Monday's Report: Mary Persons' Christman, Mercer, Georgia College; Braves, Tech WBKB boss, Hawks, UGA/Tech; NCAA hoops, NHL/Ovechkin, Masters, NBA, NASCAR, tennis, UFC, NFL
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Around/About Central Georgia
GLF-Mercer takes first-round lead at Brickyard
BSB-Bobcats roll again to sweep USC Aiken
Honor Roll
Mary Persons’ Christman adds to resume
Brady Christman keeps racking up numbers.
The Mary Persons senior added the school record for career doubles on Saturday, with 50, passing Eric Snow, who’s now at Auburn. Christman is now third on the GHSA all-time list.
He’s also the school owner of the most homers at Mary Persons.
Around/About Georgia
Murphy (rib) activated, top prospect Baldwin to remain with Braves
Georgia Tech hires former Maryland assistant Karen Blair as coach to replace retired Fortner
Blair has been associate head coach at Maryland for five years
Marlins-Braves game postponed due to rain
Jones' Top 10 moments as an Atlanta Falcon
Okongwu, Young help Hawks beat Jazz
BSB-Texas finishes off sweep of Georgia
BSB-Tech dominates Stanford for sweep
Championship game/Women
UConn returns to the top, dominates South Carolina to capture its 12th title
Staley succinct: UConn 'beat our ass'
After all the injuries and losses, Bueckers and UConn complete storybook journey
South Carolina's bad offense resurfaces in NCAA championship, and UConn 'snatched our souls
A healthy Azzi Fudd stars as UConn wins women’s NCAA Tournament
Maya, Stewie, Paige … Strong joins fab freshmen
Column-Bueckers is a real one. And UConn teammates had her back in NCAA championship win
'Heartbroken' S.C. hopes loss fuels next title run
Auriemma gives no indication of slowing down after winning 12th NCAA title
Championship game/Men
Houston, Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap March Madness
After 149 wins over 6 seasons, J’Wan Roberts needs 1 more in last game for Houston’s 1st NCAA title
Clayton Jr. is rolling into the NCAA title game. Next up: Houston’s rugged defense
Condon and Gators are tall and long but ready for a physical matchup
Sampson's career comes full circle with his best chance at first title
Bianchi: Golden's Gators are resurrecting Billy Donovan's Hall of Fame legacy
How they got there, what's in store
Martin’s emphatic impact for Florida in this Final Four comes after 2023 heartbreaker at FAU
Final Four
How bad were the Auburn, Duke losses in the Final Four?
Final Four games average 15.3 million viewers, its biggest audience in 8 years
Huge Texas season end with thumping
Iffy, late foul on Cooper Flagg looms large in Duke's Final Four collapse
UCLA works toward second trip next year
Duke’s Final Four fade against Houston puts the Blue Devils among top teams to fall short of title
Duke basketball haunted by 'what ifs' after stunning collapse to Houston in Final Four
Hockey
Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th
Goal ceremony: Wayne Gretzky passes the torch, Ovi shares his thanks
Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal count. Here are other ‘unbreakable’ sports records
Betting
Betting buzz: 'I got 20k and a heck of a story' Gators fan's parlay ends with Duke loss
Postseason Tournaments
Increasing number of teams using the floater in between the rim and the 3-point arc
Williams sets Nebraska scoring record in win over UCF for College Basketball Crown title
Buffalo beats Troy in WNIT title game, setting program record for wins
The Masters
McIlroy takes aim at a Grand Slam. Scheffler goes for another green jacket
Yardage and par for Augusta National
Augusta’s 3rd hole so cleverly designed it doesn’t get tweaked
Facts and figures for the 89th edition of the Masters
A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National Golf Club
10 players likely to contend for a green jacket
NBA
Curry's incredible scoring tear continues: 'You can see the look in his eyes'
Doncic scores 30 points as Lakers dominate NBA-leading Thunder
White scores 37, Josh Giddey adds 23 as Bulls beat Hornet
Celtics run away from undermanned Wizards 124-90 to win for 16th time in 18 games
Baseball/MLB
As fan angst bubbles up, Pirates owner Bob Nutting says the team is focused on winning
The highest and lowest MLB payrolls — and why the Dodgers aren't at the top
Happ plays in 1,000th major league game — all with the Chicago Cubs
Dodgers place 2-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on injured list
Betts will join teammates for Dodgers' White House visit: 'This is not about me'
Auto Racing
Hamlin takes the lead out of pits and holds off Byron in overtime to win at Darlington Raceway
Tennis
Brooksby beats Frances Tiafoe in Houston to win his first ATP Tour title
Golf
Harman handles the wind and cold at Texas Open for his first win since British Open
Cabrera wins for the first time since his release from prison for gender violence
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Sielski: The Eagles' Tush Push is probably going to be banned. Here's the real reason why.
Campbell on tush push: Eagles found something, it's up to everybody else to stop it
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Murphy outpoints Emmett to extend division-best UFC win streak
UFC Vegas 105 results: Lerone Murphy outpoints Josh Emmett to extend division-best UFC win streak
Scoreboards