Thursday's Report: Georgia College softball, Coaches Carousel; Braves fall, Hawks GM not done, UGA FB, NASCAR, Olympics, a big night of ⚽ & day of 🎾, college FB,
In Coverage: The coaching movements in Central Georgia continue (and you can only get them – like most local/area/state/national coverage - here)
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Around/About Central Georgia
Georgia College picks Johnson as new softball coach
Around/About Georgia
Hawks GM Fields braces for more tough decisions after trading Murray
Suarez homers, drives in 3 runs to help the Diamondbacks rally past the Braves
Reese secures 14th straight double-double in the closing seconds as the Sky beat the Dream
Three questions about UGA’s running backs
Marshall replaces UCLA on UGA’s 25 schedule
Charges against UGA’s Etienne dismissed
Tech’s initial ‘First Saturday’ set
Baseball/MLB
Mets break through in 6th inning to top Nationals and secure series victory
Phillies' bullpen preserves slim victory over the Dodgers without Harper
Iglesias’ latest big hit lifts Mets to 6-2 win over Nationals
Auto Racing
Gragson lands seat in NASCAR Cup Series with Front Row Motorsports
Wallace fined $50,000 by NASCAR for retaliatory contact against Alex Bowman
Golf
McIlroy breaks silence on U.S. Open collapse, shares how visiting NYC afterward helped
With Woods’ approval, Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a player
Tennis
Djokovic gets to his 13th Wimbledon semifinal via walkover. 2022 champ Rybakina wins
Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semi, at Wimbledon, will face Djokovic
Rybakina beats Svitolina to reach semifinals and will next face Krejcikova
Injuries are adding up and determining the outcomes of matches
Barty plays exhibition doubles match at Wimbledon but happy to stay retired
Basketball/NBA
NBA on the verge of a deal with Amazon, NBC and ESPN, potentially leaving TNT on the bench
Pistons and Cunningham agree on $224M, 5-year deal that could be worth nearly $270M, AP sources say
Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Mavs after leaving the Warriors
WNBA
'I mean, it's huge': Aces' Wilson, Hammon react to star's historic NBA 2K cover
Wilson’s first career 20-20 game helps the Aces beat the Storm
Copper scores 32 for her seventh 30-point game of the season
Atkins scores 26 for the Mystics, who overcome Caitlin Clark’s 29 points to beat the Fever
Olympics/Olympic sports
Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
Derrick White replaces Kawhi Leonard on US Olympic men’s basketball team
Simone Biles and LeBron James are among athletes expected to bid ‘adieu’ to the Olympics in Paris
Stars Richardson and Lyles among the track athletes looking for their first gold medals in Paris
Canada finalizes its men’s Olympic basketball roster, with 8 returnees from World Cup team
Antetokounmpo flag-bearer for Greece in Paris, will lead Parade of Nations
Soccer
Berhalter fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit
With a late goal fit for a king, England reaches another Euro final by beating Netherlands
Colombia beats Uruguay and will face Messi and Argentina in Copa final
Watkins the unlikely toast of England after last-gasp winner at Euro
Deflated Dutch see dream of a first European title in 36 years slip away as coach disputes penalty
England and Netherlands fans clash in Dortmund ahead of Euro 2024 semifinal game
Núñez, Uruguay teammates enter stands and as fans fight after Copa America loss to Colombia
Messi says he will keep on playing for Argentina beyond Copa America final
Gambling
FanDuel fined for taking bets on April Fool’s Day on events that happened a week before
College Football/South
Column-DeBoer embraces 'privilege' of following Saban. Don't expect him to wilt
UCF notes and quotes from Big 12 media gathering
College Football
Kansas QB Jalon Daniels ready to play after missing most of ’23 with back injury
Oklahoma State’s Gundy says Big 12 'lucky' to have Sanders
Will Sanders’ second year be any different?
Boise State picked to win Mountain West
College Sports, the changing landscape
Judge denies Clemson’s request to dismiss ACC countersuit
Colorado got $2.5 million signing bonus to join Big 12; other new members didn't. Why?
Football/NFL/USFL
Jaguars think Bigsby has better understanding of offense heading into second season
Nabers' strip club video overshadows HBO Giants Hard Knocks' spring behind-the-scenes footage
Around the nation/world
Emotional Vingegaard beats Pogacar in sprint to win Tour de France Stage 11 in Massif Central
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