Thursday's Report: Middle Georgia State, Wilkinson County/Dupree, Georgia College, Signings (Baldwin, Lamar County, West Laurens, Bleckley County; Falcons schedule, Braves, UGA, AMS, United

Thursday's Report: Middle Georgia State, Wilkinson County/Dupree, Georgia College, Signings (Baldwin, Lamar County, West Laurens, Bleckley County; Falcons schedule, Braves, UGA, AMS, United

In Coverage: FPD, Gatewood go for titles; Around Central Georgia

 

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Aquinas 4, Middle Georgia State, NAIA national tournament, elimination game

Tennis

W-Middle Georgia State, 4, Union 1, NAIA national Tournament

M-Middle Georgia State 4, Xavier 3, NAIA national Tournament

Pro

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Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta 1

MLS

Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 0

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Alumni Update

Wilkinson County names football field after Bud Dupree

Photos: Wilkinson County High

Honor Roll

Four Georgia College players named to All-Region team

 

Signings

          Baldwin’s Tremarius Lawrence signed with Newberry College for men’s basketball.

          Lamar County standout Shy Foster has signed with North Carolina Central for women’s basketball, teammate Kaylee Hamrick doing the same with Andrew College.

          West Laurens’ Jordan Spencer, a cousin of Demaryius Thomas, has signed to  play football at Benedict.

          Bleckley County had several signings: Carys Copeman to Middle Georgia State for women’s soccer, Markeze Brown and Iverson Baker to Peru State for football, Omari Jackson to East Georgia State for men’s basketball, Cam Beck to LaGrange for football, Ter’Nazia Elvin to New England College for women’s basketball, and Marcus Newson to Central Georgia Tech for football.

Around/About Georgia

Falcons release 2024 schedule  

Key dates, matchups and storylines

Column: How might the Falcons' Cousins-to-Penix succession work?

Cousins and Penix and Falcons, oh my

NASCAR planning in-season tournament in 2025, with opening race in Atlanta

And TNT to open 2025 race coverage at AMS

Howard, Charles lead Dream to 92-81 win over Sparks, despite Clarendon’s first career triple-double

Assad shuts down Braves as Cubs roll in series finale

Brooks' roster of Georgia head coaches continues to see plenty of change

Teenager Kelsy scores again to lead Cincinnati over Atlanta United 1-0

 

NBA/Basketball

Tatum scores 25 to lead Celtics past Cavaliers 113-98 and into 3rd consecutive East finals

Doncic posts 31-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead

Sealed with a kiss: Jokić's genius on display in Game 5

WNBA

Clark talks about her debut

Aces receive 2023 championship rings, start three-peat quest with win over Mercury

MLB/Baseball

Astros pitcher Blanco suspended 10 games by MLB for foreign substance found in glove

3-time Cy Young winner Scherzer transferred to the 60-day injured list by Texas

Column: Bob Nutting and the Pirates have a special opportunity. Will they capitalize?

Harper homers in return, Suárez improves to MLB-best 8-0 as streaking Phillies beat Mets

Roundup

Gambling

Bettors turn to WNBA this year, mainly because of Clark’s arrival

College Sports

Oklahoma begins quest for unprecedented 4th straight softball title at regionals

Docs: NCAA could face $20B in damages, bankruptcy without settlement

NFL/XFL/USFL/CFL/Football

NFL schedule: 9 playoff rematches include Ravens-Chiefs and Rams-Lions on opening week

The schedule has been released. Now it’s time for the social media snark

Chargers mock Butker, other teams in creative schedule release video

Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season

Aspiring NFL coaches get an opportunity to hone their craft through Buccaneers coaching academy

ESPN announces Jason Kelce’s hiring. He will be part of the ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show

Golf

Scheffler’s caddie will take a day off from the PGA to attend his daughter’s high school graduation

Block, who achieved cult hero status at the 2023 PGA Championship, eyes a repeat at Valhalla

Aberg aims to build on his Masters runner-up finish by winning 1st major at PGA Championship

          Macon’s Russell Henley tees off at 7:42 a.m., and is playing with Lucas Glover and Stephan Jaeger.

The perfect major arrives right when golf needs it the most

McIlroy uncharacteristically tight-lipped in limited press conference

Soccer

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

Ten Hag addresses Man United fans after winning last home game of season. Chelsea beats Brighton

MLS suspends Toronto FC coach, players after chaotic brawl in loss to NYCFC

Tennis

Sinner can become No. 1 even if he misses the French Open. He’s already at the top for his behavior

Collins keeps on winning even with retirement looming. She’s in the Italian Open semifinals

NHL/Hockey

Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment

Bruins properly channel hatred of Panthers, and now it's a series

Scoreboard

NBA scores/games

MLB scores/games

College baseball Div. I scores