Ross is a pioneer for Jaguar track

Dustin Ross is recording a school first and a school last this week.
By Chris Gay

Greenbrier sweeps Whitewater to reach finals

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Greenbrier dispatched Whitewater in the state semifinals for the second consecutive year, but this time the Wolfpack didn't need the extra game.
By Jay Stone

Julio Teheran stars in Braves win

ATLANTA - Julio Teheran pitched 8⅓ strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth consecutive game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.
By George Henry

Palace Malice will run in Belmont

Dogwood Stable is giving Palace Malice another shot at a Triple Crown race.

Panthers' Matthews hangs up his spikes

Lakeside's Jay Matthews resigned as head baseball coach Friday.
By Scott Rouch

UGA fires baseball coach

ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia has parted ways with baseball coach David Perno after a dozen seasons as head coach.
By Roger Clarkson

Red Wings dump Blackhawks

DETROIT - Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.
By Larry Lage

New format adds intrigue to SEC Tournament

A new single-elimination format in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament will add some extra excitement to the event.
By David Brandt

Sports world keeps eyes on Oklahoma

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.

Dodgers' Mattingly doesn't fear for his job

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly doesn't get the sense that his job is in jeopardy despite the team's last-place showing the NL West.
By Joe DiGiovanni

Te'o still off limits to the media

SAN DIEGO - Manti Te'o isn't hiding out. He's just not talking to the media.
By Bernie Wilson Associated Press
Scott Michaux

Jackets righty making a name for himself

Kendry Flores, a five-year member of the San Francisco Giants system, is quickly making a name for himself in his first season in the South Atlantic League.
By David Lee

Woods has no plans to make amends with Garcia

Asked Monday he had any thought of contacting Sergio Garcia to make amends between the two, Woods quickly answered: "No." He smiled. Nearly everyone else in the room laughed.

Augusta boxer reached Golden Gloves semis

Augusta Boxing Club fighter Nicholas Torrance reached the semifinals in the 141-pound weight class before bowing out of the National Golden Gloves in Salt Lake City last week.

USC Aiken golfers 10th after first round

HERSHEY, Pa. - USC Aiken shot 14-over-par 298 and is in 10th place after Monday's first round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship at Hershey Country Club.

Businesses footing most of Sochi Games bill

SOCHI, Russia - The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
By Nataliya Vasilyeva

Allmendinger grateful for a second chance

AJ Allmendinger will make his Indy 500 debut on Sunday, seven years after he left open-wheel racing.
By Jenna Fryer

Lions star admits his fingers were injured

Calvin Johnson is downplaying whatever was wrong with his fingers last year.

Magic look to lottery to turn fortunes around

Following a difficult first season after trading Dwight Howard, the Magic are hoping team senior vice president Par Williams can bring them more lottery luck.
By Brian Mahoney

Overtime

Baseball Braves pitchers shut out Jackets In Rome, Ga., Rafael Briceno and Carlos Perez combined on a two-hit shutout as the Rome Braves beat the Augusta GreenJackets 6-0 on Monday night. Briceno (3-5) allowed both hits in seven innings.

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