Thursday's Report: Honors for Central Georgia Tech & Georgia College, Bacon win; Braves fall, Hawks rook hurt; collection of media days; the new Big Ten; WNBA TV deal, full Olympics/Gauff picked
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Macon 6, Florence 2
The Bacon led from the start and sealed it with two in the eighth, Macon taking advantage of 5 errors for 3 unearned runs.
Houston County grad Gage Harrelson led Macon with 3 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 runs, Mercer’s Ty Dalley with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
Four pitchers teamed for the win.
Macon is at home for a Thursday night doubleheader, and hosts the Flaningos on Saturday in the regular-season home finale.
Pro
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Cincinnati 9, Atlanta 4; Second game ppd.
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Honor Roll
Six Central Georgia Tech athletes honored
Georgia College women’s tennis players cited
Around/About Georgia
Game 2 postponed after Reds win Game 1 vs. Braves
Hawks rookie Djurisic sidelined until at least November following surgery on left foot
Georgia Tech opens up practice
Beck ready to benefit from helmet radio, iPad technology
Georgia Southern implementing new mindset, feel it will equate to full season of success
Baseball/MLB
Contrary to popular belief, Pirates manager Shelton is doing a decent job
Kepler’s infield single in the 9th gives Twins a 5-4, walk-off win over the NL-leading Phillies
Doyle hits 1st career grand slam, Rockies tie franchise record for runs
College Sports, the changing landscape
How college sports video games became the entry point to dismantle the NCAA’s amateurism rules
Sources: NCAA to increase scholarships for sports; football roster limit will be 105
Media Days
Why Cristobal thinks Hurricanes will be better in close games
Duke’s Diaz talks D, replacing Elko
Riley brushes off criticism, insists USC is still a power
Big Ten media days provide formal welcome to USC, UCLA and other former Pac-12 schools
BC’s O’Brien, Duke’s Diaz make quick push to connect with players after taking new jobs
Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on
For Big 10, football makes the rules, and that’s not changing even as everything else does
4 things we learned about Ohio State from Big Ten media days
College Football/South
Spurrier: Florida State 'definitely belongs in the SEC' amid uncertain future with ACC
Biggest Florida rival: UGA, FSU, or …?
A popular punching bag, Kiffin is landing some KOs of his own
A look at Mississippi State’s running back competition
Swinney, and others, wouldn’t mind a Finebaum in the ACC
Louisiana Tech QB room filled with some size
College Football
10 things to know about the new Big Ten
WNBA
WNBA announces landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC
Olympics/Olympic sports
Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US at opening ceremony, joining James
Getting started at the Paris Olympics
France beats US 3-0 and Morocco gets a win against Argentina in a wild start to Olympic soccer
Israel’s national anthem loudly jeered before Olympic soccer match against Mali
Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina
Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?
Basketball/NBA
TNT vows to take 'appropriate action'
Golf
Analysis: Xander Schauffele is now in the conversation with Scheffler for best year in golf
Americans are on a roll again in the major championships
Football/NFL/USFL
Biggest questions for all 32 teams: Contract situations, QB conundrums and more
For all the glamour around Chiefs, to Andy Reid it's all about the cinder blocks
Sprains, strains and ACL tears. What to know about some of NFL players’ most common injuries
49ers have no intention of dealing Brandon Aiyuk despite his trade request
NFL’s expansion to an 18-game regular season seems inevitable: Analysis
Kamara reports for Saints camp despite dissatisfaction with his contract
Hurts, Sirianni say all is peaceful between QB and Coach at Eagles’ training camp
Jackson returns from illness to participate in part of Baltimore’s practice
Bills GM Beane opens camp questioning Allen’s latest anonymous critic
Steelers begin new era on offense with Wilson at QB and Harris trying to prove value
Vikings CB Blackmon tears ACL in opening practice of training camp, AP source says
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