In Coverage: Monday Morning Quarterback: Upsets, surprises, rosters, Perry-Houston County, Loughdmouthings, Central Georgia polls

 

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High School

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 ACE 8, Veterans 6

          Three straight two-run innings propelled Class AA ACE over 6A Veterans, the Warhawks committing three errors. Avery Stone and Karsyn Yates had two hits each for ACE, teaming for five RBI. Rayven Hodridge had two of Veterans’ six hits.

John Milledge 7, Stratford 3

Lamar County 10, Upson-Lee 2

          Shakiria Foster, Lauren Wilcher, Autumn Hinkley, Emily Zavala and Hailey Stanley each had two hits for Class A Lamar County. Cara Bishop and Hinkley each had three RBI. The Knights led 2-1 until the Trojans scored two in the bottom of the second, and took over with four in the fourth, outhitting Class 4A Upson-Lee 12-4

Warner Robins 20, Howard 5, 5 inn.

          The Demonettes put it away with 11 in the second. Jiyah Hope, Hillary Hayes, Amiyah Cray, and Kennedy Thomas each had two hits for Warner Robins, with two RBI from Hope, Cray, and Thomas, plus three runs from Hayes and Thomas. Abby Davis went 2 for 2 for Howard. The Huskies (2-3) visit Westside and Warner Robins (2-4) hosts Union Grove, both on Tuesday.

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NY Mets 10, Atlanta 4

 

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Alumni Update

HoCo’s Fromm helps Washington end Baltimore streak

 

Around/About Georgia

Bowers, Starks among 4 1st-teamers from No. 1 Georgia on preseason AP All-America team

Smart waiting on more in secondary

ESPN not optimistic about the Yellow Jackets

Stewart, Ortega, Lindor go deep as Mets beat first-place Braves

Braves place Yonny Chirinos on 15-day IL, recall  Winans to start vs. Mets

Falcons camp: ‘No free lunches’

Bergeron amped after preseason start

Blank to have Atlanta team in TGL high-tech golf league founded by Woods, McIlroy

 

Cover story

A shattered family forgives Phillies pitcher Andrew Bellatti

 

College Sports

Lost rivalries in the Big 12, including no more Bedlam when Oklahoma and Texas switch to SEC

College football/South

Auburn injuries opening some doors

FAMU, Southern favored as Jackson State and the SWAC move on to a season without Deion Sanders

If Ashford ‘continues to play like this’, Auburn’s QB1 Thorne will be pushed

College Football

Harbaugh to serve 3-game suspension to open season for NCAA recruiting violations

USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s Harrison Jr. and Michigan’s Corum top AP preseason All-Americans

With a new coach and a parade of new faces, Cincinnati will try to step up in the Big 12

Iowa State’s Brock, charged in gambling sting, leaves the program

Michigan and Ohio State again are a cut above the rest in Big Ten’s final season before expansion

MLB/Baseball/Little League

Rays’ Franco to remain sidelined as investigation grows

Harper races for inside-the-park HR, Nola works 7 strong innings

Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion

Roundup

LLWS-Cuban Little League coach Jose Perez goes missing at World Series

NFL/USFL/XFL/Football

Belichick a Swifty?

Ravens’ NFL-record preseason winning streak ends at 24 with a loss to the Commanders

Oher greets fans at a Baltimore book signing a week after suing to end his conservatorship

NFL player, aaaand accredited investor

College Sports

Last rodeo for Longhorn Network, the Texas venture with ESPN that once rattled the Big 12

Soccer

She scored the game winner for Spain in the Women’s World Cup final. Then learned her father had died

Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth

Timbers fire coach Giovanni Savarese after 5-plus seasons as MLS returns from 5-week break

Golf

Schauffele earns final spot and bumps Koepka from an automatic Ryder Cup berth

Rahm not a fan of finale stroke-adjusted format

Olympic Sports

Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning 100-meter title at worlds

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games