The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Friday's Report: Bacon win; Braves lose, Snit OK, Falcons eye WR speed; Cancel HR derby?, Murray's Wimby farewell, NBA/WNBA updates, Olympics, Jordan-Hare, soccer

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 Macon 3, Holly Springs 2

          A 2-run fifth ended up being enough for Macon to hold on in the home pitchers duel.

          Macon pitchers Zach Garber, Andrew Lowery, and Payton Adkisson teamed for 10 strikeouts and 7 walks, to 11 and 5 for three Holly Springs pitchers, who uncorked 3 wild pitches while the offense stranded 14 runners, 6 more than Macon.

Sherman Johnson went 3 for 3 for Macon, and B Tryon drove in 2 runs.

Macon hosts Lexington County on Saturday, and then is off until next Thursday for the all-star break.

 

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San Francisco 4, Atlanta 2

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Around/About Central Georgia

 

 

Around/About Georgia

Falcons emphasizing speed at wide receiver in 2024: 'Slow feet don't eat'

Webb enjoys more Atlanta success as Giants ride Chapman’s big hits to win over Braves

Snitker smiles 1 day after being hit below the belt by a foul ball

A look at the, uh, hit(s)

 

Baseball/MLB

Column-With Ohtani bowing out, MLB should cancel the home run derby

Athletics' request to get involved in Nevada court case involving Vegas stadium is denied

As Henderson awaits All-Star turn, baseball world discovers his 'electric' talent

Irvin allows 1 hit over 8 innings, Winker homers as the Nationals beat the Mets

Boston’s Pivetta loses no-hit bid in 7th inning on 2-out triple by Marlins’ Sanchez

Happ slugs pair of 3-run homers as Cubs pound Phillies

Roundup

Tennis

Murray’s Wimbledon farewell tour begins with a loss in doubles with his brother

Not a dry eye on Centre Court as Sue Barker sends Andy Murray off in style

Pegula suffers astonishing 2nd-round loss to Xinyu

Dart fights back the tears to beat Boulter at Wimbledon

Djokovic’s knee is pain-free at Wimbledon but his movement is not quite where he wants it

Fritz tells his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to ‘have a nice flight home’

Young British players boost local hopes at Wimbledon for another homegrown champion

Auto Racing

Season-high nine drivers to run Cup and Xfinity races at Chicago

Richard Petty, ‘The King’ of NASCAR, says camp for seriously ill children is family’s true legacy

Golf

Springer posts the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59

Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting there

Basketball/NBA

Hield is traded to the Warriors from the 76ers as busy offseason continues

Why the Thompson era ended at Golden State

James says he can handle ‘amplified’ pressure of playing for Lakers with his famous father

Wembanyama steals the show with 24 points for France in Olympic warmup rout of Turkey

WNBA

Powered by her 'gift,' Hamby taking star turn for the Sparks

Column: Caitlin Clark hardly dominant halfway through her first WNBA season

Bonner scores 24 to lift Connecticut Sun past Minnesota Lynx

Olympic sports

Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries, husband beat emotional odds to become parents

Wembanyama steals the show with 24 points for France in Olympic warmup rout of Turkey

Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting there

Fouling up by 27 late. Trying to score for the other team. All part of Olympic basketball qualifiers

Soccer

The USMNT failed at Copa América. Are its players good enough to succeed at 2026 World Cup?

American Outlaws supporters’ group calls for Berhalter’s ouster as US coach

Tennis star Jabeur says she cried when Ronaldo missed his penalty at Euro 2024

Argentina reaches Copa America semifinals, beats Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks after 1-1 draw

Ellis says allegations of poor work environment at NWSL’s San Diego Wave are ‘false’

Hockey

Kraken make Jessica Campbell NHL's 1st woman assistant coach

College Football/South

Auburn AD has ideas for Jordan-Hare upgrades, but a ‘new economic reality’ could cause a stall

College Football

Big 12 coaching rankings: Whittingham first, and at next to last …

College Sports, the changing landscape

It's bigger, and it just means more: Texas' jump to the SEC shows how much college sports is about to change

Football/NFL/USFL

With Chubb's return uncertain, Browns have options in run game

List of possible holdouts looks like an All-Pro roster

Tampa's Mayfield gamble paid off — how long will the ride continue for?

Boxing/UFC/MMA

Fourth of July fight fiasco: How a Jack Dempsey title bout KO'd a tiny Montana town's finances

Garcia, already suspended a year, expelled from WBC after hateful comments

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games