes 4-game sweep in Pittsburgh with 10-5 victory
Schwarber delivers as Phillies rally again to beat Giants 6-5 in 10 innings for doubleheader sweep
Mets tumble to 17th loss in 20 games, Nationals win 5-4 on Abrams’ go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th
Church steals another homer, this time giving the Cardinals a win over the Pirates
MLB/AL
Alvarez and Cam Smith power the Astros past the Orioles 11-5 for a doubleheader split
MLB/Baseball
Roundup: Phillies sweep DH vs. Giants with pair of walk-offs
Broadcast
Amazon’s Prime Video dives into college sports in partnership with Duke men’s basketball
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Real life 'Draft Day': Inside the Browns' Round 1 war room
Pickens signs $27.3 million franchise tag with Cowboys, opening door for offseason work
Big moves, no drama, change? How about the Cincinnati Bengals?
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
14 players waived in tough day for transactions across the WNBA
Auto Racing
Police say burglary, fraud targeting deceased NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle may be an inside job
How to watch NASCAR at Texas: Weekend schedule, start time, TV
Dystany Spurlock to make NASCAR Truck debut at Watkins Glen
Tennis
Alcaraz watches brother Jaime win his under-16 debut at the Madrid Open
Golf
Young makes big putts to take early lead at Cadillac Championship
Green ace carries her to share of LPGA lead in Mexico. Korda is 2 behind
LIV Golf to lose Saudi PIF funding: Answering 5 burning questions
LIV Golf has a new chairman and seeks new funding without Saudi backing
Will FIFA World Cup force British Open schedule change?
Hockey
Bruins’ Pastrnak among the many stars delivering big plays in the face of NHL playoff elimination
Wild beat Stars for first playoff series win in 11 years
Carlsson, Terry lead Ducks to win in Game 6, eliminating the 2-time conference champ Oilers
Lightning on the brink of elimination after another home playoff loss
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk bristles at his name in trade rumors
Sabres, Golden Knights and Canadiens look to close out their 1st-round series in huge Game 6 slate
Soccer/World Cup
This year’s World Cup games could be sizzling. Here’s what’s being done to prepare for extreme heat
Will FIFA World Cup force British Open schedule change?
Gianni Infantino affirms at the FIFA Congress that Iran will participate in the World Cup
Soccer
Palestinian and Israeli soccer officials refuse to shake hands at FIFA Congress
MLS commissioner's social media hacked after controversial 5-word reply
NWSL delays potential calendar overhaul after backlash
College Sports
Wieber resigns at Arkansas gymnastics, replaced by husband
TAMUT runner dies after collapsing during event
College Football
SEC coach raises alarm on CFP expansion: 'We cannot turn this into college basketball'
College Basketball/Women
Oklahoma hires first general manager
High school/youth sports
Mississippi high school football suspending program for 2026 due to lack of player interest
Florida high school dismisses head football coach 4 days before spring practice begins
Around the nation/world
Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again
Scoreboards