The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday's Report: Bacon, Georgia College; Hawks/draft, Braves, Falcons; NBA, WNBA, MLB, college baseball/sports, NFL, Olympics, soccer

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Lexington County 3, Macon 1

          A 2-run eighth put the visitors on top and Macon couldn’t rally.

          Ben Tryon had 3 of Macon’s 5 hits.

Pro

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Atlanta at St. Louis, PPD

 

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Honor Roll

Nearly two dozen from Georgia College on PBC distinction list

Around/About Georgia

Five scenarios for Atlanta’s star guards and its No. 1 pick

Atlanta draft preview

Alexandre Sarr declines to work out for Hawks, won't say why

Young trade rumors: Why Hawks need to cut their losses, hit reset with No. 1 draft pick in the bank

Column: Hawks have realistic chance to draft future superstar with No. 1 pick

Braves-Cardinals postponed, split doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday

Atlanta to bring up Elder to start in Wednesday's doubleheader after postponement

Falcons emphasizing speed at wide receiver in 2024: 'Slow feet don't eat'

 

Basketball/NBA

NBA draft betting: French teenager Zaccharie Risacher has the best odds to be selected No. 1 overall

With Sarr and Risacher in the mix for the No. 1 pick, NBA draft could be ‘special’ night for France

Bridges traded from Nets to Knicks in stunning pre-draft deal

Redick isn't alone: How first-time NBA coaches fared with no prior experience

Lee out to turn around struggling Hornets after winning his 2nd NBA title as an assistant

'LeBron and I didn't talk about the Lakers job'

WNBA

Carleton and Collier lead Minnesota to Commissioner’s Cup title with 94-89 win over New York Liberty

Injuries continue to plague WNBA teams. The Sparks and Dream are winless with key players sidelined

Latest Clark- Reese meeting sets another WNBA viewership record

Baseball/MLB

Birmingham in the 1960s still very much with Reggie Jackson

How much will it cost a family of four to attend the 2024 MLB All-Star Game?

Finally a manager after long road, Pat Murphy may be baseball's most interesting man

Mets’ Marte expected to miss at least a month with bone bruise in knee

Guardians outlast Orioles for 7th consecutive victory, 5th straight loss for Baltimore

Skubal strikes out 7 in 7 scoreless innings, Tigers beat Phillies

Ohtani hits a leadoff homer for the Dodgers to extend RBI streak to a career-high 9 games

Reynolds extends hit streak to 22 games with a 2-run homer and Pirates beat Reds

Roundup

College Baseball

A day after saying no way, Schlossnagle dumps A&M for Texas

Column: Jim Schlossnagle showed his true colors in press conference blowup

Auto Racing

How New Hampshire's wet-weather conclusion shook up the playoff standings

Hockey

Captain Crunch and margaritas: How the Panthers will celebrate with their first Stanley Cup

The Panthers took a long road to the title. The Stanley Cup proves the path was the right one

College Sports

NCAA council votes to remove cannabis from banned drug list, removes limits on on-field coaches

Houston begins search for new athletics director after parting ways with Pezman

Football/NFL/USFL

Jacksonville approves $1.4B ‘stadium of the future’ that should keep the Jaguars in town for decades

In second time with the keys, Quinn is loosening grip of the wheel

Olympic Sports

Olympic track and field seeing dollar signs with splashy cash infusions into the sport

US Olympic track and field trials: Winners, losers and heartbreak through four days

Soccer

Canada beats Peru at Copa America, first win over South American team in 24 years

Argentina advances to Copa America quarterfinals, beats Chile on Martínez 88th-minute goal

3 things we learned as Copa America Day 6 delivers the drama

Cups thrown at England manager Gareth Southgate after a 0-0 draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games