Sunday's Report: Gatewood alum Hancock takes Gold, HS scrimmage scores; Cousins to London, UGA DL; Olympics: Biles, Ledecky Richardson, soccer; college 🏈, NFL, MLB
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High School
Softball
St. George’s 4, Stratford 1|
Westfield 9, Loganville Christian 8
High School Football
Friday’s Scrimmages (as posted by media and participating teams)
Bleckley County 35, Hawkinsville 28
Crawford County 24, Windsor 7
Dodge County 29, Turner County 13
Dutchtown 21, Baldwin 14
Houston County 41, Crisp County 20
Peach County 23, Warner Robins 10
Perry 34, Northside 7
Upson-Lee 28, Lovejoy 0
Pro
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Alumni Update
SSDO: Same story, different Olympics for gold-getting Gatewood grad Hancock
New Orleans brings Warner Robins’ Callaway back
Honor Roll
Dozen Bears make Phil Steele conference team
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer about ready to break out the pads
Around/About Georgia
In first camp, rookie Trice is 'taking everything as far as he can take it'
Jarrett returns, Cousins- London connection on display at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
How James Smith-Williams could be used with the Falcons, and why a prominent role is 'not shocking'
Georgia looking to 'develop and grow' more defensive linemen amid injuries
Tickets for sale for two UGA games
Sánchez’s tiebreaking double lifts Marlins to 4-3 win over red-hot Braves
Two former Falcons inducted into Pro Football HoF
Olympics/Olympic sports
Everything you need to know about the Olympic boxing gender controversy
Blame the IOC: Leaving questions unanswered has created a wildfire of speculation
Khelif clinches medal at after outcry fueled by gender misconceptions
Biles flies to her 7th Olympic gold medal in vault
Rodman’s 'bit of magic' sends US into Olympic soccer semifinals with 1-0 win over Japan
Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics
Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia
Alfred dedicates country’s first Olympic medal to her late father
Crouser overcomes bothersome elbow to win 3rd straight Olympic shot put gold medal
Fitzpatrick withdraws with a thumb injury and an 81 at the Paris Olympics
US rolls into quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, top Puerto Rico in group finale
Budinger and Evans win lucky loser beach volleyball match to reach knockout round
Canada soccer team’s scandal-plagued Olympic run ended by penalty shootout loss to Germany
Day 8: Biles and Ledecky win more gold, Richardson settles for silver
Sunday schedule: Sunisa Lee in the spotlight, Noah Lyles runs the 100 meters
Analysis: Simone Biles’ greatest power might be the toughness that’s been there all along
Olympic member Pau Gasol details risks to IOC, sports officials from FBI interest in doping case
For NFL kickers, new kickoff rules mean abandoning old habits, but also new opportunities
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh is bringing home an impressive haul of Olympic medals
Baseball/MLB
Tigers retire Hall of Famer Leyland’s No. 10 next to World Series winner Sparky on wall
NL Wild Card Race
Kansas man gets 15-year prison sentence for stealing Jackie Robinson statue
Judge hits MLB-high 41st homer, Volpe and Grisham also go deep
1 child killed after wind gust sends bounce house airborne at baseball game
García Jr. triple shy of cycle as Nationals stop 5-game losing streak
Reynolds, Bart (Georgia Tech) homer in the Pirates’ win over Diamondbacks
College Football/South
Lukus starts, offensive line starters work at Clemson
Defensive linemen get frisky at Florida practice
College Football
Nebraska, Ohio State, Alabama raise NIL funds at football practice through fan admission, autographs
Texas Tech star Brooks says he 'wasn't in it for the payday'
Patterson no longer Baylor consultant
College Sports, the changing landscape
The votes are in! Where should FSU play next: Big 10, SEC, Big 12 or ACC?
As USC, UCLA officially join Big Ten, emails show dismay, shock and anger around move
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Willis provides insight on how he overcame poverty at Hall of Fame induction
Freeney: Hall of Fame enshrinement shows "it's possible to become who you want to be"
Hester on Hall of Fame induction: I was the best returner ever to walk the face of the earth
Hall of Fame LB Willis a running back? 'Funny story about that'
Football/NFL/USFL
For NFL kickers, new kickoff rules mean abandoning old habits, but also new opportunities
Browns running back Foreman out of hospital, with team after hard hit to head in practice
Hill becomes the first receiver to be named the No. 1 player in the NFL
Baltimore’s OL is in flux after losing 3 starters in the offseason
Favre challenges a judge’s order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
Nos. 41-60: Matthew Stafford lived up to lofty prep hype
Basketball/NBA
Silver says NBA and FIBA are having ‘much more serious’ talks about growth in Europe
Second statue of Kobe Bryant being unveiled in Los Angeles
Soccer
Commissioner Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer
Auto Racing
Montoya to pilot No. 50 for Cup Series race at Watkins Glen
Golf
85-year-old JoAnne Carner shatters age with 80 in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Scoreboards