Monday's Report: Bacon get road W, Henley's Open, 🏈talk/Macon TD Club, Macon RBI wins; Bad day for the Braves; MLB HoF, college 🏈, Olympics, WNBA, NFL, NASCAR
In Coverage: A superb British Open for Russell Henley; Talking football with Macon Touchdown Club speakers
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Macon 9, Holly Springs 5
For most of the game, it was a rough night for Macon, down 5-3.
Then came the ninth, when Macon put up 6 runs to take out the Salamanders.
Macon got 2-hit nights from Gage Harrelson, Ben Tryon, Charles Dean, Braxton Brooks, and J.D. Coleman to go with a 3-hit game from Kameron Levesque.
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Around/About Central Georgia
Macon RBI wins regional, heading to World Series
Photo: Jeff Battcher, Macon RBI
The Macon RBI 15-under baseball team led, then trailed, then led, and then was tied and headed into extra innings against host Jacksonville in RBI organization’s Southeastern Regional.
It needed only one extra inning, Bryce Talley scoring the walk-off winning run on a passed ball to advance to the RBI’s World Series in almost two weeks in Vero Beach, Fla.
This is the 10th summer of the Macon RBI program.
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken has been part of the foundation of the organization.
The RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program started in 1989 to, according to MLB.com: to give young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball, while also encouraging academic achievement and success and teaching the value of teamwork and other important life lessons.”
Around/About Georgia
Burleson, Goldschmidt hit home runs in Cardinals’ 6-2 win over Braves
Injuries stacking up for Braves as Albies, Fried land on IL
Why trust guided the Falcons' decision to draft McClellan
British Open
Xander the Great! Schauffele wins the British Open for his 2nd major this year
Rose ‘choking back tears’ after Xander Schauffele surges to British Open title
Horschel laments mistakes at Troon and tips cap to champion Xander Schauffele
Brown’s top 10 finish earns him British Open spot for 2025 and nice paycheck
Mickelson said hello to Tiger Woods but: 'It’s not like we’re going to sit there and chat'
Baseball/MLB
Beltré, Helton, Mauer and Leyland inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Giants manager earns pregame ejection delivering lineup card
Yankees’ Boone ejected for 5th time this season as Rays beat New York
Rookie James Wood’s 3-run homer gives the Nationals a 5-2 win and a 3-game sweep of the Reds
Phillips tosses six scoreless innings and Phillies avoid sweep with 6-0 win over Pirates
Ohtani’s 473-foot drive leads 6-homer onslaught for Dodgers
Chisholm’s go-ahead homer lifts Marlins to 4-2 win over Mets
College Football/Southeast
Texas, Oklahoma: Differences between SEC and Big 12 football start with talent
LSU cornerback Javien Toviano arrested on accusation of video voyeurism, authorities say
Auburn’s Battie recently took his first steps since May shooting, family says
Ex-USF AD looks forward to playing at UCF on Black Friday
Elko quite the change from Fisher
College Football
'Remember me': Lanning revisits small-town roots as rising young star leads Oregon into Big Ten era
Utah State player dies in an apparent drowning at reservoir
Sanders got unusual publicity bonus from Colorado, records show
WNBA
Clark, Reese provide highlights for the WNBA All-Stars. Someday soon, it might be for the U.S.
All-Star Game: Takeaways from the biggest spectacle in league history
How WNBA players are preparing to handle the extended Olympic break
Olympics/Olympic sports
The wake-up call for the US men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away
Gonzalez left boxing after missing out on the Rio Olympics. She fought her way back to Paris
US women's Olympic basketball knows it has work to do after loss to WNBA team
U.S. captain Tyler Adams has back surgery and will miss start of season with Bournemouth
Basketball/NBA
Steph admits he had ‘healthy resentment' toward LeBron amid rivalry
Mobley, Cavaliers agree on 5-year, $224 million rookie contract extension, AP source says
Auto Racing
Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field
Herta dominates in Toronto for first IndyCar victory in more than 2 years
Golf
McIlroy tries to plot how to salvage a season without winning a major
Wannasaen wins LPGA Tour’s Dana Open for Children
College Sports
UNC to follow open-meeting laws after lawsuit
Football/NFL/USFL
McCaffrey is a clear RB1 ... but who should come next, Bijan Robinson or Breece Hall?
Ravens' Jackson sent home from training camp practice due to a reportedly 'pretty bad' illness
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Paul rolls over Perry with dominant 6th-round TKO win
Garcia calls out Dan Ige after setting knockout record at UFC on ESPN 60
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