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Sunday’s Report: Scoreboard (Mercer, Atlanta); Full Philadelphia-Atlanta coverage; Falcons, Tech HOFer Poole dies; MLB playoffs, it’s NFL Sunday, WNBA finals, Simone Biles, NASCAR, soccer

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College

⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

M-Wofford 2, Mercer 0 

🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐

Mercer 3, Furman 0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-20)

Pro

⚾ ⚾ ⚾  MLB⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0

MLS

Atlanta 1, Columbus 1

 

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Philadelphia vs. Atlanta

Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves

Murphy called for interference that brings home Phillies run

Atlanta fans in postseason (2012) form, threw stuff on the field

Strider strong, but …

Harper and Phillies just keep on coming

Braves add RHP Hernández to NLDS roster, Phillies go with RHP Lorenzen

Ozuna enjoys career renaissance

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Ridder facing questions about job security

Anderson Jr. reveals Falcons challenge

Falcons mailbag

Rookie QB Stroud aims to continue impressive start as surging Texans visit Falcons

Survey: New favorite for first NFL QB benched, and, um …

Robinson scores in stoppage time, rallies Atlanta United to draw with Crew

Georgia Tech BSB HOFer Poole dies of ALS

  

MLB Playoffs
Sunday: 4:07 p.m., Texas at Baltimore, FS1; 8:03 p.m., Minnesota at Houston, FS1
Monday: 6:07 p.m., Philadelphia at Atlanta, TBS; 9:07 p.m., Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, TBS
Tuesday: 4:07 p.m., Houston at Minnesota, 4:07 p.m., FOX; 8:03 p.m.Baltimore at Texas, FOX

MLB/Baseball

Diamondbacks chase Kershaw and roll

Kershaw chased in 1st inning of NLDS against Diamondbacks

Texas’ shaky bullpen escapes late as Rangers hold off Orioles

Baltimore blames ‘miscommunication’ on Henderson’s blunder

Verlander holds Twins scoreless, Alvarez and Altuve power Astros

Rangers take Game 1 with help from Carter's red-hot start to postseason

Roundup

Scherzer left off Texas roster for ALDS; John Means out with elbow soreness for Orioles

Adam Wainwright easing into retirement with new puppy, TV work and more country music

Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs

Plaschke: Read it and leap, the Dodgers will win the 2023 World Series championship

Column-The Rays didn’t show up, neither did fans

It’s easy, safe, and quick. Every little bit helps.

Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL

Mayfield helping surprising Buccaneers establish a new identity without Tom Brady

Bills’ high-scoring offense takes flight in traveling to play Jaguars in London

Jonathan Taylor and the Colts have agreed on a 3-year, $42 million extension, source tells AP

Wilson QB battle highlights Jets-Broncos matchup that got spicy after Payton’s ridicule of Hackett

Baltimore and star QB Lamar Jackson head to Pittsburgh looking to assert control of AFC North

Lions host winless Panthers, aiming for 3rd straight win to stay atop NFC North

Colts run defense gearing up for another rumble with Henry

Rivera says he’s not considering changes to the Commanders coaching staff after losing 3 in a row

Auto Racing

Busch internalizes his driving style as he faces elimination from NASCAR playoffs

Sam Mayer saves NASCAR season with Xfinity Series playoff win at Charlotte

Busch internalizes his driving style as he faces elimination from NASCAR playoffs

Soccer

Rapinoe honored by club team OL Reign in front of record NWSL crowd

D.C. United parts ways with Rooney in 9th MLS coaching change this season

Messi returns, but Miami gets eliminated from the playoffs

Basketball/WNBA

Highly anticipated WNBA Finals matchup between Aces and Liberty begins Sunday

Well-rested Aces and Liberty set to begin WNBA Finals, expect more competitive games

College Football

Arkansas OC gets into email/social spat with students

Golf

Griffin stretches his lead to 3 in Mississippi as he goes for first PGA Tour win

Olympic sports

Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history

Biles settles for silver in vault after stumble, points deduction


Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games

NFL scores/games

College football scores, FBS

College football scores, FCS