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Honor Roll/Alumni Update
MGLF-Mercer, Academic All-District
FPD’s Andress earns Academic All-District honors
MGLF-Georgia College’s Moore on academic list
Honor Roll
MTEN-Middle Georgia State duo All-American
Georgia College team earns PBC Sportsmanship Award
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer hopes to reverse slide as SoCon tournament starts
SoCon schedule changed, Mercer now playing Thursday
Former Georgia College P gets first W with Kansas City
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Jacksonville home to WLOCP for 2024-25
Albies’ flyout brings in walk-off winner
First day of Atlanta OTAs in the books
BSB-No. 7 Coastal nips Georgia State
MBKB-Tech adds quality forward from Senegal
High School/Youth sports
Massive changes coming to Florida association after bill passes
Around the South
ACC backs plan to increase payouts for postseason success
NBA/Basketball/WNBA
Police execute welfare check after cryptic Morant posts
Celtics cling to hope upon return home
Column-No shame in this particular sweep of Lakers, who battled
Bridges-Williams wasn’t Phoenix’s problem
NFL/USFL/Football
League investigating ‘second wave’ of player gambling violations
Saints’ Moreau gratefully back to field after cancer scare
Peterson hasn’t played, hasn’t retired, wants to go again
Coaching diversity program participants relish exposure to decision-makers
Mahomes more about ‘legacy and winning rings … than making money’
MLB/Baseball
Phils erase 5-run deficit, beat Arizona in 10
Athletics, Nevada leaders reach tentative agreement
Trout ties DiMaggio with 361 HRs
Hockey/NHL
Florida scores in traffic with :4.9 left, reviewed, upheld, series over
Bettman honored for league’s growth, happy with newer markets’ run
College Baseball/Softball
S-A look at the eight Super Regional matchups
S-No. 1 Oklahoma chasing history, Clemson is in the way
B-Only 12 Ks in last 478 plate appearances
B-LSU’s Johnson gets 400th win in romp of SC
B-Walk-off 3-run bomb in 12th lifts Florida
B-Clemson trails 5-3 after 6, wins 14-5
College Sports
NCAA’s top bosses made nearly 7 mil combined in 2021
NIL bill in House would provide legal help sought by NCAA
College Football
Saban surprised by worldwide ‘Roll Tide’
Michigan State-Penn State moved to Detroit
Bama DB gets three years probation on drug charge plea
College Basketball
Miles denied bond again in capital murder case
Auto Racing
Foyt returns to Indy 500, legacy secured and grief fresh from wife’s death
MJ bringing UNC-themed car to Coca-Cola 600
Investigation opened into Wallace’s hacked radio channel
Golf
Block offered 50 Gs for the 7-iron that aced No. 15
LIV players rally around, revel in Koepka’s win
The sports new face now gives Colonial a try
Maconite Russell Henley is in the field for Charles Swab Invitational after missing the cut last week. He tees off Thursday at 8:53 a.m., with Chad Ramey and Erik van Rooyen.
Tennis
Nadal’s absence changes complexion of French
Soccer
Women’s F Macario to miss ’23 Cup with knee injury
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