Monday's Report: Georgia College baseball, Mercer, MGSU; UGA arrest/G-Day, Hawks, Braves, Tech; NBA, MLB, WNBA, NASCAR, tennis, golf, NHL, soccer, college football/basketball, WWE
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Georgia Southwestern 10, Middle Georgia State 9
Mercer 8, Towson 6
USC Aiken 8, Georgia College 6
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Around/About Central Georgia
Snell Family gift to transform GCSU baseball stadium experience
Bobcats getting a stadium refresh
BSB-USC Aiken spoils Bobcats’ Senior Day
BSB-Late blast lifts Mercer in battle with Towson
Henley finishes steady tournament with steady play
No, Russell Henley didn’t follow up his run at the Masters with a run at the RBC Heritage.
But the Maconite turned in an importantly steady weekend at Hilton Head and finished tied for 25th.
He had a pair of 68s followed by a pair of 70s for an 8-under 276, and was joined by top-20 players Chris Gotterup and Cameron Young among those at 25th.
Most notably, he had only three bogeys in four days, tying for first in that category, and his 58 pars ranked first. But he could only muster 11 birdies, tying for 78th in the 82-player field.
Up next is the Cadillac Championship in Miami April 30-May 3.
Around/About Georgia
Branch arrested after Georgia's spring game
Winfield: The Hawks picked their poison -- and it cost them Game 1 vs. Knicks
McCollum rips Brunson for 'Broadway' performance after kick to groin
Harris II leads surging Braves past slumping Phillies 4-2 for 3-game sweep
Braves' lefty-lefty lineup strategy fuels 5th straight win, sweep of Phillies
Reddell was one of the stars of G-Day
Frazier injury looms large over otherwise routine G-Day scrimmage
State college baseball/softball
Georgia Tech takes down North Carolina, sets mark
A Worthy Read
Longtime Florida State coach Bobby Bowden’s name added to airport in Tallahassee
NBA Playoffs
Banchero scores 23 and Magic beat Pistons to extend NBA’s longest home postseason skid
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 as reigning champion Thunder open playoffs with win over Suns
Tatum has strong return to playoffs for Celtics, who rout 76ers
Monday’s matchups: Raptors-Cavaliers, Hawks-Knicks and Timberwolves-Nuggets are set for Game 2s
Timberwolves coach calls Murray’s 16 free throws ‘a head scratcher’ as Nuggets take Game 1
Cavaliers’ Mitchell extends NBA-record streak of 30-point games to 9 in series openers
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Kerr, unsure of Warriors future, shares moment with Steph Curry and Draymond Green
It’ll be an international MVP for the NBA with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wembanyama finalists
MLB/NL
Dodgers place 1B Freeman on paternity list, recall Ward from Triple-A
Cubs hand Mets their 11th straight loss by rallying for a win in 10 innings
Miller closes combined 2-hitter to extend his scoreless streak as Padres edge Angels
Friedl has 3-run double in 9th, and Reds rally for win in 10 for 3-game sweep of Twins
Cardinals top Astros in 10 innings to extend win streak to 5 games
Reynolds, Keller lift Pirates over Rays
MLB/AL
Guardians catcher Hedges gets engaged on the field following game
Judge and Rice hit early homers off Ragans as Yankees beat skidding Royals
Ramírez hits 2 homers, Rocchio drives in 3 as Guardians beat Orioles to win series
MLB/Baseball
McDowell: KC voters rejected downtown baseball once. The Royals need to remember why.
Roundup: Cubs rally late, walk off in 10 as Mets’ skid hits 11
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark getting reacclimated to Fever digs as she returns to practice for training camp
Did the Sky give up shots at JuJu Watkins and Sarah Strong by trading their next 2 1st-round picks?
Mitchell signs new WNBA contract and announces pursuit of Ph.D.
Boston offers wholesome reaction to historic Fever contract
Auto Racing
Reddick passes Larson on the final lap of OT to win Cup Series race at Kansas
Tennis
Shelton beats Cobolli to win clay-court Munich Open
Rybakina beats Muchova to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Golf
Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff winner to beat Scheffler at RBC Heritage
Green rallies to win the JM Eagle LA Championship for the 3rd time in 4 years
Rahm caps wild week in Mexico with another LIV Golf win
Cink puts on a clinic at Concession and wins the Senior PGA Championship by 6 shots
NHL/Hockey
Wedgewood sharp in net, O’Connor scores 1st goal in a year as Avs beat Kings
Slafkovsky’s hat trick lifts Canadiens to overtime win over the Lightning
Sabres score 4 3rd-period goals to beat the Bruins
The Flyers were supposed to be too young for this. They hardly looked it in a decisive Game 1 win
Wild look for a playoff first after putting Dallas Stars in familiar postseason spot
Ducks return to Stanley Cup playoffs after 7-year absence to face Connor McDavid and tested Oilers
Hiles: Penguins fans deserved a better showing in postseason return
Soccer
Bouda ends Hugo Lloris’ scoreless run at 593 minutes as Earthquakes stun LAFC
Paraguay star Gomez injured as World Cup date with USMNT nears
AC Milan steadies Champions League push with 1-0 win at Verona, Juventus beats Bologna
Donnarumma mistake gifts Arsenal goal but doesn’t cost Man City in Premier League title showdown
Why Bayern’s players are wearing cockatoo T-shirts for Bundesliga celebrations
College Football
NCAA committee recommends ditching college football's Week Zero
Indiana DC responds to comments from ex-Alabama QB Simpson over Rose Bowl loss
Big 12 football champ Texas Tech has open slots in 2027 after ACC changes prompt 2 cancellations
Nebraska proposes $600 million renovation of Memorial Stadium to be finished in time for 2028 season
5 standout performers from Michigan Football’s spring game
3 observations from the spring game for the Oklahoma
SDSU football: Jackrabbits bring energy, intensity to Spring Game
BYU football: 5 players who moved up the depth chart after spring camp
At spring game, Oklahoma QB Mateer expects different version of self this season
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Auburn has a Bullish rebuild taking place on the Plains under new coach Golesh
Five takeaways from Hurricanes’ spring practice, and six standouts from Saturday’s spring game
College Basketball/Women
Audi Crooks joining Oklahoma State in transfer portal coup for Cowgirls
College Basketball/Men
NCAA tourney star Mullins decides to chase national title at UConn instead of heading to NBA
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
7 big takeaways from Night 2 of Wrestlemania 42
8 biggest takeaways from WrestleMania 42 Night 1
Roman Reigns reigns, Brock Lesnar shocks at WrestleMania 42 Night Two
Scoreboards