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Georgia Southern 8, Old Dominion 6; Sun Belt Tournament
Mercer 7, ETSU 4; Southern Conference Tournament
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Florence 13, Macon 3
Florence scored in every inning, holding Macon to runs in 2 innings, and outhitting the Bacon 19-7.
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Alumni Update
Why Dodge County’s Floyd signed with SF: ‘grown man football’
Honor Roll
MGSU spring players honored
Middle Georgia State women’s tennis layers Sandra Recuenco Tarin and Len Golz and men’s players Martin Carrizo and Daniel Garcia Suarez were named NAIA All-Americans this week.
Carrizo made the first team, the other three Knights the second team.
Marina Prieto Gonfaus was named the Southern States athletic Conference women’s tennis scholar-athlete of the year
Veterans alum Jacob Pierce along with Seth Darling and Adam Alicea-Brooks were named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Alicea Brooks and Ryan Wilson were named to the SSAC baseball scholar-athlete team.
Beth Eddins, Sarah Latham, Gabbie Haas, and Morgan Windham were named NAIA scholar-athletes for softball.
Georgia College tennis players cited
Rodrigo Perez Crespo and Enzo Sergi were named to the CSC Academic All-District team in men’s tennis, with Shradha Chhabra, Ashton Morrison, and Chiara Santoro from the women’s team earning the same honor.
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer announces slew of signings, from near and far
BSB-Bears come back late, top ETSU at SoCon
Carter Fink, a junior from Tattnall, got the loss for ETSU after giving up 3 runs in 6 innings, to drop to 6-2.
Updated: Central Georgian players, teams at GHSA golf tournament
Here are updated and final results for Central Georgia golfers and teams from this week’s GHSA state tournaments throughout Georgia.
Results during the tournament are available only on a paid phone application. The GHSA posted the full scores for the public on its site on Thursday. Some information was posted Wednesday on The Central Georgia Sports Report.
Everett Horne won the Class A/Division I boys with a 144, in first by two strokes.
Here are the team results, topped with the first-place team and score in each class, and area players in the top 10. No teams or players form Class 5A or 6A in the area made it.
Class 4A girls: 1. North Oconee 516; 9. West Laurens 595; Individuals: 8. Kate Belote, West Laurens 168
Class 4A boys: 1. North Oconee 605; 8. Perry 658
Class AAA girls: 1. Savannah Christian 494; 12. Upson-Lee 681
Class AAA boys: 1. Wesleyan 601; 10. Upson-Lee 686
Class AA girls: 1. Pierce County 299; 8. ACE 379
Class AA boys: 1. Mt. Paran Christian 551; 10. ACE 674
Class A/Division I girls: 1. Prince Avenue 323; 8. Bleckley County 417
Class A/Division I boys: 1. Mount Vernon, 623; 6. Lamar County 680; 11. Bleckley County 848
Class A/Division II girls: 1. Lake Oconee 290; T2. Hawkinsville 375; 7. Taylor County 443; 9. GMC Prep 477; Individuals: 6. Savannah Dokey, Hawkinsville 176; 7. Madi Simmons, GMC 187; 9. Kaylee Richardson, Hawkinsville 199
Class A/Division II boys: 1. Christian Heritage 604; 4. GMC 677; 6. Hawkinsville 704; 10. Taylor County 788
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Kelenic homers, AJ Smith-Shawver works 4 1/3 strong innings as Braves top Cubs
'It was a big series for us': Braves gain momentum by beating fellow contender in Cubs
Falcons have 'an awesome problem' when it comes to ILB depth
SB-UCLA blanks UGA in 6 in Super Regional opener
Stegeman to get record-setting big video board
Georgia Southern rallies late for SBC Tourney win
The Eagles tied it in the fifth and outscored Old Dominino 5-1 in the final few innings for an 8-6 win in the Sun Belt Tournament.
Georgia Southern plays the JMU-ODU winner at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The first three batters in the bottom of the sixth reached, on a single, hit batter, and walk, two coming in for the lead on Sam Blancato’s single to left. GSU was then retired in order.
Georgia Southern added one in the seventh and two in the eighth, surviving three errors.
Blancato drove in five runs on three hits, scoring twice. S. Smith added two hits and TJ McKenzie two RBI.
College Sports
NCAA votes to accept $2.8 billion settlement that could usher in dramatic change for college sports
Paying college athletes is closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
NCAA, leagues back $2.8 billion settlement, setting stage for dramatic change across college sports
Could NCAA settlement save March Madness?
Splitting settlement bill 'has not been a healthy process'
NBA/Basketball
Brown matches career playoff high with 40 points, Celtics beat Pacers
Barkley calls TNT leaders 'clowns,' suggests his production company could take over 'Inside The NBA'
Mavs have early control over Wolves in Western Conference finals with mature, savvy effort by Irving
Cavaliers fire coach J.B. Bickerstaff despite back-to-back playoff appearances and steady progress
WNBA
WNBA officially names Toronto as first international franchise, will start in 2026
Clark signs multiyear deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature basketball line
LeBron 'rooting' for Caitlin Clark: 'I've been in that seat before. I've walked that road'
Mabrey, Reese help Chicago beat New York 90-81, getting win for Weatherspoon against former team
MLB/Baseball
Replay reviews unavailable in Blue Jays-Tigers game after power failure disrupts both broadcasts
Phillies sweep their seventh series of the season with 5-2 win over Rangers
Skenes didn’t have his best stuff against the Giants. The Pirates rookie made it work anyway
College Baseball
Birmingham-Southern baseball trying to keep on playing as school prepares to close
Jared Jones and Jake Brown each homer, LSU rallies, beats South Carolina at SEC tourney
Casey Cook’s 2 HRs help North Carolina beat Pitt 12-2 at ACC Tournament
Villegas makes a leaping catch at the wall for the final out as Miami secures a spot in ACC semis
Waldschmidt hits two home runs to help Kentucky advance to another elimination game at SEC tourney
Causey extends his SEC-best win total to 11 and Tennessee beats Texas A&M to avoid elimination
College Softball
Brito homers twice, Oklahoma pounds Florida State 11-3 in opener of Norman Super Regional
Florida’s Wallace ends worst hit slump of career. Teammate says ‘everyone should be scared’
Oklahoma’s Jennings now tied for third on all-time HR list
Golf
Officer who arrested Scheffler disciplined for not having bodycam activated
Hoffman leads at renovated Colonial as Scottie Scheffler fails to break par
College Basketball
Fitzgerald, longtime Iowa women’s assistant, follows Lisa Bluder into retirement
Patrick steps down as Sacramento State head coach to join LSU’s staff as associate head coach
College Football
Column-Why Tennessee could benefit from not playing in SEC championship
Dabo takes too much heat for punting on the portal
Which Alabama newcomer will have greatest impact? The answer might be surprising
NFL/ Football
Payton: Bo Nix farther along than most rookies would be
Saints and Superdome commission at odds over renovation payments with the Super Bowl on the horizon
Goodell: 18-game NFL schedule isn't imminent but a future possibility
Manning says he has no desire to go from broadcasting to an NFL executive position
Seattle QB Geno Smith says learning a new offense is easier at this point of his career
Auto Racing
As Larson goes for rare racing double, Team Penske is the team to beat at Indy
Intriguing Indianapolis 500 storylines captivate Row 7 lineup with Andretti, Castroneves and Dixon
Tennis
Nadal’s excellence at the French Open, as seen through the eyes of other tennis players
Barbie will make dolls to honor Venus Williams and other star athletes
Nadal is in the French Open field and will face Alexander Zverev in the first round
NHL/Hockey
The Rangers need to find answers quickly against the Panthers, or their Cup wait will reach 31 years
McDavid gets the winner in the 2nd OT after Oilers overcome captain’s penalty
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