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Wilkinson County’s Bud Dupree ‘as confident as ever, man’ in Atlanta
Around/About Central Georgia
Bacon go down again
Florence got off to a nice start with a three-run first, then kept Macon at bay before finishing strong with an 11-5 win in Coastal Plain action.
Antonio Brown had three hits for Macon, with two each from Connor Hill and Mason Minzey.
The 1-4 Bacon host Florence on Thursday, visit Lexington County on Friday and host Lexington County on Friday.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Smart explains why second in SEC will become a trap
What will WLOCP’s new home look like?
Harris bomb leads Braves to sweep
Riley tees it up for military veterans
Notes & observations from Falcons’ mandatory OTA week
Atlanta KR Williams out with ACL
NBA/Basketball/WNBA
Murray adds triple-double to Jokic’s, and Denver wins on road
NCAA Baseball/Softball
S-Bahl’s two-hitter puts Oklahoma on the verge of another title
S-Therapy dogs greeted WCWS teams
B-Jackson turns in big job at Alabama
MLB/Baseball
Hyped Reds rookie makes noise quickly
Games postponed because of poor air quality
Hockey/NHL
Panthers in a 2-0 hole at home
Golf’s earthshaking merger
Merger: Who won, lost and what it means for fans
‘Potential there is really big’
Debate reignited on sportswashing
Column-Heinous act of hypocrisy by PGA
Column-PGA goes full hypocrite
From hiring Norman to now, it’s been quite a spell for LIV
Current standings, PGA and LIV
Column-Meritocracy means no guarantees for rich schedule
Days after ripping LIV players, Nicklaus supports merger
Tennis
Top-ranked Swiatek tops Gauff again
No. 1 vs. No. 3 coming up Friday
Soccer
Messi going to join MLS, in Miami
Other stars who moved from Europe to MLS
West Ham breaks Europa drought
NFL/USFL/Football
Former standout Ferguson enrolls in nursing school, at 39
Teams focused on gambling issues at OTAs
What will Jacksonville’s new stadium look like?
College Football
Ex-FSU player found not guilty of murder
Ex-Florida player to spend more than two decades behind bars for murder
Auto Racing
Kobayashi to make NASCAR debut as first Japanese driver with Toyota in Cup series
Around the nation/world
Air issues from Canada lead to WNBA, NWSL postponements
Scoreboard