Saturday's Report: HS scores; Bohannon?Tech, Profar/Braves, UGA, Falcons, Beck; College 🏈, NFL: playoffs/moves, college&🏀, NBA, WNBA, Australian Open, MLB, NHL, golf
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
Richmond Academy 53, Baldwin 43
Suri Clark and Kassidy Neal each had 9 points for Baldwin, Clark grabbing 12 rebounds.
Brentwood 61, Windsor 30
East Laurens 59, Dublin 38
FPD 47, Mount de Sales 36
FPD got off to a good start and withstood Mount de Sales’ second-half rally. Kennadi Lightfoot led Mount de Sales with nine points. Elcee Leslein topped the Vikings with 16 points while Matthews added 12.
Hancock Central 47, GMC Prep 15
Hephzibah 49, West Laurens 42
Jasper County 66, Towers 36
John Hancock 44, David Emanuel 34
Piedmont 70, Tattnall 48
Putnam County 57, Utopian 10
Stratford 46, John Milledge 33
Da’Laila Lowe paced Stratford with 23 points.
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Baldwin 53, Richmond Academy 50
Brentwood 74, Windsor 58
Dublin 57, East Laurens 55
Tristian Bell’s 19 points and 8 rebounds led Dublin, which led by 7 at halftime and held off Falcon rallies down the stretch. A.J. Johnson added 11 points for Dublin.
FPD 68, Mount de Sales 36
Gatewood 72, Trinity Christian 53
Hancock Central 78, GMC 31
Hawkinsville 66, Montgomery County 55
Putnam County 100, Utopian 43
The War Eagles improved to 19-1 and 4-1 behind Jmari Green’s 17 points. Jaylinn Harper added 15 points, Jeremy Banks 14, Zay Hargrove and 11 from Shamar McClendon.
Stratford 53, John Milledge 38
Tattnall 72, Piedmont 59
West Laurens 70, Hephzibah 38
Whitewater 45, Mary Persons 43
Softball
GMC 6, Polk State 3
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Macon 4, Quad City 0
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Around/About Georgia
Former Kennesaw State coach Bohannon returning to Georgia Tech as senior offensive assistant
New leg kick in swing helped Jurickson Profar revive his career and find a home in Braves outfield
Parting shots on Georgia 2024 and College Football Playoff
Falcons add Rutenberg and Ollie as defensive assistants under new coordinator Ulbrich
Falcons position review: Ebiketie the lone standout at edge rusher
Beck’s high school coach discusses QB's transfer to Miami, 2024 season at Georgia
College Football
ESPN pleased with 1st season of expanded College Football Playoff as it looks to the future
Vegas, baby! Sin City to host the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Auburn hires special teams coordinator Chad Lunsford (ex of Georgia Southern) from Florida Atlantic
South Carolina rewards Beamer with a 3-year contract extension and a $1.5M raise
Why Saban would return to NFL coaching before college game
Capehart will return to Clemson for sixth season
Veteran Alabama LB will miss spring practice with knee injury
College Football/Draft and portal
Ohio State star RB Judkins declares for NFL draft
Notre Dame All-America safety Watts announces he’ll enter the NFL draft
Ohio State cornerback Igbinosun to return in '25
Notre Dame loses two more to transfer portal: Starters Coogan, Spindler
College Football/Carousel and moves
South Carolina rewards Beamer with a 3-year contract extension and a $1.5M raise
NFL Playoffs
Eagles' Barkley showed heart of gold by giving away his gold medal
‘We look to him as our leader’: Inside Josh Allen’s growth from 0-star recruit to NFL star
Bills might be better, but Chiefs are favored for a reason
Hurts practices on injured left knee for Eagles, ready for NFC championship game
Here are the not-so-obvious players who will decide the NFC, AFC champions
Will Jayden Daniels and the Commanders continue their fairytale playoff run?
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Draft: Ward is still the favorite to go No. 1, but Hunter's odds have gotten a lot shorter
McVay wants to know Stafford's status for next year with Rams 'sooner than later'
Lions hoping to avoid setback Eagles and Bengals had after coordinators left to lead other NFL teams
Mahomes on whether NFL officials favor the Chiefs: ‘The referees are doing their best’
Woman indicted in car crash that killed Vikings rookie Jackson and 2 others
NFL/Carousel
Jaguars hire Bucs OC Coen as head coach after making necessary moves
Las Vegas Raiders agree to hire 73-year-old Pete Carroll
Cowboys say OC Brian Schottenheimer will be next coach
Texans fire OC Slowik and offensive line coach
New Browns OC Rees says 'Cleveland is where I wanted to be'
49ers bring back Robert Saleh for 2nd stint as defensive coordinator
College Basketball/Women
Edwards, Feagin lead No. 2 South Carolina past No. 5 LSU for Tigers’ 1st loss
Coaches Staley, Mulkey show off their fashion style in LSU-South Carolina showdown
College Basketball/Men
Utah State keeps winning through coaching and administrative changes
Smith rebounds from poor performance to lead No. 11 Purdue past No. 21 Michigan
Tennis
Australian Open women’s final: Sabalenka eyes a third straight title against Keys
Djokovic vows to strive for more Grand Slam titles at age 37 after his latest injury
Sinner beats Shelton to return to the Australian Open final
Federer and Wawrinka provide inspiration for the new Australian Open junior champion
Raducanu seeking 7th coach of her short career after split with Cavaday because of his health issues
NBA
Short-handed 76ers beat Cavaliers 132-129 to end 7-game losing streak
Jackson Jr. scores 29 points in the Grizzlies’ 139-126 victory over the Pelicans
Jokic hits 66-foot heave to highlight his 5th straight triple-double
Harden notches 79th career triple-double in Clippers’ 110-93 rout of NBA-worst Wizards
Baseball/MLB
Scott’s $72 million, 4-year contract finalized by Dodgers, who spent $452 million on 8 players
No deal. Young collector who nabbed one-of-a-kind Skenes card turns down Pirates trade offer
Golf
English makes a late charge to the take 3rd-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open
LPGA cancels Palos Verdes event after underwriter fails to make payments
Hockey
Perfetti gets 1st career hat trick, Ehlers reaches 500 career points as Jets beat Utah
Kucherov scores in OT to give Lightning 4-3 win over Blackhawks
Robertson scores twice, Benn adds tally as Stars beat Golden Knights
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