Monday's Report: Mercer, Signings/Northside; UGA/Tech baseball/softball, Braves, Falcons, Hawks; NBA playoffs, NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA, golf, NHL, World Cup, colleges, boxing/UFC
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Mercer 11, VMI 1
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Signings
Northside had a full signing day last week. Three Eagles are headed to Andrew College: Caden Nelson for baseball Slade Wilson for wrestling, and Mekei Spencer for basketball. Three are headed to Agnes Scott for flag football: Alayna Holmes, Jazmyn Brown, and Kennedy Ford. Ellisia Clark has signed with Huntingdon for wrestling, and Taylor Johnson with Wallace State for women’s basketball. LaGrange signed Sam Ford for track & field.
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-More records fall in Mercer win
Around/About Georgia
Elder tames Dodgers as MLB-best Braves finish road trip on high note
Falcons host 23 tryout players at 2026 rookie minicamp
Hawks' underwhelming lottery outcome is a true blessing in disguise
State college baseball/softball
Georgia racks up first sweep of LSU after winning regular-season title
Burress ties Tech home run record in sweep
UGA gets 10 seed in NCAA softball tournament, will host
Tech gets NCAA bid, in Gainesville
A Worthy Read
Opinion
Opinion: Not NIL anymore, it’s a nine-figure bidding war
College Sports, the changing landscape
More Big 12 schools are thumbs down on proposed private capital deal, line of credit
Wolken: Here’s how to fix college sports (but presidents have to be strong)
NBA Playoffs
Knicks bury 76ers 144-114 behind Game 4 3-point barrage, back in East finals for 2nd straight year
Brooms in the stands, 144 points on the board: The Knicks’ Philly takeover ends in a sweep
Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama’s ejection
Wembanyama gets ejected early in Spurs-Wolves Game 4 for elbowing Reid and drawing a Flagrant 2 foul
Mitchell is the Thunder’s latest emergent star after his best career playoff game vs Lakers
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Washington wins NBA draft lottery, chance to pick first
Pacers were hoping for a top-4 pick. They wound up with nothing in the draft lottery
MLB/NL
Schwarber homers twice, Phillies beat Rockies and improve to 10-3 under Mattingly
Perkins delivers big hit in his first Mother’s Day since his mom’s death
Castellanos hits tying homer in 9th and Machado delivers in 10th as Padres rally past Cardinals
De La Cruz and Steer help the Reds back Abbott in a 5-0 win over the Astros
MLB/AL
deGrom strikes out 10 while reaching 1,900 Ks as Rangers beat Cubs in another shutout
Bassitt, Beavers and Taveras help the Orioles avoid a sweep with win over the Athletics
Red Sox left-hander Tolle honors his mom, who passed away 2 years ago
MLB/Baseball
Roundup: Rookie Gage Workman’s first HR powers Tigers past Royals
Hockey
Killorn, Sennecke get big goals in Ducks’ series-evening win over Golden Knights
Canadiens beat Sabres to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference series
The Carolina Hurricanes are rolling in the NHL playoffs. Next is another lengthy between-rounds rest
Wild make it a series against the Avalanche, who have a Game 4 goalie decision to make
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Johannes scores 25, Stewart adds 23 and 9 rebounds as Liberty beat Mystics
Cardoso scores 22 as Chicago Sky spoil expansion Portland Fire’s WNBA opener
College Softball
SEC has 6 of top 8 seeds in NCAA softball bracket
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Nix’s ankle recovery hits a familiar ‘second step’ in the Broncos’ offseason plan
Browns rookie minicamp turns into a family affair for Spencer and Logan Fano
Harbaugh considers his first Giants rookie minicamp a rehearsal more than a competition
Auto Racing
Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR’s road-course ace with Watkins Glen win from the pole
Golf
Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan earns 2-shot win at Truist Championship for first PGA Tour victory
Herbert caps off wire-to-wire win at LIV Golf Virginia
Snedeker wins Myrtle Beach Classic for first PGA Tour title in nearly 8 years
Soccer
Watched by its grieving coach, Barcelona retains Spanish league title by beating rival Real Madrid
Wolf’s hat trick helps NYCFC snap 7-match winless streak with 3-0 victory over Crew
Kelsy scores 2 goals, Timbers beat Sporting KC 6-0 for largest margin of victory in club history
Flick says ‘I will never forget this day’ as Barcelona wins La Liga after death of coach’s father
College Football
Who’s on Fox this fall on Fridays?
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Scoreboards