Wednesday's Report: FVSU; Falcons, UGA-Auburn, Braves; MLB/Robinson/Wainwright, NFL, college🏈/SEC/national, golf/Ryder, soccer, WNBA playoffs, NASCAR
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High School
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
ACE 19, Central 3
Bethlehem Chrisitian 10, Gatewood 2
Bleckley County 6, Dublin 3
Emmie Williams belted her first career home on a three-hit night to lead the Royals. Addison Hill and Riley Haley added two hits.
Brentwood 7, Edmund Burke 3
Crawford County 8, Temple 4
Houston County 13, Northside 1, 4 inn.
The Bears (18-3/8-0) belted out 17 hits, while the Eagles (2-15/0-11) had more errors (5) than hits (3). The lead was 8-1 after one. Hayley McElroy had three hits, with two-hit games from Ansleigh Darby, Jacy Harrelson, Abbie Havard, Emma Nauss, and Kinley Snider, who had two RBI. Houston County hosts Tift County Thursday while Northside welcomes Lee County.
Lee County 17, Veterans 11
Northeast 18, Kendrick 2
Piedmont 13, Briarwood 1
Peach County 6, Mary Persons 1
The Trojans clinched a spot in the AAA playoffs.
Perry 8, Howard 0, 4.5 inn.
The Panthers ended it early with six in the fourth. Ava Garrett, Anna Dean, and Lucy Layson each had two hits for Perry, Garrett striking out eight in five innings. Perry (10-9/5-4) is at West Laurens on Thursday, Perry (15-3/7-2) at Jones County on Wednesday.
Pike County 9, Upson-Lee 1
Putnam County 13, Glenn Hills 1
Rutland 32, Jordan 6
Stratford 8, Mount de Sales 3
Tattnall 10, FPD 0
Taylor County 11, Marion County 0
Westfield 3, Strong Rock 1
Carleigh Knowles had four hits for Westfield, which got an 11-strikeout, one-hit effort from Camilla Bloodworth
West Laurens 25, Baldwin 2
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Stratford 3, Upson-Lee 0 (25-20, 25-23. 15-10); Stratford 3, Mary Persons 0 (25-20, 27-25, 15-3)
🏫🏫🏫 College 🏫🏫🏫
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
W-Golfweek Red Sky Classic, second round, Mercer
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Talladega 3, Georgia College 1 (25-14, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17); Georgia College 3, Clark-Atlanta 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-10)
Pro
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Honor Roll
SIAC FB Newcomer: FVSU’s Marshall
Around/About Georgia
Falcons place LB Andersen on IR with possible season-ending shoulder injury
Auburn week is big for McConkey
Early-season issues troubling Falcons cost them vs. Lions
Falcons’ offense looking for answers after 7 sacks allowed reveal ‘tough lessons’
The Falcons can turn page after Detroit loss, or stay the same
Braves score twice on Suzuki’s fielding error, overcome 6-run deficit to beat Cubs
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MLB/Baseball
Obit-Baltimore legend Brooks Robinson
“Single kindest person I've ever met in 45 years of covering baseball”
Cardinals’ right hander Adam Wainwright, 42, says he has thrown his final pitch
Phillies clinch NL wild-card berth, head to postseason for second straight year
5 numbers to watch for MLB's final week: Milestones, ugly history on the horizon
Brewers clinch 3rd NL Central title in 6 seasons despite loss to Cardinals and with help from Braves
Ohtani most intriguing person in game without talking to media, but it’d more interesting if he did
NFL/USFL/ XFL/Football
Week 3 Winners and Losers: Dolphins hang 70 points on Broncos
Saleh calls Wilson 'unquestioned quarterback' as one rumored replacement takes name off list
NFL fines Watson $35K for gun celebration, unnecessary roughness
Jaguars ‘have to do better’ with a pass rush that looks pedestrian for a second straight year
49ers reach contract extensions with GM John Lynch, head coach Kyle Shanahan
Texans look to build on first win after putting everything together to beat Jaguars
Report: Bears assistant resigned because of inappropriate behavior
Jets’ Gardner says he was hit with a cheap shot to his ‘private parts’ from Patriots’ Jones
College Football/SEC, ACC
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic calls out FSU QB Travis for selling merch
Was Auburn RB Battie's performance against Texas A&M a preview for what's to come?
Auburn seeks some swagger on offense
‘I loved Mike Leach’: Saban remembers late Mississippi State coach
No. 22 Florida vows to take ‘road-warrior mentality’ to Kentucky as it leaves cozy Swamp
Will South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler torch Tennessee football defense again?
Pittman cancels his social media account
College Football
Lanning address backlash from Colorado weekend
Shilo Sanders’ pregame rant against Oregon, Lanning getting little reaction
With Pac-12 unsettled, CFP managers meet to make difficult decision on number of reserved bids
Tackling remains touchy issue for No. 8 USC after struggling in road opener
Honeymoon over, but Sanders: ‘You better get me right now’
Colston Loveland thrives at Michigan, confident the Big Ten is the place to be for tight ends
Holtz reacts to Day’s reaction
Golf
Justin Thomas cares more about winning the Ryder Cup than whether he should be on the US team
No mixed emotions for Straka after choosing to play for Europe over the United States at Ryder Cup
Soccer
With laughter and love, Rapinoe bids farewell
US Soccer zeroes in on short list for coach
Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Ionescu and Laney help Liberty beat Sun 84-77 to even semifinals series at 1-1
Wilson scores 30 for Aces in 91-84 win over Wings for commanding 2-0 series lead
Stewart edges Thomas and Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race
Warriors’ Kerr is unconcerned about entering the final year of his contract
Auto Racing
Wallace laments last Cup restart at Texas
NASCAR at Talladega: TV, time and how to watch 2023 YellaWood 500
Scoreboards