The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Sunday's Report: Bacon win again; Falcons/Penix, Braves win 3rd straight, United ties; US Open, NBA, WNBA, MLB, College World Series, NASCAR, colleges, NFL, soccer, UFC

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 Macon 5, Martinsville 1

          The bats for Macon got going late with a pair of two-run innings to seal the win.

          Charles Dean had 2 hits and drove in 2 runs. Pitchers Evan Borst, Jagger Iovinelli and Charlie Atkisson teamed for 10 strikeouts.

          Macon plays at Boone, N.C. on Sunday, and returns that favor on Tuesday, with Florence coming in town on Wednesday.

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Atlanta 9, Tampa Bay 2

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Atlanta 2, Houston 2

 

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Around/About Central Georgia

 

Around/About Georgia

'It gets to where you can't wait to turn on the next game:' How Michael Penix Jr. caught the eyes of Falcons evaluators

Ozuna hits 1 of 4 Braves home runs in 9-2 rout of Rays

Injuries & Moves: Harris diagnosed with Grade 2 hamstring strain

Blessing’s late goal helps Dynamo tie Atlanta 2-2

 

U.S. Open

DeChambeau a one-man show at Pinehurst No. 2 and leads US Open by 3

Near-identical triple bogeys by Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg minutes apart derail their US Open hopes

Scheffler: U.S. Open golf is a 'mental torture chamber'

From a national title at Michigan to coaching together in LA, a special Father’s Day for the Minters

Morikawa thought a 66 would give him a shot. Then came DeChambeau

Scheffler to reassess major prep

 

Basketball/NBA

Celtics take season’s worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title

Mavericks, Doncic leave zero doubt if they heard what was said about them

New Mavs owners with casino ties preach patience on gambling in Texas as they plan for new arena

Klay's dad, Mychal, explains how Jerry West ‘saved' Warriors dynasty 

WNBA

Early award races: Thomas, Clark may be in line for some hardware

Reese’s stats show she’s adjusting quickly

Clark: 'People should not be using my name' to push bigotry

Serena Williams has advice for Caitlin Clark

Jones scores a career-high 34 points to lead the Liberty

Roundup 

Baseball/MLB

Twins unveil Prince-inspired home run celebration complete with purple vest, inflatable guitar

Phillies fans show up in force for extra-inning win at Baltimore. ‘It was like a playoff game.’

Astros release José Abreu with $30.8 million remaining on his contract

Focusing on the farm system: 10 most fascinating MLB prospects

Teams that need to step up to the plate this trade deadline

Kimbrel on pitching in front of Phillies fans again: ‘I definitely heard them’

Orioles top Phillies behind Rodriguez's arm, Santander's bat

Nationals’ DJ Herz strikes out 13 and allows 1 hit in 6 innings for first MLB win

College World Series

Daly’s homer lets Kentucky celebrate 10-inning walk-off win in its CWS debut

LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M’s 3-2 College World Series win

NHL/Hockey

Oilers rout the Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 to avoid being swept in the Stanley Cup Final

Auto Racing

Lineup for Iowa

NASCAR’s Cup Series comes to Iowa, but it’s not the same track the drivers remember

Mayer takes overtime win in Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway

College Basketball

Hurley insists he didn't use Lakers for money: 'I don't need leverage here'

College Sports, changing landscape

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

Football/NFL/USFL

Rookie Coleman playfully embraces Buffalo while showing a serious side to filling receiver role

Daniels signs his rookie contract with the Washington Commanders

ESPN proposed dropping Sunday price to $70 and offering single-team packages; NFL declined

From a national title at Michigan to coaching together in LA, a special Father’s Day for the Minters

Olympic sports

Walsh sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic trials

Soccer

Albania shocks Italy with fastest goal in Euros history — hours after fans snapped spaghetti

Team USA advances to Super 8s after match vs. Ireland abandoned due to weather

Boxing/UFC/MMA

White owes UFC fans an explanation

WWE Clash at the Castle grades, analysis: CM Punk costs McIntyre in main event

Rafael dos Anjos rips McGregor with callback after UFC 303 withdrawal: ‘It’s just a bruise’

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games