Jeff Hart

There was a time around here when Phil Mickelson's nerves were stretched so tight, you could bounce a quarter off `em and have it land in Atlanta.

Most of the prep baseball action rained out on Monday will resume Tuesday around the area.

According to the Clemson football scrimmage report, former Gainesville High standout and Clemson early enrollee freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a "slight crack in his collarbone" and will not be able to play in Saturday's Spring game.

Adam Scott is relishing every part of being Masters champion.

Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky's freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming.

The first full day at the Masters turned out to be a short one Monday. Augusta National was open for only two hours because of storms, still enough time for a few players to see some of the changes to the golf course - even though this was supposed to be a year with really no change at all.

With Spring Break upon us, prep baseball will take front-and-center this week as the other prep sports take a week off before heading into the playoffs (tennis), and wrapping up the final weeks of their regular season.

The Nationals avoided a sweep Sunday with a 2-1 victory, the sort of pick-me-up they needed after losing 10 of their previous 12 to the Braves in D.C. It was an April sweep at Nationals Park a year ago that helped build a cushion for the Braves on their way to the NL East title.

Jeff Teague scored 25 points in his hometown, Pero Antic finished with 18 and the Hawks handed the NBA's best home team an embarrassing 107-88 loss Sunday that could have a major impact on playoff seeding in the East.

The 12th-ranked University of North Georgia softball squad cemented its hold atop the Peach Belt Conference standings with a doubleheader sweep of host and 4th-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University on Saturday afternoon at the Armstrong Softball Field.