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College
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Georgia Southern 9, Georgia State 7
Middle Georgia State 2, Mobile 0
Mississippi State 9, Georgia 8
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North Florida 3, Kennesaw State 0
UL-Monroe 3, Georgia Southern 2
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley finishes strong at Valero, new career OWGR ranking
What looked to be Russell Henley’s worst hole of the weekend, one that would likely drop him down the leaderboard a good bit, turned out to be one of the best bogeys imaginable.
The 5 on the par-4 ninth hole was Henley’s lone blemish of the day, but an inspiring hole en route to a fourth-place finish at the Valero Open.
Henley recorded his third 69 of the weekend for a 10-under 278, good for sole possession of fourth place, 10 shots behind Akshay Bhatia and Denny McCarthy, Bhatia winning after a one-hole playoff.
The 472-yard par-4 No. 9 hadn’t been too nice to Henley, who bogeyed it on Friday and Saturday.
His 283-yard tee shot landed in the native area rough to the left, and he drove a shot off a tree that went 92 feet sideways, and left him 218 yards from the hole. His fourth shot was near-perfect, covering 130 yards and allowing him to tap in a 4-footer for bogey.
Two holes earlier, Henley hit the flagstick in the air off the tee.
He was solid after that, with seven straight pars before closing the day out with two birdies, barely missing on a few putts that would’ve led to a better score.
Henley takes some quality momentum – plus a $450,800 check for the weekend - into this week’s Masters, beyond the strong finish.
In seven events this year, Henley has three top-5 finishes, with one missed cut. Of 29 rounds, he’s shot under 70 in 16, with 73 as his worst round (three times).
He also enters his eighth Masters a year after his best finish in Augusta, tying for fourth, after a first-round 73. Henley has also reached No. 17 in the Official World Golf Ranking, a career best, topping the No. 22 mark he reached earlier this season.
SB-Hedgecock sets program HR record, leads Mercer to comeback and sweep
SB-FVSU gets third straight SIAC sweep
Around/About Georgia
Braves place Strider on injured list with elbow injury, recall Winans from minors
Sale pitches well and bullpen completes scoreless weekend as Braves sweep Diamondbacks
715, 50 years later: Celebrating the anniversary
715, 50 years later: Aaron’s widow reflects
Atlanta crowd makes history, breaks attendance record for U.S. women's national team friendly
BSB-Suspensions handed out from the UGA-MSU hoedown Saturday
NCAA Final Four/Women
South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship
A good game in Clark’s college finale, but …
Perfect ending for emotional Staley after third national title
The perfect seasons in Division I women’s history
“It’s built through trusting the process”
Dawn gets her due: Praise pours in for Gamecocks coach
'There's not a regret in my mind of how things went'
Every player on South Carolina’s bench feels like a starter. They played a pivotal role in title run
Clark wants more from legacy than ‘cherry on top’
Coaches demand more accountability from refs. Iowa-UConn call is the latest example
Monday, Championship
9:20 p.m.
NCAA Final Four/Men
UConn, Purdue meet at the,a 'titanic' clash years in the making
This Purdue team has shown in can beat you in many ways. Even ugly, like vs. NC State
Steady Edey leads Purdue to first title try since 1969
Hurley: Edey-Clingan matchup in national championship 'battle of the giants'
UConn’s Castle is an anomaly in this NCAA title game - a blue-chip, 5-star recruit
Purdue’s Painter draws closer to an elusive title by doing things the old-fashioned way
The Tide certainly made it fun for a while
Secret to UConn's success wasn't recruited by any D1s
Newton's remarkable journey from underrated high school recruit to UConn's star point guard
Barkley’s sincere message after Tide falls to UConn: ‘They made the University of Alabama proud’
Edey breaks David Robinson's NCAA Tournament record for consecutive 20-points, 10-rebound games
College Basketball/Women
Madness debate: When will a woman coach a Division I men's team?
As the tournament broke records, coaches and fans – like in Chicago – thrilled ‘America is watching’
Tennessee hires Marshall’s Caldwell as the Lady Vols’ 4th-ever coach
College Basketball/Men
Reports: John Calipari finalizing deal to leave Kentucky for Arkansas head coaching job
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Sabonis’ 61st straight double-double sparks Kings
McCollum, Williamson help Pelicans beat Suns, leaving teams tied for 6th
George scores 39 points and leads late revival as Clippers beat Cavaliers
MLB/Baseball
Royals owner's wife warns team could move to Kansas after ballpark funding proposal voted down
First an earthquake, now an eclipse. Yankees play ball on the same day as another natural phenomenon
Obit-Jerry Grote, catcher for 1969 New York Mets, dies at 81
Phillies' bats go quiet in loss to Nationals
College Football
Freeze aims to revive fortunes, passing game with Thorne leading QB competition
What Napier said following UF's second spring scrimmage
LSU’s Kelly responds to guv’s national anthem stance
Clemson QB Klubnik says he 'just tweaked' ankle in spring game
Auto Racing
Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekend
Tennis
Collins follows Miami title with championship at Charleston Open
Golf
Bhatia loses 6-shot lead and wins Texas Open in a playoff. The next stop is the Masters
Korda wins 4th straight LPGA Tour start, beating Maguire in T-Mobile Match Play
Golf takes a week off from its troubles to play the Masters
Boxing/WWE/UFC/MMA
WrestleMania 40 live updates : Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes and more
WrestleMania 40 Night 2 results : Cody Rhodes defeats Roman Reigns
Exhibit chronicles public mourning over Muhammad Ali in his Kentucky hometown
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