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Friday's Report: Bacon fall Honor Roll: Georgia College/Mercer; Acuna/Braves, Athens Regional, kickoffs, Falcons; SEC Spring Meetings; NBA/WNBA, MLB, college⚾🏈🏀🥎📰, golf, 🎾,🏁

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Lexington County 6, Macon 3

          The Bacon fell into a three-run hole after 5, got back within  one only for Lexington County to seal it with two in the ninth.

          Jaxon Milam, Mike Morrison, and FPD grad Parker Ingram each had two hits, Ingram with 2 RBI.

          Macon visits Florence on Friday, hosts Flrence on Saturday, has two games at Forest City, and returns home on Thursday against HP-Thomasville.

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Washington 3, Atlanta 1

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Honor Roll

Georgia College wins PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award

Mercer wins SoCon’s Barrett-Bonner award for 9th straight year

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Acuña Jr. deals with emotions of a 2nd season-ending knee injury

BSB-Georgia banks on experience to open NCAAs

BSB-Athens Regional scouting report

BSB-Athens Regional notes

BSB-Tech ready for regional

No patsy for Georgia’s homecoming

Some times announced for Tech

And Georgia Southern

Williams, Nationals hold down weak-hitting Braves for rare 4-game series win

Falcons sign defensive tackle Brandon Dorlus to rookie contract

Falcons beat writer Ledbetter of AJC wins PFWA's Bill Nunn Award

Bennett (UGA) in ‘a good place,’ says OC

 

SEC Spring Meetings

Clean old-fashioned hate gets Black Friday this year

SEC’s 8- or 9-game conference schedule debate on hold, but expanded CFP could factor into decision

Florida president on ending walk-ons: ‘Killing Rudy solves nothing’

Column-More SEC expansion coming? Why what Sankey (doesn't) say should be getting attention

Saban void felt at  meetings, creates power vacuum

Lots of talk so far

SEC commissioner says frustration with NCAA led to committee with Big Ten, but Division I can work

Hall of Fame? Heupel had media laughing after reporter's mistake

How friends Texas' Del Conte, OU's Castiglione decided on SEC move 

College Sports, changing landscape

NCAA, states reach agreement in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes to compete

Power conferences join ACC in asking a Florida court to keep the league’s TV deals with ESPN private

Schools in basketball-centric leagues face different economic challenges with NCAA settlement 

NBA/Basketball

Doncic, Dallas blow out Minnesota to advance to finals

NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt

Column: Bill Walton was as brave as his game was beautiful 

WNBA

Clark picks up another tech and another ugly loss

Women’s 3-on-3 league developed by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier to debut in January 

MLB/Baseball

Forget 300 career wins. Even 200 wins for an MLB pitcher might be a thing of the past

Column-On Ronald Acuña Jr.'s injury, Bryce Harper's greatness, and the biggest reason to believe in the Phillies

Move over Ruth and Cobb: MLB adds Negro League stats and Josh Gibson surpasses legends

Column-P López embarrassed Mets & himself, but his situation deserves empathy, not scorn

Hernández, MLB’s most infamous umpire, leaves us with an odd legacy

Roundup 

College Baseball

Last swing: Birmingham-Southern’s baseball team keeping closing school’s spirt alive in World Series

Birmingham-Southern, soon-to-be defunct, draws national attention before DIII College World Series 

College Softball

Woolery’s 3-run homer puts No. 6 UCLA over No. 14 Alabama 4-1 in Women’s College World Series opener

Three-time defending champ Oklahoma opens Women’s College World Series with 9-1 win over Duke 

College Sports

'This was my destiny': Inside the team that brought Auburn its first national men's golf title
Golf

Thompson had a 'complicated' relationship with golf and media, but never with her fans

Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler criticizes attorney but holds ‘no ill will’ toward golfer

Skinns shoots 8-under 62 to take 1st-round lead in RBC Canadian Open

Korda makes a 10 on one hole and posts an 80 in U.S. Women’s Open 

College Football

Big Ten’s first three weeks include marquee matchups on NBC, Peacock

Optics of LSU backout plan were bad, but USC did have its reasons

Can Fran Brown make Syracuse a powerhouse? 

NFL/ Football

Pederson: Lawrence is giving us ideas, really becoming a coach on the field

Chiefs lineman Buggs turns self in on misdemeanor cruelty to animal charges in Alabama

Meet the most disrespected WR in all of fantasy football

Allen on why it’s still ‘Super Bowl or bust’ for the Bills

Mayor apologizes to Jason and Kylie Kelce after incident

Dolphins agree to 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension with WR Jaylen Waddle, AP source says

NFL teams are using 2 tight ends less frequently, but those that do still find it effective 

Auto Racing

Edwards celebrates Hall of Fame induction, insists 2016 finale did not cause NASCAR retirement

Penske, Chevy say Larson deserves NASCAR playoff waiver: 'I know they will handle it properly' 

Tennis

Sacré bleu! The French Open banned alcohol in the stands after fans were called out for rowdiness

American Peyton Stearns leads unseeded players pulling off upsets on a long day at the French Open
Olympic sports

Douglas ends bid to make 2024 Paris Olympic team, citing ankle injury 

NHL/Hockey

Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 to move within win of Stanley Cup Final return 

Boxing UFC/WWE/MMA

UFC set to debut new fighter gloves designed to minimize eye pokes

UFC 302 video: Sean Strickland, Paulo Costa show respect while fans chant during press conference faceoff 

Scoreboard

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