Tuesday's Report: Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College; Braves, Falcons, Atlanta, UGA/Tech NCAA ⛳; truth-teller Popovich, NBA, gambling, MLB, PGA, NFL, college 🏈, colleges, WNBA, NHL
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Around/About Central Georgia
Ex-Mercer CB Moore signs with Giants
SB-Middle Georgia State edged in national opener
Bibb County schools hand out nearly three dozen high school awards
WTEN-Georgia College season ends in NCAA regionals
Around/About Georgia
Verdugo singles in White in bottom of 9th as Braves recover and beat slumping Nationals
Braves stars Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider ramping up their injury rehabs
Braves' defensive rollercoaster ends with cathartic walk-off winner
Analyzing the 'fire and ice' dichotomy of Xavier Watts, Billy Bowman Jr.
Falcons sign former Jaguars LB Johnson following tryout at rookie minicamp
Hawks to pick 13th in next month's NBA draft
BSB-Georgia’s national seed chase continues after series loss at Alabama
GLF-Tech in third at Auburn Regional
GLF-Georgia in sixth at Tallahassee Regional
A Worthy Read
Gregg Popovich: the NBA truth teller who held Trump, and the US, to account
NBA
Dallas win the draft lottery, chance to pick Cooper Flagg No. 1 overall
Lottery: Cavaliers and Magic landed the most top picks in the event’s 40-year history
Top-seeded Thunder and Cavaliers host critical Game 5s in conference semifinals
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell questionable for Tuesday’s game after reaggravating sprained left ankle
Knicks take a 3-1 lead over the Celtics, Tatum is injured in final minutes
Tatum carried off floor with right leg injury and Celtics star will have MRI
Edwards, Randle lead the way again as Timberwolves beat Warriors 117-110 for 3-1 playoff series lead
Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game
Kings hire Woodson as associate head coach on Christie’s staff
Gambling
Betting roundup: Surprises emerge in NBA and NHL playoffs
Baseball/MLB
Houston pitcher McCullers reacts to death threats directed at his children after tough start
Rockies chart a new course under a new manager after one of worst starts in major league history
Starkey: Nutting has ruined the Pirates and broken plenty of hearts along the way
Winn homers as the Cardinals beat the Phillies for their 9th straight win
Langford homer ends no-hit bid and gives Rangers win over Colorado after Rockies fired manager
Carroll homers twice off Verlander and the Diamondbacks beat the Giants
Alonso pushes Mets past Pirates after solid outing by Skenes
PGA Championship
PGA Championship gets heavy rain and no spectators for first official day of practice
Spieth has renewed hope in pursuit of career Grand Slam
McIlroy and Jordan Spieth pursue different grand slams at Quail Hollow
10 leading players who could contend at Quail Hollow
Career Grand Slam winners and those on the cusp
Auto Racing
NASCAR star Kyle Larson is ready to focus on the Indianapolis 500 — after a sprint car race
Golf
PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox comes from a family of champions in New Zealand
The improbable story of how Central Arkansas arrived at its first-ever NCAA men's golf regional
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
QB check-ins: Carr's Saints retirement puts Shough in fast lane
Bucs rookie Watson, at 430-plus pounds, wants to make people forget his size
Sanders makes a big first impression with the Buccaneers
Engel: Pickens' success with the Cowboys will hinge on Prescott
Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor will move forward, court says
Sielski: The Eagles couldn't have asked for a better opening-night opponent than the Cowboys
College Football
Northwestern settles 34 remaining player lawsuits over hazing allegations
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Beamer on Dawn Staley's impact, Nick Saban's potential role
Toppmeyer: Why Josh Heupel, Brian Kelly top my list of underrated coaches
Swinney explains why he wanted basketball's Schieffelin to join football
Belichick attends Miss Maine USA pageant with Hudson competing
College Sports
Bianchi: UF presidential pick backed Harbaugh amid Michigan’s scandal
The landscape of college athletics is changing again. Don't allow it to ruin your experiences
The improbable story of how Central Arkansas arrived at its first-ever NCAA men's golf regional
USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll
College baseball notebook: SEC leader Texas latest to get knocked off during Gators’ late-season run
College Sports, the changing landscape
Contracts? Buyouts? Study at 1 school, play for another? Ambitious pitches to revamp college sports
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson confident she’ll bounce back from season-ending ACL tear
Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu plays at Oregon for the first time as a pro in preseason game
Soccer
Brazil signs Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one year before 2026 World Cup
Hockey
Walker, Svechnikov score late as Hurricanes push Capitals to brink of elimination in 5-2 win
Henrique scores twice as the Oilers beat the Golden Knights in Game 4
Bobrovsky has earned the trust of the Florida Panthers, and it keeps paying off
Around the nation/world
Journalism opens as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the 150th Preakness Stakes
Scoreboards