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Friday's Report: Henley's great Open start; UGA staffer gambled; How the ASG has been ruined; full SEC Media Days; British Open's 'Who"' leader; WNBA, Olympics, NBA, MLB, colleges

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Around/About Georgia

GHSA amends NIL rules to address collectives

Ozuna squares off with former team to open second half

Georgia football staff member broke NCAA rules by gambling on sports

Smart says Georgia NIL collective is fining players, but could that lead to legal slippery slope?

 

Baseball/MLB

Column: What really ruined MLB's All-Star Game and turned the 'midsummer classic' into a snore?

He raps, bats, interviews presidents: Orioles owner Rubenstein is having serious fun

Mets’ Smith undergoes second Tommy John surgery, likely out until 2026

De La Cruz has arrived: 'That's the guy you want to see'

Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales, followed by Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge 

SEC Media Days, ark am aub ky

Arkansas' Pittman on Petrino hire: 'I want to win'

Elko confident after offseason exodus at TAMU

Freeze: Not calling plays affected team chemistry

Kentucky’s Mark Stoops says Texas A&M pursued him ‘pretty aggressively’

Pittman gets laughs, but what about wins?

Texas A&M embraces silent turnaround

Combination of DJ Durkin and Charles Kelly is a 'great thing'

Kentucky feels it hooked a big one in Brock Vandagriff

Pittman on Bobby Petrino’s return as offensive coordinator: ‘It’s been great’

Elko says opener vs. Riley Leonard will be ‘healthy competition’

Auburn’s Keldric Faulk praises new look defensive line: ‘We take no days off’

Freeze optimistic about offensive line: 'We should be good there'

A $250M price tag: How SEC coaches will pay their football players

Saban has 'a different theory' on 12-team College Football Playoff selection

From Wednesday

Crimson Tide not worried by Saban's SEC picks

Move over, Georgia and Alabama. SEC fans have a new program to hate. It's the other UT

As Alabama transitions from G.O.A.T. to promising replacement, the differences are stark

SEC commish takes shot at FSU, says Georgia deserved to make playoff in 2023

 

College Football/South

Alabama to dedicate field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium to Nick Saban

Swinney on his travel bucket list, video game speed, playful Saban jab 

College Football

CFP exec: Format decisions on hold until 2025

Utah State officially fires Blake Anderson

How does Kyle Whittingham’s contract stack up in the Big 12? 

British Open

World's No. 273 ranked player leads British after Round 1

After finishing 1-2 at Pinehurst, DeChambeau and McIlroy struggle in Round 1 at Open

Notes and quotes

McIlroy’s only mercy was that he did not hit the 13:00 train from Glasgow

Slumbers wants British Open revenue directed to the right places 

WNBA

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu hit lots of 3s. But they aren't in All-Star shooting contest.

Reeve is enjoying and fueling the good vibes with the Lynx as the Olympic break arrives

Griner, Jones among WNBA’s picks for skills competitions. Clark, Ionescu decline 3-point contest

5 things to watch at the ASG, including Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining forces

Olympics/Olympic sports

Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals

Without Clark, Reeve is in a no-win situation at the Olympics. She bears some of the blame

After Simone Biles, gymnastics will never be the same

Basketball/NBA

Orlando co-founder Williams dead at 84

Inside Nate Robinson's silent battle -- and his fight to live

Westbrook is on the move, final destination: Denver

Soccer

Messi asked to apologize for Argentina players’ racist chant

18-year-old defender Leny Yoro joins Man United from Lille

Auto Racing

Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Indianapolis race

Gordon reflects on Brickyard 400’s return

Tennis

Nadal comes from 4-1 down in 2nd set to beat Norrie and reach quarterfinals of Nordea Open in Sweden

Golf

Choi shoots 7-under 64 to take a 1-shot lead in the LPGA Tour’s Dana Open

College Basketball

NC State legend David Thompson just turned 70. His birthday party fit him perfectly.

Clemson gives men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell new contract after run to Elite Eight

Football/NFL/USFL

Jaguars' new throwback uniforms will debut the day Tom Coughlin inducted into Pride of the Jaguars

Here's what matters — and what doesn't — as teams begin training camp

Colts’ Anthony Richardson surprises Speedway High School players with donation of football helmets

Former Bengals running back Corey Dillon, nose tackle Tim Krumrie voted into team’s Ring of Honor

Around the nation/world

Campenaerts wins a 3-man sprint to take Tour de France stage as Pogacar keeps yellow jersey 

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games