Monday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Russell Henley; Braves, Hawks, UGA; Masters, NBA, MLB, WNBA, NASCAR, tennis, NHL, college football, soccer, UFC
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⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Western Carolina 5, Mercer 4
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
GMC JC 11, South Georgia State 8; GMC 10, SGS 1
Mercer 5, Furman 4
Middle Georgia State 5, USC Beaufort 3
⛳⛳⛳Golf⛳⛳⛳
M-Wofford Invitational, Mercer
Pro
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ MLB⚾ ⚾ ⚾
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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Late rally falls short, Mercer swept
Around/About Georgia
Smith homers and Braves back Chris Sale with 19 hits in 13-1 rout of Guardians
Heat run away in second half, tune up for play-in by beating Hawks
Jones knows he needs to be focused on Georgia’s future, not his past
How UGA golfers fared at Masters
State college baseball/softball
Florida tops Georgia in slugfest
The Masters
McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Nicklaus, Faldo and Woods
Moments from McIlroy’s victory
Garcia goes nuclear on tee box, breaks driver in final-round crash-out
Hatton excited to see daughter in coveralls after qualifying for next year’s Masters
Scheffler falls a stroke short of a record Masters comeback after a flawless weekend
Rose rues his miscues through Amen Corner and another lost chance at winning the Masters
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Playoffs and play-in: Matchups, schedule, brackets are set after conclusion of regular season
Rivers isn’t expected back as Bucks’ coach next season,
Kings will bring back Christie for a second full season
Flagg’s standout rookie season ends as the No. 1 pick of the Mavs injures ankle in finale
Antetokounmpo calls it ‘disrespectful’ that Bucks benched him in final weeks of season
Jokic scores 23 points in 65th game for award eligibility as Nuggets top Spurs to claim No. 3 seed
Nembhard’s 23 assists break coach Jason Kidd’s rookie Mavs record in blowout of Bulls in finale
Hornets clinch the No. 9 seed and a home game in the East play-in tournament by beating the Knicks
Roundup: Raptors top Nets to earn first postseason spot since 2022
Obituary
Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros’ first World Series team, dies at 76
MLB/NL
Reliever Craig Kimbrel brought up from minors by New York Mets, his 10th big league team
Late bullpen collapse costs Pirates shot at rare Cubs sweep at Wrigley Field
After Ohtani hits 2nd straight leadoff homer, deGrom recovers to lead Rangers over Dodgers
Busch ends 0-for-30 slide with tying single, Cubs overcome 5-run deficit to beat Pirates
Fernandez, Del Castillo power Diamondbacks to 4-3 win over the Phillies
MLB/AL
Soriano becomes MLB’s first 4-game winner, lowers ERA to 0.33 as Angels beat Reds
Gray hits 3-run homer as Twins rough up Max Scherzer, beat Blue Jays
MLB/Baseball
Roundup: Braves pound out 19 hits in 13-1 thrashing of Guardians
College Sports
McIntosh stepping down as Wisconsin’s AD
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
New WNBA CBA lifts rookie salaries, with the No. 1 overall pick set to earn $500,000
Sky land rising star Rickea Jackson from LA Sparks in a trade for Ariel Atkins
Free agency tracker: Sophie Cunningham returning to Fever; Kelsey Plum back to Sparks
Auto Racing
Gibbs earns first NASCAR Cup victory at Bristol, beating Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney
All-Star Gabby Williams joins the Valkyries on a multiyear deal and Alyssa Thomas returns to Phoenix
Tennis
Sinner beats Alcaraz in straight sets in Monte Carlo final to reclaim No. 1 ranking
Hockey
Ovechkin response to fans’ request for 1 more year: ‘I’ll think about it’
The NHL playoffs have plenty of fresh blood, and a new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned
Rossi scores with 9.5 seconds left in regulation, Canucks beat Ducks
Ovechkin, Capitals keep postseason hopes alive with 3-0 victory over Penguins
Roundup: Ducks still in playoff hunt despite OT loss to Canucks
College Football
A new coach and a new playbook have UCLA QB Iamaleava feeling energized
Arizona States’s Smith back at DE after spending time at WR
Sanders reveals another procedure for blood clots at Colorado spring game
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Florida A&M hit with 2026 postseason ban
Tuscaloosa police shut down ‘Strip’ after A-Day game
USF offensive lineman Shrader is grateful for seventh year of college football
Frost lauds UCF’s toughness, gives spring update on QB Alonza Barnett III
Soccer
Montreal fires coach Donadel after slow start to MLS season; Eullaffroy interim coach
Man City closes in on Arsenal in Premier League title race with 3-0 win over Chelsea
Columbus ties Orlando City 1-1 on Diego Rossi goal after losing Wessam Abou Ali to an injury
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Hokit improbably gives UFC's heavyweight division life
Ulberg's one-legged win leaves MMA world speechless
Scoreboards