Tuesday's report: HS/colleges, Tech's Simpson at Macon TD Club, Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State; Falcons, Alabama-Georgia, Mets-Braves, college f, NFL, MLB, WNBA, NCAA landscape
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 11, Central 0, 3 inn.
Nyra Waters drove in 3 runs on one hit and 3 more came in on an error in Bleckley County’s 7-run first inning. Waters went 3 for 3, Addison Hill and Hailey Davis adding 2-hit games for the Royals.
Central Fellowship 4, Northside 1
The GIAA Class AA school led the GHSA Class 5A school 3-1 after 3 and held on behind the pitching of Avery Queen. Both teams had 4 hits and combined for 7 errors. Anna Sweat for CFCA and Abigail Watson for Northside each had 2 hits.
Howard 6, Crawford County 5, 8 inn.
Crawford County trailed 5-2 in the top of the seventh and tied it on a throwing error and Maddie Jo Carroll’s 2-run homer. The Huskies won it on Abby Hardy’s one-out hit. She had two hits. Bailey Phillips had 3 hits and Kenzie O’Neal 2 for Crawford County. Losing pitcher Kinsley Howard struck out 17.
Ola 6, ACE 1
Peach County 19, Spalding 2
The Trojans were blanked in only one inning, survivng 6 errors. Shaniyah Gibson belted 2 homers. Akira Everett and Ta’Mori Hollingshed each had 2-hit games for Peach County, pitcher Gracie Martin improving to 8-1.
Robert Toombs 8, Windsor 2
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W-Georgia College 1, Auburn-Montgomery 1
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
W-Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Mercer
M-Mizuno Intercollegiate, Georgia College
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Honor Roll
SoCon football: Mercer’s Moore and Smith
Peach Belt volleyball: Georgia College’s Carlton
SSAC volleyball: MGSU’s Collier
Around/About Georgia
Morris explains not calling for QB sneak on 3rd or 4th down at end of loss
Column: Falcons defense does job against Chiefs, but offense does not
Falcons squander a prime-time chance to show they’re a team on the rise in the NFL
Miscues and late stops by the Chiefs lead to another Falcons loss
Smart no longer has to fret about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa
Mets and Braves set for showdown in Atlanta with playoff dreams at stake in rivalry’s next chapter
What you need to know about pivotal Mets-Braves series
Georgia men's basketball gearing up for start of preseason practice
Baseball/MLB
Cincinnati fire manager Bell after 6 seasons and 1 playoff appearance
Scherzer going into free agency at 40 off most frustrating season and expects to pitch healthy again
Mets’ Alonso tips helmet to Citi Field fans after prompting from home plate umpire
Schwarber and Realmuto homer as Phillies top Cubs to clinch 1st NL East title since 2011
Playoffs tracker: Standings, clinch scenarios, postseason schedule and more
College Football/SEC/ACC
Freeze on Arkansas loss: 'We play them nine more times, we beat them nine times'
Column-Tennessee is more than a playoff contender after turning back Oklahoma
Oklahoma QB situation uncertain after Arnold struggles, Hawkins sparks in loss to Tennessee
No. 21 Oklahoma switches to freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. at quarterback to replace Jackson Arnold
UNC’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ after locker-room comments following James Madison loss
'Woke Campbell Stadium?' Cal fans flood social media with memes ahead of FSU game
Texas QB Ewers back in practice but still questionable for No. 1 Longhorns’ SEC opener
Saban puts Gators on blast, calls out Florida State’s ‘microwave fix’
College Football
AP Player of the week: James Madison’s Alonza Barnett III accounts for 7 TDs in win over Tar Heels
Column-Southern Cal’s loss to Michigan a reminder that Lincoln Riley falters under pressure
NFL/Monday Night
Rookie Daniels nearly flawless for Commanders in win over Bengals
Allen throws 4 TD passes and the Bills roll over the unraveling Jaguars
Football/NFL/USFL
Saints’ new offense is working to rebound after being slowed by the Eagles
Mayfield-led Buccaneers sputter offensively in loss to previously winless Broncos
Saints’ offense stalls out during a punishing clash with the Eagles
Gardner-Johnson trashes Carr, Saints after Eagles' close win
Penalties, turnovers leave bad taste for QB Stroud, Texans
Darnold is thriving with the Vikings while getting the most support he’s had in the NFL
Bears see improvement in Williams’ performance, but it comes in a loss
Dolphins suffer another QB injury as Thompson leaves in 2nd half vs. Seahawks
Callahan says the winless Titans must play better around Levis
Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
WNBA
The one thing we got wrong about Caitlin Clark's WNBA impact
Tennis
Nadal and Alcaraz are on Spain’s roster for the Davis Cup Finals
College Sports, the changing landscape
Go West? The next wave of realignment is in Memphis' hands
Pac-12 expansion slowed as AAC retains Memphis, Tulane, UTSA and South Florida
Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago
College Sports
3 Tufts men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with rare muscle injury
Scoreboards