Saturday's Report: HS playoffs, Mercer, Georgia College; Braves, US Soccer/Atlanta, Falcons, UGA, Tech/Burress; NBA playoffs, MLB, NHL playoffs, NFL, WNBA, golf, World Cup/soccer, 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
Peach County 2, Jefferson 1; Peach County 7, Jefferson 3
Woodward 10 Houston County 3; Houston County 7, Woodward 6
GIAA Playoffs
Brentwood 2, Briarwood 1; Brentwood 11, Briarwood 1
Covenant 3, FPCA 2; FPCA 14, Covenant 3
Flint River 10, John Hancock 0; John Hancock 12 Flint River 6
John Milledge 3, Lakeview 0; John Milledge 13, Lakeview 3
Piedmont 10, Dominion Christian 1; Piedmont 9, Dominion Christian 3
Tattnall 9, Tallulah Falls 1; Tattnall 5, Tallulah Falls 4
Westfield 12, Brookwood 4; Westfield 9, Brookwood 4
Westminster 12, Windsor 1; Westminster 3, Windsor 1
GIAA, regular season
FPD 1, Gatewood 0
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
GIAA Playoffs
Girls
Gatewood 5, FPCA 1
George Walton Tattnall
Mount de Sales 5, Tallulah Falls 3
Boys
CFCA 3, Furtah Prep 0
Tallulah Falls 4, Tattnall 3
GHSA Playoffs
B-East Hall 6, West Laurens 3
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
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Mercer 13, VMI 2
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Georgia College 5, USC Beaufort 3, Peach Belt Tournament
Georgia Highlands 4, GMC JC 1, GCAA Tournament
Pro
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⚽ ⚽ ⚽MLS⚽ ⚽ ⚽
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Around/About Central Georgia
SB-Georgia College dispatches USC Beaufort in PBC quarters
Around/About Georgia
Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown
A look at the new home for U.S. Soccer in Atlanta
No Cinderella Story: The making of Harold Perkins Jr.
Florida State series the latest example of unknown ‘fallout’ from 9-game SEC slate
State college baseball/softball
Houston County’s Burress does it again, walks it off for Yellow Jackets
Georgia tops LSU in series opener
SB-Georgia takes out Oklahoma at SEC
NBA Playoffs
Brunson scores 33 points and helps Knicks take 3-0 lead over 76ers
Wembanyama gives the Spurs another gem in win over the T-wolves for 2-1 lead
Wemby matches Kareem, Hakeem and Shaq with his superb stat line for Spurs in Game 3 win over Wolves
76ers to donate 500 tickets for each remaining 2nd-round home playoff game to blunt Knicks’ takeover
Harris chose to return to Pistons, believing he could be part of turnaround
MLB/NL
Vientos homers and hits a go-ahead double in the 10th as the Mets top the Diamondbacks
Johnston has go-ahead hit in 11th as Rockies beat Phillies
Cardinals beat Padres 6-0 behind 9-strikeout effort from McGreevy
Devers goes deep and Robbie Ray pitches the Giants to a 5-2 win over the Pirates
MLB/AL
From 0 for 12 to a 427-foot blast: Travis Bazzana’s first MLB homer sparks Guardians
MLB/Baseball
MLB’s rookie class is making an impressive impact in early season games
Orioles hold Tupac Skakur bobblehead promotion, and his sister throws out the ceremonial first pitch
Who can keep the Dodgers from three-peating?
Roundup: Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski fans 11 in win over Yankees
Hockey
Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece
Marner’s first playoff hat trick propels Golden Knights to 6-2 rout of Ducks and 2-1 series lead
Does the NHL need more replay reviews for penalties and scrums or would they slow the game?
NHL salary cap rising to record $104M for 2026-27 season
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Beck’s QB career in college wasn’t perfect. He says that can help in adjustment to NFL
Colts release CB Moore (Valdosta State) after being unable to fulfill his trade request
Report: Vrabel and Russini rented a boat together in 2021
Vikings sign free agent receiver Jauan Jennings in deal that could be worth $13 million
Heinicke announces NFL retirement after 10 seasons as a pro
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Toronto’s first WNBA game is no thing of beauty, but sellout crowd finds plenty to cheer
Stewart powers short-handed Liberty to a season-opening rout of Sun
Opening night: Liberty, Valkyries dominate; Tempo fall just short in inaugural game
Fever will protect Caitlin Clark by shifting her off the ball
WNBA’s new CBA sets blueprint as emerging women’s leagues chart their own path
It's not a Fever dream: Winning a title right now is the goal for Caitlin Clark & Co.
No. 10 pick in WNBA Draft is going back to college, signing with Kentucky
Expansion team Portland Fire uses training concept that emphasizes creativity, problem-solving
Tennis
What a Grand Slam boycott could mean for tennis
Golf
McIlroy shoots 67 to move into contention at Truist Championship, 4 shots back of Sungjae Im
Thitikul takes advantage of changing weather for a 69 to open 3-shot lead on LPGA
McIlroy spent 'solid 10 days of celebrating' 2026 Masters title
DeChambeau plans to build YouTube platform if LIV Golf folds
McIlroy says LIV players should be able to return to PGA Tour, but he’s not sure they want to
Soccer/World Cup
World Cup demand doesn't match what FIFA claims
Man City defender Gvardiol back in time for the World Cup after 4 months out with broken leg
World Cup schedule: Qualified teams, groups, match dates, fixtures, how to watch
FIFA waives one-game bans for Otamendi and Caicedo at World Cup after being sent off in qualifier
Soccer
Nearly 130 arrests around Paris amid celebrations for PSG reaching Champions League final
Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
BFW Fight Club: Real Madrid teammates allegedly brawl, one reportedly sent to hospital
College Sports
Big Ten reports $1.47B in revenue for 2024-25, average $79.9M full-share payouts to member schools
Virginia Tech wrestling receives $1 million donation, largest gift in program history
Las Vegas women’s college volleyball event in August will be 2nd to offer $1 million purse
College Football
Former Ohio coach Brian Smith sues university over firing, seeks damages including contract balance
NCAA proposal would loosen protocol for conferences needing 5-7 teams to fill out bowl agreements
College Basketball
Coaches’ opinions mixed on NCAA Tournament expansion. Some say it fixes something that’s not broke
Wasn’t 1 in 9.2 quintillion hard enough? Bigger NCAA tournaments mean bigger brackets, too
High school/youth sports
The Oakland high school that produced Frank Robinson and others fights to keep baseball alive
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
From ‘bin man’ jab to title stakes: Wardley and Dubois take it to the ring in Manchester
Scoreboards