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Wednesday's Report: HS playoff update, FVSU, WACO/UGA Edwards; United advance, Hawks, Tech, UGA; World Series, NFL, WNBA, college 🏈, NASCAR, tennis

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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

GHSA playoffs

Class 4A

Eastside 8, Perry 0; Eastside 5, Perry 2

Class A

Crawford County 2, Screven County 1; Screven County 4, Crawford County 2; Game 3, Wednesday, 1 p.m.
GMC Prep 5, Lake Oconee 0; GMC 6, Lake Oconee 1
Metter 11, Taylor County 6; Meter 5, Taylor County 2

🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫

🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐

Point 3, Middle Georgia State 0

⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳

W-The Ally, Mercer

Pro
⚽ ⚽ ⚽MLS⚽ ⚽ ⚽

Atlanta 2, Montreal 2 

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Honor Roll

FVSU’s Allen makes All-SIAC second team

Alumni Update

Washington County/Georgia legend now an SEC legend

Around/About Georgia

Atlanta eliminates Montreal in a penalty-kick shootout after the clubs played to a 2-2 draw

Gotham FC gives Kelley O’Hara (Georgia Sports Hall of Famer) memorable farewell: ‘It has been the greatest joy’

Hawks host the Nets for season opener

Johnson agrees to $150 million contract extension with Hawks following breakout season

Young embracing leadership role as the figurehead of the new-look Hawks with rookie Risacher

Georgia Tech’s Key insists ‘zero call’ has been made on QB King’s status against Virginia Tech

Amid officiating controversy, Georgia shows it's still an SEC juggernaut

Kirby talks on the off week

Is Georgia elite or not? Ask Texas after Bulldogs drop No. 1 Longhorns

 

A worthy read

The more-than-football Barry Switzer you don’t know, and can’t help but like 

World Series
All games on Fox
Friday: NY at LA, 8:08 p.m.
Saturday: NY at LA, 8:08 p.m.
Monday: LA at NY, 8:08 p.m.
Tuesday: LA at NY, 8:08 p.m.

Baseball/MLB

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

Freeman expects to return to Dodgers’ lineup in World Series opener against Yankees

Ohtani heads to World Series for first time, achieving goal he had when signing with Dodgers

The Juan they were missing: Soto is the piece Yankees have been searching for

College Football/SEC/ACC/South

Texas fans must use better discretion after SEC fine for debris thrown on field, Sarkisian says

Longhorn Barron on fans throwing trash: 'Love the fans for that one'

‘We weren’t urgent enough': Auburn players look back at final drive vs. Missouri

No. 6 Miami isn’t looking at Florida State’s record going into Saturday matchup

No. 9 Clemson is rolling as it contends for ACC title and a return to the College Football Playoff

Tennessee AD dismisses Alabama announcer's claim that Vols use fake noise at Neyland Stadium

Is Milroe at the center of Alabama offense struggles?

Venables explains decision to fire Sooners' OC

Troy QB Crowder out for remainder of season

SEC names legends of 2024

College Football

COLUMN: In celebrating Illini football history, no one deserved a win over Michigan more than Bret Bielema

Georgia-Texas controversy: Is it more important to get a call right or follow procedure?

The Ducks are flying high, but the other former Pac-12 teams are off to a rocky Big Ten start

Path to perfection: Will any of the 10 remaining undefeated teams run the table?

Big 12 defenders lead FBS in interceptions with some hitting paydirt

College coaches have new way to discipline players without hurting team: Fine them

College Football/weeknights

Sam Houston becomes bowl eligible in its first season following a 2-year transition to the FBS

Louisiana Tech rallies to beat UTEP 14-10 for its 11th series victory in the last 12 matchups

Gamecock buzz: Jax State looks to win fourth straight in matchup against MTSU

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Bucs’ Godwin to have surgery, likely out for season. Fellow WR Evans to miss 3 games

Panthers’ Dalton, family involved in car crash. QB being evaluated by team doctors

Eagles show how good they can be when Barkley runs the offense

A big question surrounding Watson’s Achilles injury: How much of his salary is insured by the Browns?

Jackson is carrying the Ravens. Their defense needs work for him to win his first Super Bowl

Steelers switched QBs despite a solid start. It’s not the first time

Bengals still have plenty of problems after getting past the Browns

The season’s wild swings leave Prescott and the Cowboys plenty to ponder during their bye week

Coughlin, Shanahan and Seifert picked as coaching candidates for Hall of Fame

NFL will continue to crack down on violent gestures because "it sends the wrong message"

Chiefs lose CB Watson, WR Smith-Schuster yet just keep winning as injuries pile up

Commanders not missing a beat with Mariota replacing Daniels at QB validates Kingsbury’s offense

'I don't know how you beat Kansas City'

WNBA

Taurasi still mulling over decision to retire or play another year

Liberty to get NYC ticker-tape parade on Thursday

NBA

Tatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks

Father and son James make NBA history by playing together in Lakers’ win over Minnesota

Clippers to honor the late Jerry West with empty seat and court decal at new arena

Celtics celebrate 18th NBA title with banner, rings and call from Tatum: ‘Let’s do it again.’

Morant’s return helps Memphis but the future is unclear for the 2-time All-Star and the Grizzlies

Auto Racing

Alex Bowman’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week capped by Logano making NASCAR’s title race

Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka overtakes Iga Swiatek to reclaim WTA No. 1 ranking

John Curry, who led Wimbledon through a period of expansion, dies at 86

Soccer

MLS Cup Playoffs: How to watch wild card games this week, teams, times, where to stream

MLB Postseason Glance

Scoreboards

NFL scores/games

College football scores/games

NBA scores/games