The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday's Report: Mayhem/Coliseum agree, Bacon fall, Mercer; GSU-Boro, GSU-Atlanta at Sun Belt; Skenes finally loses, ACC/other media days, college 🏈 South/national, Olympics, WNBA, NFL, NASCAR

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 Boone 16, Macon 6

          Consecutive 3-run innings after a 3-all tie lifted visiting Boone, which outhit Macon by 3 and was helped by 3 Bacon errors.

          Boone added 3-run innings in the seventh and ninth innings.

          Macon (15-27) got 2-hit nights from J.D. Coleman, Ben Tyron, Jayce Dobie, and Charlie Davis.

Pro

⚾ ⚾ ⚾MLB ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Cincinnati at Atlanta, ppd.

 

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Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer puts 6 on All-SoCon team

Full SoCon teams, preseason poll

Mercer’s Jacobs talks

Mayhem extend lease with Macon Coliseum

Around/About Georgia

Reds-Braves postponed; split doubleheader set for Wednesday

Injuries & Moves: Merrifield receives stitches; Riley on paternity list

Nacho cheered despite hitless MLB debut: 'It just didn’t go my way'

Georgia Southern puts 9 on All-Sun Belt team, including HoCo alum

Helton updates GSU-Boro QB situation (including MdS’ Williams)

Two Georgia State players on All-Sun Belt squad

Chance to coach son added to McGee's excitement for job

Nine years in, Smart still adjusting as a modern-day head coach

North Carolina DC Geoff Collins has Georgia Tech players hungry for October clash

Condon ready for big bucks, big change

 

Baseball/MLB

Trout leaves early from first rehab start in minors due to knee soreness

2024 Major League Baseball Signing Bonuses

Rays SS Walls says gesture wasn’t meant as Trump endorsement and he likely won’t do it again

At last, a loss: Paul Skenes isn't unbeatable, after all

Ohtani drives in 3, Dodgers beat Giants for 5th straight win; SF’s Fitzgerald extends HR streak to 5

Roundup 

ACC Media Days,

McMillon still leans on wrestling experience in roaming the secondary for Pittsburgh

ACC notebook: Cal, Stanford ready for cross-country trips

Norvell sets high expectations 

Media Days

After 3 straight losses to Michigan, Ohio State coach Ryan Day finds himself on hot seat

Big Ten welcomes Oregon, talks future of conference championship

New coach Mason called MTSU fans 'apathetic.' How he's trying to build a strong base

Indiana’s Cignett took shots at Purdue, who kept receipts

Defending national champ Michigan, Ohio State dominate Big Ten’s top preseason position honors

Memphis tabbed as American Athletic Conference favorite ahead of UTSA and Tulane

Defending champion Liberty is the favorite to win Conference USA

College Football/South

Who is Auburn biggest rival? Alabama, Georgia, LSU? Other?

Clemson’s Story charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession

USF’s Golesh on playing Alabama, Miami: 'Bama and Miami gotta play South Florida'

Norvell amped to get going Wednesday

About Alabama’s QB room …

Why Swinney is adding support staff, revising roles

What the SWAC preseason voting overlooked about Jackson State

Florida’s Napier and two co-defendants ask court to dismiss Jaden Rashada lawsuit

WNBA

WNBA All-Star Game has record 3.44 million viewers, the league’s 3rd most watched event ever

Olympics/Olympic sports

U.S. women rebounds from rare exhibition loss to top Germany

Rise of women’s sports brings greater emphasis on maternity and parental needs

In Serbia, the Olympic ceiling rises when Nikola Jokic suits up for the national team: 'It's a big burden'

The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris

Griner honored to be wearing a USA Basketball jersey again after time in Russian prison

James is first men's basketball player to be Team USA's Olympic flag bearer

Basketball/NBA

76ers welcome Paul George, welcome back Maxey with all parties in desperate chase for championship

Auto Racing

Formula 1 in the spotlight with Belgian GP as NASCAR and IndyCar start Olympic break

Wallace savors playoff-picture gains after Indy top five: 'We thrive off counting us out'

Golf

‘Sadistically enjoyable’ Troon Open shows why links golf remains best in the world

Major change: Xander Schauffele is suddenly dominating on golf's biggest stages

College Basketball

Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament is returning to Indianapolis for semifinals and title game

High school star Edwards among South Carolina newbies seeking a place with defending national champs

College Sports, the changing landscape

Commissioner says he's optimistic Big Ten "got a lot right" with expansion

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Vikings start camp grieving the loss of Jackson, and honoring rookie’s life

Bengals say Burrow has been cleared for contact and is good to go for training camp

Tagovailoa reports for first day of team meetings as contract extension talks continue

Jags’ Campbell signs a 4-year, $76.5 million contract extension on eve of camp, AP source says

Patriots’ Mayo says veteran Brissett opens camp as the team’s starting QB

Rams rework Stafford’s contract to avoid holdout, but no extension for QB

Packers boost quarterback depth by signing Jex-UGA QB Eason

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games