Wednesday's Report: Draft calls for Tattnall, Mercer; MGSU promotion; Georgia leads SEC Media Days; the highest-rated QB in history?, about College FB 25, British Open
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Asheboro 12, Macon 1, 7 inn.
Luther Williams was a home away from home for Asheboro, which got all it needed in the first few minutes en route to all 12 runs in the first 2 innings.
The ZooKeepers outhit the Bacon 13-4, Macon with 2 errors in falling to 14-24. Kaden Galason had half of those hits and scored the lone Macon run.
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Alumni Update
Tattnall grad Brown (Georgia Tech) taken in 16th round by Arizona
Brown graduated from Tattnall in 2020. He went 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA as a junior, and 3-1 with a 2.62 ERA as a senior in 2020, a season shortened by COVID-19. The son of Wilkinson County grad, Georgia Tech Hall of Famer, and Macon resident Kevin Brown battling injuries as a junior, and leaves Tech with a 10-4 record, 7.46 ERA, and 9 saves in 78 games. The selection comes a little more than a month after becoming engaged.
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Around/about Central Georgia
Mercer’s Olson taken by Washington in draft
Middle Georgia State promotes Wimpy to head softball job
Around/About Georgia
Falcons confident in outside linebackers, but they need to "prove it on the field"
Gurley on Georgia as 'RBU', Smart, and Chubb's extreme weightlifting
MLB Draft, Georgia connections
Round/no., Name, HS/college, pos., team
1/3 Charlie Condon, Georgia, OF, Colorado
6/173 Corey Collins, Georgia, 1B, NY Mets
6/177 Blake Aita, Kennesaw State, P, Boston
6/184 Payton Green, Georgia Tech, SS, Miami
8/237 Conrad Cason, Greater Atlanta Christian, P, Boston
8/252 Camron Hill, Georgia Tech, P, Philadelphia
11/344 Bo Walker, Starrs Mill, OF, Arizona
13/380 Bryant Olson, Mercer, P, Washington
15/453 Thomas Higgins Jr., Georgia Southern, P, Seattle
15/460 Eric Parker, North Gwinnett, SS, LA Dodgers
16/494 Dawson Brown, Tattnall/Georgia Tech, P, Arizona
17/505 Logan McGuire, Georgia Tech, P, Cleveland
17/511 JoJo Jackson, Georgia State, OF, NY Yankees
17/512 Ben Johnson, Georgia Southern, P, Chicago Cubs
19/584 Tyler Bayer, South Forsyth, P, Arizona
20/598 Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia, C, San Francisco
20/600 Chase Fralick, McIntosh, C, San Diego
20/601 Cole Royer, Pierce County, P, NY Yankees
Baseball/MLB
Duran’s 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL after start by Skenes
Burnes has whirlwind All-Star experience after checking in on newborn twins
Bazzana grew up in Australia wanting to be MLB player. Now he’s a historic No. 1 overall draft pick
About the Derby anthem, she said she was drunk
Franchise-record 8 All-Stars reflection of what Phillies have done, not what they want to be
MLB batting average near half-century low and velocity at all-time high
Column: Clemente and MLB All-Star Game remains an unbeatable combo
College football media days schedule
ACC: July 22-25 (Georgia Tech, 22nd)
American: July 22-23
Big 12: July 9-10
Big Ten: July 23-25
Conference USA: July 23
Mid-American: July 19
Mountain West: July 10-11
Pac-12: July 10
SEC: July 15-18
Sun Belt: July 23-24
Southern: TBA
SIAC: TBA
College Football/South
Trevor Lawrence named highest-rated QB recruit in college football history
Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley poised for bigger impact in 2nd season
Alabama State, Alcorn State favored to win SWAC division titles
Swinney explains rejecting ESPN, ACC request to move Clemson-South Carolina game to Black Friday
Florida secondary coach shoots down rumor that CB McClain is leaving UF
Troy's Lewis out in 2024 after cancer treatment
College Football
Is College Football 25 available on PC? What about PS4 and Xbox One? Why not?
QB McNamara says he’s 100% healthy and ready to be back with Iowa’s offense
Inside Northwestern's plan for a 15,000-seat home stadium in the heart of the Big Ten
Opinion
Monte Kiffin should be in the Hall of Fame
WNBA
Ionescu leads short-handed Liberty over Connecticut Sun
Loyd and Ogwumike combine to score 20 of Seattle’s 25 fourth-quarter points
Griner and Kahleah Copper combine for 45 points in the Mercury’s win over the Mystics
Olympics/Olympic sports
Olympians heading to Paris Games often wonder what it would be like to compete in a different sport
US Olympic fundraising team sets audacious goal of raising $500 million by 2028
Simone Biles has moved past Tokyo. If critics can’t, she says that’s their problem, not hers
Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris’ Roland Garros after Wimbledon’s grass
Basketball/NBA
Clippers say they wanted Leonard on US team for Olympics
The new CBA has changed the game, and teams are adjusting to a new landscape
Knicks' Dolan criticizes new media deal in letter
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
Soccer
US women’s soccer team fights the heat, plays to a draw against Costa Rica in final Olympic tune-up
Lozano fired as head coach 2 weeks after Mexico’s Copa America exit
Once Yamal and Williams helped Spain out of its ‘tiki-taka’ rut, no rival could resist at Euro 2024
Messi loses fitness battle at Copa America, puts goal of playing 6th World Cup on hold
Questions raised about World Cup venues in US after Copa America chaos
On ‘incredible day,’ Mbappé welcomed by Real Madrid fans at packed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Auto Racing
Clark at the Brickyard: driver Berry to feature WNBA star on his car
Golf
British Open at bottom of major purses as R&A tries to keep money from getting out of hand
British Open 2024 power rankings: All 158 players at Royal Troon ranked (Where’s Henley?)
Woods says even champions miss putts. McIlroy gets the message at British Open
How to watch, who are the favorites and more to know about golf’s oldest event
Woods pushes back hard on Monty's call for retirement
Tennis
'Changing of the guard': Carlos Alcaraz is heir apparent for tennis's throne
Scoreboards