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Tiger Woods is back at Augusta National on Saturday, playing another picturesque weekend at the Masters, just as the five-time champion always has when he's been healthy enough to do it as a professional.

According to the Atlanta Braves X account, right-handed pitcher Spencer Strider underwent surgery on Friday “to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow with internal brace,” the post stated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

It took double overtime to find a winner in the annual El Clasico boys soccer battle between Gainesville and Johnson at City Park.

Rudy Gobert had 25 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks to help the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Atlanta Hawks 109-106 on Friday night and move into a three-way tie for first place in the Western Conference.

East Hall finished the season on a high note, knocking Region 8-6A champion Habersham Central 2-0 on the road Friday.

Max Fried pitched six solid innings, and Marcell Ozuna homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Miami Marlins in their series opener Friday night.

Bristol Kersh scored four goals to lead the Cherokee Bluff girls soccer team past Forsyth Central, 5-1, at Yonah Field Friday.

Cherokee Bluff clinched the top spot in Region 8-4A North with a 13-3 win over Chestatee in Game 1 of the doubleheader at home on Friday.

Max Homa played the most beautifully boring round of golf amid raging wind and endless calamity Friday in the Masters, giving him a share of the lead with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau going into a weekend for the survivors.

Johnson completed the 2024 regular season with a 3-1 win over rival Gainesville at City Park on Friday.