Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Lamar County's Allen; HS 🏈 scouting reports; Falcons/Robinson, UGA, Tech, Braves; US Open; colleges, NFL, high schools, golf
In Coverage: Friday night’s Central Georgia football scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions, Central Georgia composite rankings, The Sports Report predictions
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High School
Football
Worth County 49, Central 0
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Crisp 18, Twiggs 3
Griffin 19, Westside 0; Griffin 21, Westside 0
Howard 22, Spalding 17
Northeast 24, Jordan 0
Pike County 13, Upson-Lee 12
Social Circle 14, Jasper County 4
Stratford 15. Heritage 1
Taylor County 12, Fullington 2
Trinity Christian 15, CFCA 0
Westfield 9, Mount de Sales 0
Windsor 12, Covenant 0
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Locust Grove 2, ACE 0; ACE 2, Central Georgia Arts 0
Sherwood Christian 3, Stratford 2 (15-25, 25-12, 25-23, 13-25, 15-12)
College
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Pro
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Alumni Update
Lamar County’s Allen has clearly caught Smart’s eye
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Robinson showing rare maturity as a rookie
Hawkins finds balance between working hard, having fun playing football
'Old Head' Walthour has key role to play
‘He’s a leader’: Georgia DE Williams showing progress
Powell-Lee ready for big start vs. S.C. State
Acuña hits 2 of Braves’ 5 homers, Olson hits 47th
Baseball/MLB
Astros slug their way to the top of the AL West with 16 homers in 3 games to sweep Rangers
Dodgers credited with a run when Marlins ball boy picks up a ball that was in play
Tennis
Gauff tops Muchova in match was delayed by a protest
Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting US Open semifinal between Gauff and Muchova
Sabalenka edges Keys in semi, Gauff next
The mental and physical tolls of the tennis season weigh on players by the US Open
Shelton latest on the ‘America’s next men’s star’ list
Summer of Gauff, in semis fueled by star’s love of the game, and the moment
Shelton joins past champs Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev in the US Open men’s semifinals
College Football/Southeast
Goodman: Between Dabo and Deion, one is more like Saban
Embrace change: Is it time for Clemson to find a new way?
Cal’s Ott not impressed with Auburn film: ‘A name doesn’t mean anything’
College Football/South
Virginia to honor former players killed in shooting at home opener vs. JMU on Saturday
JMU AD urges fans to ‘be UVA strong’
College Football
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Week 1 can be deceiving. Have Deion Sanders and Colorado already peaked?
Texas Tech QB Shough set to face former team in No. 13 Oregon. That wasn’t his original plan
College Sports
UNC says the NCAA has denied appeal efforts for Walker’s immediate eligibility
And the Heels are mighty unhappy
LSU, Kim Mulkey agree on 10-year, $32M contract, AP source says
Commentary: Amid the Pac-12 ruins, one big question emerges — why does the NCAA still exist?
High Schools
West Virginia governor wants lawmakers to revisit law allowing high school athletic transfers
Auto Racing
Larson, Hamlin favorites at Kansas
Nemechek’s gamble to step back from Cup Series leads to 2024 promotion to drive for Jimmie Johnson
NFL/USFL/XFL/Football
Pro Picks: Mahomes, Chiefs up for a tough task vs. Lions
Lions spoil Chiefs’ celebration of Super Bowl title by rallying
Burrow becomes NFL’s highest-paid player with $275 million deal, AP source says
Jaguars head into Pederson’s 2nd season with ‘so much confidence in that locker room’
‘It’s what I do.’ Belichick engaged, optimistic entering his 49th season in NFL
Payton is out to fix the Broncos’ offense, starting with Wilson rebound
Emotional 2022 makes for stronger Bills in 2023
Jones again posts, then deletes criticism of Raiders’ management
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Column: Kim Van Gundy's death helped Dwight Howard once again feel the Magic of love
Ionescu breaks single-season 3-point record as Liberty win 8th straight, beating Sparks 96-89
Charges dropped, Williams wants to rejoin Aces after domestic violence arrest
Golf
Lowry, McIlroy and Meronk make solid starts at Irish Open as Sharma takes first-round lead
Liu posts best round of the year to lead LPGA in Cincinnati
Scoreboards