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Midland Valley (13-4) softball took game two against North Augusta (13-5) 6-1 at home on Wednesday night.
A man has been charged in federal court in Illinois in the transport of millions of dollars worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and memorabilia stolen from Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. A document filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois accuses Richard Globensky of transporting the items across state lines to Tampa, Florida, “knowing the same had been stolen, converted and taken by fraud.” The government says the items were taken from the famous golf club and other locations beginning in 2009 through 2022. It adds that, upon conviction, Globensky would have to forfeit any property and cash attained from proceeds traced to the stolen items. Augusta National is home of the Masters golf tournament.
Boys' Golf
Fox Creek baseball came back from an early deficit to walk off Strom Thurmond on Tuesday night to force a region championship.
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LIV Golf has managed to claim a chunk of golf news after the Masters. First came a report out of London that Rory McIlroy might be close to joining the Saudi-funded league. McIlroy shot that down by saying LIV isn't for him and he will play the PGA Tour the rest of his career. Then there was LIV CEO Greg Norman. He spent three days at the Masters in the gallery. Norman says the support was unanimous and his hand is sore from shaking so many hands. In other golf news, Chevron has raised the purse for the LPGA's major to $7.9 million.
It was a long postgame conversation Monday night between South Aiken's baseball coaches and their players.
Scottie Scheffler is so dominant these days it brings comparisons with Tiger Woods. He's still a long way off from that and likely will never reach the same appeal. Woods won more often and was responsible for a spike in TV ratings and prize money. But the numbers along lead to comparisons. There's an enormous gap between Scheffler and the rest of golf in the world ranking. He has gone 36 straight rounds at par or better. Woods once had a streak of 52 in a row. That's they are mentioned in the same context is a tribute to both.
Aiken High's baseball team was dealt a cruel blow before Monday night's series-opening game against rival South Aiken.
Scottie Scheffler had no interest in a dramatic finish to the Masters Tournament.
Chase Elliott drove backward on the track after an emotional victory that could really get the 2020 Cup champion headed in the right direction again. It was a lot of relief for the 28-year-old driver who is part of NASCAR’s winningest team. It was also a tribute to Alan Kulwicki, who more three decades ago was an old-school driver much like Elliott’s father was. The younger Elliott had gone 42 races over 18 months without a win before winning in double overtime at Texas on Sunday. The 2020 Cup champion then copied Kulwicki’s trademark celebration with a victory lap driving the opposite way.
AUGUSTA – Rookie Ludvig Åberg of Sweden made his mark at the Masters after finishing as the runner-up in his major championship debut.
AUGUSTA — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Ludvig Åberg weathered some of the toughest conditions Augusta National Golf Club had seen in recent years through the first three rounds.
AUGUSTA — It was feast or famine for several LIV golfers at this year’s Masters Tournament.
Chase Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime at Texas Motor Speedway, ending a 42-race winless streak for NASCAR’s most popular driver. The race ended on the 16th caution after Elliott had taken the white flag for the 276th lap in a race scheduled for 267 laps. The chasing Chastain was bumped from behind by defending race winner William Byron, who finished third. Brad Keselowski was second. It was the fifth win this season for Hendrick Motorsports, the 306th for NASCAR’s winningest team. It was the first for Elliott in the No. 9 since Talladega in October 2022.
AUGUSTA — Scottie Scheffler wasn't going to take his foot off the gas Sunday in the final round of the Masters Tournament.
AUGUSTA — This wasn't how Tiger Woods wanted his Masters Week to end.
Jared Wright and Rieger Lorenz scored second-period goals, Matt Davis had 35 saves and Denver beat No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 to win the 10th national championship in program history. No. 3 seed Denver (32-9-3), which finished the season on a nine-game win streak, moved past Michigan (nine) for most titles all-time. Davis had 23 third-period saves in his third shutout of the season. The Pioneers outscored their opponents 82-39 in the second period this season. Boston College (34-6-1), which set the program’s single-season record for wins, had its 15-game win streak snapped and was shutout for the first time this season.
AUGUSTA — Saturday was moving day at Augusta National Golf Club.
AUGUSTA -- The winds relented a bit during Saturday's third round of the Masters Tournament, making Augusta National Golf Club more approachable than when it battered the field Friday.
AUGUSTA -- Friday's good feelings from setting a new Masters Tournament record didn't carry over into Saturday for Tiger Woods.
AUGUSTA -- Scottie Scheffler's hopes of a second green jacket looked as though they may be blowing away in the wind Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club.
The Atlanta Braves say ace Spencer Strider will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, performed the procedure on Friday. Strider complained about discomfort in his elbow after pitching four innings in Atlanta’s 6-5 win over Arizona on April 5. An MRI the next day revealed damage to his UCL. Braves manager Brian Snitker says the team has been looking at replacement options since Strider initially went down but doesn’t have anyone specific in mind yet.
AUGUSTA -- Two golfers are one step closer to being the first rookie to win the Masters since 1979 when Fuzzy Zoeller won the green jacket.
Greg Norman never won the Masters Tournament, famously coming close on three occasions.
AUGUSTA — On the afternoon of April 10, 1949, Sam Snead won his first Masters Tournament after firing his second consecutive round of 67.
AUGUSTA -- Thursday felt like a day to score during the opening round of the Masters Tournament. Friday felt like a day to survive.
AUGUSTA -- Tiger Woods was tired Friday afternoon.
Verne Lundquist has spent countless hours calling golf action and has delivered thousands of words from a broadcast booth perched high in the air.
AUGUSTA -- An amateur golfer has never won the Masters Tournament since its creation in 1934.
AUGUSTA -- For the younger players in the field, it may have felt like one of their familiar 36-hole days from college golf.
Former Masters champion Vijay Singh suggested earlier this week that Augusta National's 12th hole be lengthened by about 10 yards.
AUGUSTA -- The word of the day Thursday was "patience" for Bryson DeChambeau in the first round of the Masters Tournament.
AUGUSTA -- It was both later than scheduled and earlier than feared, but the start of the 88th Masters Tournament arrived Thursday morning at Augusta National Golf Club.
AUGUSTA — A little rain and a delay to start the 88th Masters Tournament wasn't going to keep three legends away from their ceremonial tee shots.
Mother Nature has delayed the opening round of the 88th Masters Tournament this morning, but play will begin by mid-morning.
Wednesday at Augusta National Golf Club was all about the kids, from players' children helping during the Par 3 contest as caddies, to kids waiting to snag an autograph from their favorite golfers.
AUGUSTA — The rift in men’s professional golf still exists, but Fred Ridley hopes everyone agrees “there's excitement in the air” this week as the top players in the world battle for a green jacket.
AUGUSTA -- Jon Rahm had heard the same from several different categories of professional golfers.
AUGUSTA — Scottie Scheffler tries not to look too far into the future.
Rory McIlroy will try for the 10th time to finish off the career Grand Slam when he tees off this week in the Masters. Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tiger Woods as the only players to complete the modern slam. The 34-year-old from Northern Ireland hasn’t won a major championship in a decade, after ticking off four in a four-year span. He has come close many times over the years, blowing a big lead in 2011 and finishing second to Scottie Scheffler two years ago. Last year, McIlroy arrived at Augusta National full of confidence, but he played poorly on Friday and missed the cut.
PAR 3 CONTEST
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson are scheduled to start the 88th Masters Tournament with ceremonial tee shots this morning.
Tiger Woods returns to Augusta National Golf Club at 48 years old for another Masters Tournament. Woods, a five-time Masters champion, isn't here to play ceremonial golf.
AUGUSTA — Built nearly a century ago, Augusta National Golf Club has evolved into the model for the modern, high-end private club.
AUGUSTA -- Akshay Bhatia tried his best to sleep in a bit Monday.
UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating basketball beatdowns, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-back national championships. Tristen Newton scored 20 points for the Huskies, who won their 12th straight March Madness game — not a single one of them decided by fewer than 13 points. UConn was efficient on offense but won this with defense. The Huskies limited the country’s second-best 3-point shooting team to a mere seven shots behind the arc, and Purdue only made one. Meanwhile, UConn allowed Zach Edey to go for 37 points on 25 shot attempts.
AUGUSTA — Patrons and golfers had the chance to witness history at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday as a partial solar eclipse passed over the course during the first practice round of the Masters Tournament.
AUGUSTA -- One of the themes heading into last year's Masters Tournament was that anything could happen.
AUGUSTA — Patrons came out in droves Saturday for the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and, aside from the golf, many of them had one thing on their minds: merchandise.
AUGUSTA — Patrons attending Monday’s practice round at the Masters Tournament didn’t have to worry about not having eye protection for the solar eclipse.
AUGUSTA -- Akshay Bhatia made a little bit of history Sunday afternoon.
Danielle Collins powered to her second straight WTA title, following her Miami Open victory last week with the Charleston Open championship on Sunday. Collins defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 for her 13th straight match win. She became the first player since Serena Williams in 2013 to win Miami and Charleston in consecutive weeks. The 30-year-old Collins has announced that this will be her last year on tour. She already has made it a memorable one with her consecutive showings.
True to tradition, numerous individuals, from an NFL cornerback, to a caddy of 750 tournaments, to a local (but nationally recognized) doctor were recognized, as were the CSRA high school sports teams to win national championships over the past year.
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