By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob deGrom is giving up home runs and struggling with his control at the moment. Even the ace right-hander isn’t exactly sure what’s going on. DeGrom had another tough start Sunday night, and the New York Mets lost 7-3 to Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves. “I’m not really…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Touki Toussaint was glad to skip his scheduled start at Triple-A Gwinnett. He made the 30-minute drive over to SunTrust Park and saved the big league club’s bullpen from getting overworked in the Atlanta Braves’ 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night. “I told him when…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Nimmo didn’t mind getting dropped from first to eighth in the Mets’ batting order. Nimmo couldn’t say for sure if he felt less pressure Friday night against Atlanta, but he managed to capitalize on pitches in the strike zone instead of missing or fouling them off. “That’s what…… read more »
By DAVID BRANDT AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau swears by science. Brooks Koepka is all about his routine. The Americans atop the Masters leaderboard have vastly different strategies when it comes to golf, but both have figured out something that works at Augusta National. They each shot a 6-under 66 in the opening round…… read more »
By by CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks made a modest improvement in the standings this season, finishing with 29 wins, up from 24 the previous year. John Collins sees a far more dramatic improvement in the Hawks’ outlook. “Completely different,” Collins said Wednesday night after closing the season with a career-high 25…… read more »
By DOUG FERGUSON AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Francesco Molinari still recalls his first experience at the Masters, especially the nerves of trying to pick the right club for the par-3 12th, all while having defending champion Tiger Woods in the same group. That was 13 years ago. He was caddying for his brother, Edoardo,…… read more »
By DAVE SKRETTA and RALPH D. RUSSO MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas Tech and Virginia have reached the national championship game by leaning on stingy defenses, overlooked and underappreciated stars, and no shortage of nail-biting NCAA Tournament wins. So, what will it take for the Red Raiders to hoist their first basketball trophy — and second…… read more »
By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Slap the floor, bend those knees and get both hands up. This national championship game is going to be a clinic on defense. Virginia and Texas Tech are the last two teams alive in the NCAA Tournament, and they’re here because they barely let their opponents breathe with the…… read more »
By DICK SCANLON ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It didn’t take long to tell which team had something on the line Friday night — and which team didn’t. The Orlando Magic used a franchise-record 81 points in the first half to cruise past the Atlanta Hawks 149-113 in their regular-season home finale and take another step…… read more »
Both teams won all of their games in March Ty Merrow Neither the Georgia Swarm (11-4) nor the San Diego Seals (9-4) lost in March, and one of those winning streaks will come to an end on Friday, April 5 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Field at Infinite Energy Arena. Faceoff for the first-ever meeting between…… read more »
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