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.

Pro

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St. Louis 6, Atlanta 2

 

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Around/About Central Georgia

 Macon RBI wins regional, heading to World Series

          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

Fried out for awhile

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

Top Hall of Fame moments

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

Roundup

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

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games