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Catawba 8, Georgia College 0; NCAA Division II Super Regional, Georgia College eliminated
East Tennessee State 12, Mercer 4; Southern Conference Tournament, Mercer eliminated
Georgia Southern 7, James Madison 1; Sun Belt Tournament semifinal
Kennesaw State 6, Central Arkansas 5; Atlantic Sun Tournament, semifinal
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Forest City 4, Macon 3
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Alumni Update
Head coach sold DL coach on Dodge County’s Floyd
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-ETSU explodes for 8 in 7th, ends Mercer’s season
BSB-Catawba in control start to finish against Georgia College
Can Mercer’s James make the Vikings roster?
Around/About Georgia
Braves bats quieted again, Pirates take series
Smith-Shawver shows he can 'get the job done' for Braves in '24
Brooks updates future of Georgia-Florida rivalry with stadium construction looming
What do latest Jacksonville stadium plans mean for Georgia-Florida in 2026?
BSB-Georgia Southern advances to Sun Belt tournament final
MGLF-Georgia Tech tied for 9th in NCAA Championship
MGLF-Back injury forces Georgia Tech to sub out top-ranked amateur Lamprecht
WTEN-Georgia pair wins NCAA title
Bogusz scores a goal, Lloris has third consecutive shutout; LAFC beats Atlanta 1-0
MLB/Baseball
Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park
Sacramento stadium to get upgrades before A's move in
Roberts says Ohtani has been slowed by a hamstring bruise
NBA/Basketball
Silver discusses fate of ‘Inside the NBA’ amid TV rights battle
Holiday’s finishing flurry helps Celtics beat Pacers for 3-0 lead
T-wolves struggling to get Edwards going, as another off game has them down 2-0 and headed to Dallas
How Dončić bent the ending of Game 2 to his will
WNBA
Collier, Smith both score 15, Lynx hit 14 3s
Wilson totals 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead Aces over Fever
Fever coach, players try to block out social media hate: 'It's really sad, isn't it?'
Clark focused on basketball amid credit narratives
Bonner scores 19 points to keep Connecticut unbeaten
College Baseball
Its college is no more, but Birmingham Southern is now in now D-III World Series
Column-Don’t abandon feral children of Hoover, SEC. Keep baseball tourney in Hoover
Milam’s homer in 10th lifts LSU over South Carolina for spot in SEC title game
Moore has 2 doubles, HR, Tennessee beats Vanderbilt in semis
Florida State’s Williams leads charge carrying the Seminoles to ACC championship
College Softball
Alabama goes 14 innings to save season, beats Tennessee to force game three
No. 1 Texas softball stays alive with nine-inning win over Texas A&M
Govan rips 3-run homer as Baylor tops Florida in Gainesville Super Regional, forces 3rd game
Mizzou uses combined 2-hitter to beat Duke to force decisive game in Columbia Super Regional
College Sports
With revenue sharing coming to college sports, are NIL collectives a problem or part of a solution?
'Not even playing the same sport': Why Group of Five football teams should go their own way
Column- House vs NCAA settlement signals time for Power Four breakaway
Big Ten and SEC are again the top conferences in revenue with athlete pay plan on horizon
College Football
Saban announces career development program for former Alabama football players
Golf
Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says
Riley leads Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial
NFL/Football/UFL
Chiefs’ Butker has no regrets about expressing his beliefs during recent commencement speech
Former NFL first-round pick Price announces retirement at 29 after pulmonary embolism
Olympic sports
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters
'Ready to make that USA Team': Sha'Carri Richardson cruises to 100m win at Pre Classic
Tennis
French Open 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
Alcaraz is ‘scared’ to hit his forehand with full force as the French Open approaches
Nadal says he is feeling better and this might not be his last French Open
Ruud wins two matches in a day to take his third Geneva Open title ahead of Roland Garros
It’s not just Rafael Nadal: Retirement is in the tennis air as the French Open starts
Auto Racing
Larson hopes rain and his daughter’s misgivings don’t ruin Indianapolis 500 debut
Logano hopes All-Star Race victory will help his team climb out of hole in Cup Series standings
Elliott blasts NASCAR for fining Stenhouse $75,000 for All-Star Race fight it used in a promotion
Ricky Stenhouse Jr vows not to retaliate, wreck Kyle Busch at Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte
Elliott wins first NASCAR Xfinity Series race since 2016 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Hockey/NHL
Marchment breaks 3rd-period tie, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 in Game 2 to even West final
Soccer
Ten Hag defiant on his future after Man United stuns Man City in the FA Cup final
Barcelona finally beats Lyon and retains Women’s Champions League crown
Violence mars French Cup final as Lyon and PSG ultras clash before game
Record crowd of 50,827 for Women’s Champions League final in Spain
Scoreboards
NBA scores/games
MLB scores/games
College baseball Div. I scores