The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Sunday's Report: Gatewood alum Hancock takes Gold, HS scrimmage scores; Cousins to London, UGA DL; Olympics: Biles, Ledecky Richardson, soccer; college šŸˆ, NFL, MLB

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High School
Softball

St. Georgeā€™s 4, Stratford 1|
Westfield 9, Loganville Christian 8 

High School Football

Fridayā€™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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Miami 4, Atlanta 3

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Alumni Update

SSDO: Same story, different Olympics for gold-getting Gatewood grad Hancock

New Orleans brings Warner Robinsā€™ 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

Georgia Southern seeks QB

Sánchezā€™s tiebreaking double lifts Marlins to 4-3 win over red-hot Braves

Holmes hurt by two-out runs

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

Rodmanā€™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

Richardsonā€™s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

Alfred dedicates countryā€™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 teamā€™s scandal-plagued Olympic run ended by penalty shootout loss to Germany

Highlights from Day 8 

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 Bilesā€™ greatest power might be the toughness thatā€™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 Leylandā€™s No. 10 next to World Series winner Sparky on wall

NL Wild Card Race

Column: How might another lost season for Trout impact his Hall of Fame candidacy?

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 Piratesā€™ 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

Buck Buchanan Award list

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

Steve ā€˜Mongoā€™ McMichael, who has ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame in emotional ceremony at his home

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'

Best moments

Ceremony recap (video)

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

Baltimoreā€™s OL is in flux after losing 3 starters in the offseason

Favre challenges a judgeā€™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 ā€˜much more seriousā€™ 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 Womenā€™s Open

 

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games