The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Friday's Report: Macon County's Smith, Russell Henley; Falcons penalty/Campbell, Tech/Key, Dream, Braves, UGA/Condon; Jerry West, NBA/WNBA, MLB, US Open, CWS, NASCAR, tennis, college news, NFL

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 Lexington County 8, Macon 6

          The visitors did enough damage in the third and fourth innings, and were helped by four Macon errors, leading to four unearned runs.

          Macon, led by Jaxon Milamā€™s three hits, outhit Lexington County 11-10 and the Bacon struckout out 10 Blowfish to only  two walks.

          Macon (3-13) is at Lexington County on Friday and hosts Martinsville on Saturday.

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Atlanta 6, Baltimore 3

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Indiana 91, Atlanta 84

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Alumni Update

Macon Countyā€™s Smith is confident the Ravensā€™ defense can still thrive after offseason departures



Around/About Georgia

Atlanta gets a ā€˜slap on the wristā€™

Falcons fined, lose fifth-round pick for tampering

Atlanta losing LB Campbell to Miami

Techā€™s Key more about the hate than clean and old-fashioned with Georgia

Boston scores 27, Clark manages only 7, but Indiana rallies to beat Atlanta

Lopez, Albies shine as Braves beat Orioles and snap slide

GM on Bravesā€™ struggles: ā€˜Itā€™s about making sure you get to the playoffs one way or the otherā€™

Condon adds Howser Trophy to bursting resume

Tech to retire jersey of Dennis Scott

 

Jerry West, 1938-2024

Beyond the logo: Driven by losses, Jerry West's NBA legacy will last forever

'He was the silhouette for a reasonā€™

How Jerry West became the NBA logo -- and why David Stern never admitted to it

Eye for talent 'unmatched': Magic Johnson shares memories of Jerry West

Column-: Laker legend Jerry West's final legacy sadly includes estrangement from Lakers

Magic, LeBron, MJ and many more greats mourn

Pictures through the years

West stood above superstardom

Fans pay their respects at Jerry West statue

West, NBA legend, was a teacher to the very end

Basketball/NBA/WNBA

Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ā€˜obviously temptingā€™ offer from Lakers

Lakers' $70 million offer not enough for Dan Hurley? 'There probably is a number' to leave UConn

Doncic knows heā€™s learning in first NBA Finals, but Mavs star isnā€™t conceding to Celtics

Celtics offer little on Porzingis after leg injury kept him out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals

'For special occasions': Inside the lab where Luka and Kyrie create their wildest moves

WNBA

Column-Clark's Olympics chances hurt by lengthy evaluation process

USA Basketball: It would be 'irresponsible' to put Clark on Olympic team for marketing reasons

Diggins-Smith and Loyd combine for 40 points, Storm hand the Wings a 6th straight loss

Baseball/MLB

Baseball has played a major role in Charlie Manuelā€™s recovery from a stroke

Glizzy-guzzling golden retriever goes viral at White Sox-Mariners game

Martinez hits 2-run homer in 9th as Mets rally past Marlins 3-2 and Díaz wins in return from IL

Roundup

U.S. Open

McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share US Open lead with Cantlay

Aberg off to strong start at US Open with 66, seeks to become first rookie to win since 1913

McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share US Open lead with Cantlay

Pavonā€™s extra putting work pays off with 2 eagles to start U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2

Isnā€™t that Suber? Last entrant in US Open field takes advantage of opportunity, shoots 69

CWS schedule (all on ESPN)
Friday - Game 1: North Carolina vs. Virginia, 2 p.m.; Game 2: Tennessee vs. Florida State, 7 p.m.
Saturday - Game 3: Kentucky vs. NC State, 2 p.m.; Game 4: Texas A&M vs. Florida, 7 p.m.

College Baseball

Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from ā€™23 College World Series to provide an edge

NC State wants to make happier memories in return to CWS after COVID-19 brought abrupt end in 2021

First-time winner seems likely in ACC-SEC invitational

SEC or ACC? 2024 College World Series bracket predictions, matchup picks, odds for Omaha

How can you not be romantic about Omaha?: Baseball dreams to be dashed and come true at CWS.

Ready for the Road to Omaha? Everything you need to know about the 2024 College World Series

Auto Racing

Reports: Truex Jr. to retire at end of '24 season

Golf

Korda stumbles again in 1st event since US Womenā€™s Open, shooting 76 in Meijer LPGA Classic

Tennis

Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesnā€™t have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics

Wimbledon prize money is increasing to a record amount of about $64 million

Hockey

Barkov, Bobrovsky and the Panthers beat the Oilers, within win of Stanley Cup title

Stanley Cup Final returns to Edmonton 4 years since the city hosted the series in a bubble

Panthers downplay their travel delay and late arrival in Edmonton during the Stanley Cup Final

College Football

End of the 'analyst army'? Why revenue sharing could curb college football's off-field staff swell

Carter explains why Egg Bowl between Ole Miss, Mississippi State ended up on Friday

Southern Miss football player killed in shooting

College Basketball

Ex-Illinois star Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape

College Sports, changing landscape

House committee votes to approve college athletics bill aiming to avoid athlete employment

Senators hopeful of passing broad college sports legislation addressing NCAA issues this year

The Allstate (Big) 12?

Sources: Big 12 exploring naming-rights deal for conference worth hundreds of millions

Football/NFL/USFL

1 of 12 full-time female NFL coaches, Jill Costanza is an asset for the Lions and Dan Campbell

QB Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars agree to a 5-year, $275M contract extension, AP source says

Derrick Henry: ā€˜Itā€™s going to be fun and a breath of fresh airā€™

Chiefs get rings, with nod to 'Tom and Jerry' play

Packersā€™ Anders Carlson follows brotherā€™s advice as he tries to bounce back from tough rookie season

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games