Wednesday's Report: HS playoffs, Macon Sports Hall of Fame, FPD; Braves, UGA/SEC, Falcons, Georgia State; NBA playoffs, MLB, NFL, WNBA, auto racing. tennis, NHL, soccer, CFB
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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
Girls
Lamar County 4, Fannin County 0
Boys
Armuchee 4, ACE 1
Barrow 2, Putnam County 1
GMC Prep 4, Mt. Zion-Carrollton 1
Islands 3, Mary Persons 0
Model 5, Jasper County 0
West Laurens 2, Calhoun 2
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
FPD repeats, twice
Weather pushed things back, but that didn’t change a familiar result.
FPD won its third straight GIAA Class 4A state girls tennis title on Tuesday, while the boys won their second straight title, as per a school social media post Tuesday afternoon.
No information was posted by the GIAA.
Around/About Georgia
Olson hits go-ahead homer in the ninth for Braves to outlast Mariners
'Bryce is for real': Elder continues hot start with 9 K's in Seattle
Smart: Road games to determine struggles
Thompson was nearly out of football; now he's an Atlanta Falcon
Georgia State introduces men’s hoops staff
A Worthy Read
AFCA Board votes in favor of 24-team CFP, elimination of conference championship games
NBA Playoffs
Holmgren has 24 points to help Thunder top Lakers in Game 1
Cunningham scores 23, Tobias Harris has 20 to help Pistons beat Cavs
Duren delivers for the Pistons, making plays at both ends of court in key moments against Cavs
Lakers forward Vanderbilt suffers ‘gruesome’ injury to right pinkie while trying to block shot
Knicks are the East favorites in the sportsbooks and suddenly look like it on the court
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Celtics’ Brown fined $50,000 for public criticism of playoff officiating
James on Michael Jordan GOAT debate: 'Our games are totally different'
MLB/NL
Harper, Sánchez lead streaking Phillies over Athletics
Padres tie season highs for hits (14) and runs in win over Giants
Rodriguez throws 7 innings of 2-hit ball, D-backs beat the Pirates
Busch hits RBI single in 10th as Cubs beat Reds for seventh straight win
MLB/AL
Trout homers and Zeferzahn escapes a jam in the 9th as the Angels beat the White Sox
MLB/Baseball
Benches empty without any fighting during Tigers-Red Sox game
Man fatally stabbed outside Busch Stadium hours after St. Louis Cardinals game
Athletics acquire catcher Heim from Braves for cash
Roundup: Trout ascends HR list with No. 415 in Angels' win
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Diggs’ acquittal clears path for return to the field but he could still face NFL discipline
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
WNBA all-time leading rebounder Tina Charles retires from basketball
After the CBA opened the floodgates, some notable WNBA All-Stars decided to play closer to home
Auto Racing
Thousands at funeral for Italian auto champ and Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi
Tennis
No. 1 Sabalenka calls for boycott if players don’t get bigger cut of Grand Slam revenues
Golf
Rahm resolves his dispute with European tour as LIV Golf faces loss of Saudi funding
LIV Golf had a blank canvas. The PGA Tour could use one as it tries to solve a packed schedule
PGA Tour goes to Quail Hollow for final stop before a major. LIV Golf back in action in Virginia
Hockey
MacKinnon has goal and 2 assists in 5-2 win over Wild as Avalanche take 2-0 lead in series
Golden Knights and Ducks unhappy with opener as Game 2 approaches
Soccer
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Goodbread | Greg Sankey uses flawed logic in defense of SEC title game
Former Auburn stars not surprised by ‘networking’ coach’s shift to U.S. senator
Ole Miss QB talks Kiffin exit from Ole Miss and if they still talk
High school/youth sports
Alabama high school football: Class 7A playoff coach put on administrative leave
Scoreboards