Tuesday's Report: Signing: Southwest, Georgia College, Houston County’s Burress, Veterans;, UGA/Tech, Braves NBA playoffs, MLB, NHL, NFL, golf, colleges, auto racing, soccer, NCAA ⚾/🥎, World Cup

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Pro
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Signing
Southwest’s Chase Dupree signed with Oklahoma Baptist for men’s basketball. OBU is coached by former Mercer assistant Jason Eaker, who is off a 31-4 season and trip to the Division II Final Four. It’s the alma mater of former Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman and former president Bill Underwood.
Around/About Central Georgia
Veterans’ Goode is Falcons’ HS Man of the Year
GCSU adds men's and women's outdoor track & field starting in 2026-27
Around/About Georgia
Jackets dominate All-ACC honors, Houston County’s Burress repeats again
Big honors for Georgia's Wes Johnson, Daniel Jackson
Braves activate Acuña Jr. from the injured list
Sanoja hits grand slam, Meyer pitches 6 sharp innings as Marlins rout Braves
A Worthy Read
Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Opinion
Cote: Florida's escalated fight with NFL mirrors broader attack on DEI
NBA Playoffs
Wembanyama has 41 points, 24 rebounds and Spurs top Thunder 122-115 in 2OT to open West finals
Knicks, Cavaliers open East finals at Madison Square Garden, where they began with high expectations
Bickerstaff says Pistons will learn from their blowout loss in Game 7 against the Cavaliers
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Doncic is the face of the Lakers, so how does that impact the offseason?
Barkley dunks on homophobia after former Net Jason Collins' death
Pelicans hire ex-Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley as New Orleans’ next coach
Former NBA champ Rick Fox appointed opposition senator in the Bahamas after election loss
MLB/NL
King’s strong start, Mason Miller’s big finish send Padres to 1-0 victory over Dodgers
Mets score 10 runs in the 12th, Nationals leave 19 on base in New York’s wild 16-7 win
Stott’s 2-run HR in the 8th inning lifts Phillies past the Reds
MLB/AL
Athletics’ Ginn loses no-hitter in 9th inning, then loses 2-1 to the Angels
Emerson homers for 1st career hit as Mariners beat White Sox 6-1 behind Woo
MLB/Baseball
Nationals ban individual who displayed white nationalist sign at game
Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan
Roundup: Angels end J.T. Ginn’s no-hit bid in 9th, get walk-off HR
NHL/Hockey
Newhook scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 3-2 in Game 7
It’s on: NHL sets the table for conference finals with heavyweights racing for the Stanley Cup
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone to miss Game 4 vs Ducks with injury
Soccer/World Cup
World Cup worry for the US as Aaronson leaves field with knee injury while playing for Leeds
Injury concerns for the US ahead of World Cup with Aaronson, Richards hurt in Premier League action
FIFA signs another World Cup sponsor deal with the gambling industry
New York will host 8 World Cup games, including the final, in New Jersey: Things to know
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Chicago Sky are off to strong start although may have lost Rickea Jackson to knee injury
Fudd scores season-high 12, Bueckers adds 18 to lead Wings past Mystics
Sutton makes go-ahead floater to help the Fire beat the Sun
College Baseball
College Softball
UCF softball breaks through into the NCAA Super Regional
The national dominance of SEC softball is showing up in a major way in postseason play
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Former Jaguars coach Meyer loses arbitration case against NFL team, AP source says
Saints GM Loomis: the status of 3 key veterans remains unclear, but Jordan was offered a contract
Brady talks failure, comebacks, Belichick in commencement speech
Renck: Deion Sanders loves his son, but he needs to let Shedeur fight NFL battles on his own
Auto Racing
Rossi taken to hospital after crash during Indy 500 practice that collects 2 others
IndyCar penalizes 2 cars for rules violations by putting them at the back of Indianapolis 500 field
Gronkowski named grand marshal of Indianapolis 500 Snake Pit for 2nd straight year
Hamlin doing his homework to stay on top of NASCAR heading into Coca-Cola 600
Tennis
Sinner enters the French Open on a 29-match win streak, chasing a career Grand Slam
Injured Madison Keys withdraws from French Open warmup tournament
Golf
Rai withdraws from CJ Cup Byron Nelson after breakthrough win
Soccer
Arsenal on the verge of Premier League title after beating Burnley
Slumping Austin FC fires coach and sporting director in shakeup before World Cup break
College Sports
Big Ten on a roll at spring meetings, trying to solve playoff stalemate and other college problems
Pac-12, Mountain West conferences agree to settlement in lawsuits over poaching and exit fees
College Football
Sam Houston football player William Davis dies; no cause of death disclosed
Why does a 24-team CFP not work? Let us count the ways
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
James Madison, Old Dominion and newcomer Louisiana Tech eye some Sun Belt fun
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