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Florence 11, Macon 1

          The hosts led only 3-0 after five, but went for 6 in the sixth to seal it, outhitting Macon 13-6 and holding the Bacon scoreless until the final inning, the seventh.

          Charles Dean had 3 of Macon’s 6 hits.

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Honor Roll

Georgia College’s Smith named to ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Henley opens up at Traveler’s with decent round

          Russell Henley is with some good company.

          There are nine players tied for 44th over the first round of the Traveler’s Championship, and six are ranked in the top 50 of the FedExCup listing, with winners of the US Open, a former No. 1 and three-time major winner, and regular contenders.

          They’re all at even, with another 11 at 1 under, all behind leader Tom Kim, who shot an 8-under 62

          Henley, off a top-10 finish at the U.S. Open, turned in a rare smooth and bogey-free front nine, a streak that ended on No. 10. And somewhat uncharacteristically, he ended the first round with a birdie.

          After a good putting weekend, Henley is off to a sluggish start on the green, missing five birdie putts inside 10 feet. He’s 58th in the field in putting and tied for 65th in putts per greens in regulation.

          He tees off at 8:50 a.m. on Friday in his seventh Travelers, in which he’s made five cuts and finished no worse than tied for 32nd. He had tied for 19th in his last two visits, in 2023 and 2021.

 

Around/About Georgia

‘He's always been that guy:' How the Falcons found value three times over in Orhorhoro

Ex-Falcon Campbell thought about retiring, but not for long

Tech’s Eubanks part of Team USA for Paris Olympics

 

Willie Mays, 1931-2024

The case for Willie Mays as the greatest baseball player who ever lived

Baker thankful he visited Mays day before Giants icon's death

In life and in death, bridged gaps in MLB history

Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field

Andrew McCutchen's right - a Willie Mays encounter could create a lifetime memory

Column: Willie Mays was the greatest baseball player ever, and there is no honest debate about it

Stone recounts incredible Mays story from joint playing days

Outpouring of emotion as baseball world mourns, appreciates and loves Willie Mays

Column: There's good, great, and then there was Willie Mays

Timeline of Willie Mays' legendary baseball career

Basketball/NBA

West’s family says no public memorial for the NBA Hall of Fame player and executive

Lakers are hiring Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says

WNBA

Reese sets WNBA rookie record with 7th consecutive double-double and the Sky ease by the Wings

Aces become the first WNBA team to sell out every home game in a season

Sparks prepare to play rest of season without star rookie Cameron Brink, who tore her ACL

Roundup

Baseball/MLB

Willie Mays tribute: Cardinals hold on to beat Giants at Rickwood Field

MLB at Rickwood: Go behind tribute game in Alabama

Massive memorial for Willie Mays featured at Rickwood Field

For Barry Bonds, Rickwood Field evokes how Negro League players’ ‘struggles’ paved way for MLB career

Rickwood Field game jerseys: Meaning of Giants, Cardinals uniforms honoring Negro Leagues

Phillies star pitcher Ranger Suárez overjoyed with overdue family reunion in America

‘We’ve got a lot of dudes in here with good stuff.’ The Pirates’ pitching staff is growing up fast

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw says his ‘stuff’s good’ after making first rehab start

Rays closer Fairbanks emerges from ‘rage room,’ finishes off Twins for win in 10 innings

Roundup

College Sports

FCS-conference school challenging proposed NCAA settlement allowing revenue sharing among athletes

College Baseball

Vols’ run at ‘unbreakable’ HR mark impresses Bertman, whose teams were faces of 1990s ‘gorilla ball’

Auto Racing

Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams entering New Hampshire weekend

McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run

Golf

Kim shoots 62 to lead Travelers, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler 3 shots behind

Thompson shoots 68 to take 1st-round lead at the Women’s PGA

McIlroy’s time off ‘exactly what he should be doing,’ PGA Tour commissioner says

PGA Tour changes scorecard rule after Spieth DQ

Bryson cutting the rope separating fans and players

Tennis

Gauff to lead US tennis team at Paris Olympics after missing Tokyo

Hockey

Pressure? Panthers know they've made mistakes but still lead Oilers 3-2 in series

College Football

McElroy ranks top 10 hostile college football environments in 2024

U-M sees big-play potential from 'explosive' offense

College Basketball

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

Football/NFL/USFL

NFL running backs in new places could struggle to match the production they had with original teams

8 UFL players have earned NFL contracts 

Olympic Sports

On a night for doubling up, Lilly King also takes home an engagement ring

Soccer

With Messi-style dribbling and skills, Lamine Yamal thrills in latest Spain win at Euro 2024

Messi creates both goals as Argentina opens Copa America title defense by beating Canada

Spain advances to knockout round at Euro 2024 with statement win over defending champion Italy

Copa glance

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games