The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Thursday's Report: Braves, Falcons, Atlanta Open/Eubank, UGA; Media days/Tech/more, college 🏈, World Cup, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR;

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Little League Softball Southeast Region

At Warner Robins

Florida 11, Virginia 1; Georgia 6, West Virginia 0

Thursday

10 a.m.: Florida vs. Georgia; 1 p.m.: North Carolina vs. Tennessee; 5 p.m.: TBA

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Lexington County 6, Macon 5

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Boston 5, Atlanta 3

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Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Strider whiffs 10, but Boston takes the series

Pitts makes his return as Falcons begin training camp

Ridder has worked to take next steps in his development

Acefest lifts Eubanks in upset-tinted Atlanta Open

Georgia, a menace on and off the field

Latham: Georgia’s standard is not above Alabama’s

 

Media Days

Bowl game a minimum for Yellow Jackets

How FSU is handling hype

Seminoles, Tigers on different roster paths

How ex-stars Spiller and Davis reunited at Clemson

Messi as a recruiting tool

Northwestern coach lone rep at Big Ten media event

Big Ten commish had many topics to touch on

Buckeyes as underdogs?

Move Michigan-Ohio State?

Hazing a big topic for Big Ten

Schiano’s best staff, courtesy of Minnesota

Buckeyes star WR Marvin Harrison Jr. yearns for chance to thrive on father’s stage

MLB/Baseball

Manfred’s term as baseball commissioner extended until 2029 by MLB owners

A's, Giants fans band together with 'Sell the team' chant

Angels not looking to deal Ohtani 

Soccer

Horan’s equalizer helps US rescue point vs. Netherlands

Day 7 recap 

College Football/South

Rattler grateful to be back at Carolina

Freeze on Auburn, mistakes, redemption

Milton hints he can throw it 90 yards

South Carolina SEC Media Day notes

The best of Kiffin from media days

 College Sports

New bill takes aim at federal NIL oversight

NCAA trying to create clearer NIL policy

Big 12 votes to accept Colorado

Northwestern president supports AD, confident in own job security

NFL/XFL/USFL/Football

Browns owners commit to region, not lakefront

Hamlin is full go in Buffalo

Giants lock up LT former Bulldog Thomas with five-year, $117.5 million extension

Broncos coach Sean Payton rips NFL’s gambling policy language 

Chiefs prefer upgrading over building new

Rodgers takes big pay cut, per reports

NBA/Basketball/WNBA

Pelicans star Williamson, family sued for $1.8 million by tech company

Auto Racing

Truex keeps No. 1 spot in power rankings

Around the nation/world

ESPN considers adding leagues as partners

Scoreboard

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games