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Local Sports CCGA mens basketball drops home-opener The Coastal Georgia men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker, 67-64, in the home opener against Middle Georgia State on Wednesday. Read more No. 8 Brunswick High looks to close regular season strong vs. Bradwell Institute No. 8 Brunswick High is screeching toward the opening round of the state playoffs, but first it must navigate a minor speed bump in the sha… Read more Frederica Academy revisits Valwood in playoff opener The No. 6 seeded Frederica Academy Knights hit the road to take on the defending GIAA 3A state champions in the No. 3 seeded Valwood School… Read more SEASON ON THE LINE The regular season finale is here, and for the Glynn Academy Red Terrors (5-4, 4-3), it is a winner-take all contest for the fourth and fin… Read more National Sports Shohei Ohtani's labrum surgery could delay return to pitching but shouldn't impact swing SAN ANTONIO — If you're buying tickets to the Dodgers' season-opening games in Tokyo next March, don't count on seeing Shohei Ohtani pitch. Though the Dodgers slugger is expected to be in the lineup for the start of the season — which will begin with two games in Japan against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome — the two-way star is not expected to take the mound. It already was an uncertainty ... Read more Florida sticks with Billy Napier as coach despite tumultuous tenure GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Billy Napier will remain Florida's head coach with the school committed to him and confident in the program’s direction despite a losing record, mounting injuries and unceasing outside criticism. UF athletic director Scott Stricklin addressed the fan base with an open letter Thursday endorsing Napier’s return. “As we’ve seen these past several weeks, the young men on this ... Read more