Jeff Hart

Christopher Bell surged into the lead when Martin Truex Jr. was forced to pit and pulled away for an emotional NASCAR Cup Series win at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title Sunday, a victory marred by a fourth-quarter fight that led to Gamecocks leading scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso being ejected.

Denver Jones scored a season-high 21 points, making 7 of 9 3-pointers, and No. 13 Auburn closed the regular season with a 92-78 victory over Georgia on Saturday night.

Georgia’s bats enjoyed another productive day as the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader over Northern Colorado Saturday at Foley Field, winning 19-1 and 14-6.

Scottie Scheffler was six shots behind, losing ground and nearly losing his mind on another tough day at Bay Hill.

Dejounte Murray matched his career high with 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-92 on Friday night, their third win in a row.

Cherokee Bluff knocked off fifth-ranked Cedar Shoals 1-0 on Friday in a defensive battle in the rain in a huge Region 8-4A contest for both teams.

Cherokee Bluff won its fourth straight match with a 6-1 win over Cedar Shoals in Region 8-4A action Friday night at Yonah Field.

After the teams traded blows on the mound in a pitching duel, Georgia Tech baseball’s sleeping giant of an offense awoke to score 14 runs over the sixth, seventh and eighth to run-rule Youngstown State, 15-5, on Friday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.

Scottie Scheffler. U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark. Hideki Matsuyama, Brian Harman and Russell Henley all were at 7-under 137, the largest logjam through 36 holes on the PGA Tour since seven were tied for the lead at the Texas Open in 2011.