Wednesday's Report: Scores, FVSU; UGA, Tech, Falcons; College 🏈/SEC/ACC/nation, NFL, MLB/playoffs, WNBA, Ryder, NBA, college 🏀, tennis, soccer, NHL
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
ACE 14, Dublin 5
Bleckley County 16, Northeast 0
Brentwood 11, Edmund Burke 0
Cairo 8, Peach County 3
Central Fellowship 15, Vidalia Heritage 0
Gatewood 7, Windsor 3
Jones County 22, Stockbridge 1
Lee County 7, Houston County 5
Marion County 15, Hawkinsville 14
Mary Persons 18, Sandy Creek 0
Perry 16, Warner Robins 0
Pike County 16, Rutland 1
Social Circle 12, Lamar County 4
Tattnall 11, Stratford 3
Trinity Christian 5, Upson-Lee 4
West Laurens 9, Veterans 7
Westfield 10, Brookstone 3
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Dodge County 26, Sumter County 6: Dodge County 26, Irwin 0
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Crawford County 2, Central 0; Central 2, Dublin 0
Central finishes the regular season 16-4.
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Honor Roll
Around/About Georgia
‘Second down’ song comes under fire?
Smart now cutting back on already limited media time
Georgia preparing for ‘physical’ matchup with Kentucky
Smart explains Georgia's pass-rush issues against Alabama
Birr named Groza Star of the Week for second time in ‘25
Falcons’ offensive explosion: How they turned it around against the Commanders
Who has the best chance to return after Atlanta's Week 5 bye?
A Worthy Read
From Ralphie to Uga, live animal mascots inspire fans and create deep connections with their teams
Opinion
Draping a flag and hurling slurs are not the same thing
College Football/SEC
South Carolina's plan for gauntlet of ranked SEC teams after open date
Arkansas players react to Pittman, defensive coaches being fired
Despite his big win, DeBoer is still chasing an impossible standard
Pollsters test waters for former Alabama star’s possible run for political office
Napier explains why he kept play calling after open week
Sarkisian points out lack of success so far for 'high profile players' in college football
College Football/ACC
Swinney relishes the chance to face Belichick despite a matchup that has lost its luster
Brohm reacts to Louisville ball boy going viral for dust up with Pittsburgh players
Five defining moments of the Miami-Florida State rivalry
College Football
'Our tradition to is to be untraditional': Inside the lifecycle of an Oregon uniform
Colorado condemns 'deeply disappointing' anti-Mormon chants at BYU game
Fake punt up 29 at Arkansas? Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman explains his rationale
Is Alabama back? Is Oregon the Big Ten's best? A raucous Week 5 reshuffled expectations
PSU, Franklin won't let loss 'define our season'
Offensive coordinator Sunseri out at UCLA
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Raiders star Brock Bowers not 100% as he fights through injury
Niners’ Saleh regrets ‘bad choice of words’ in sign-stealing compliment to Jags’ Coen
Key players are enduring serious injuries at an alarming rate across the NFL
Dolphins preparing to move forward without Tyreek Hill after the star’s season-ending knee injury
Eagles send a message to the NFL and the 31 other teams with the fake tush push
Panthers take enormous step backward after getting blown out by the Patriots
Bears’ Johnson says his team was ‘a mess’ in win over Raiders
Flacco faces pressure as Browns struggle to find offensive rhythm
Ryans hands over play-calling duties and the Texans come up with their first shutout since 2010
49ers face injury woes with Purdy’s toe and short week ahead of Rams clash
Surtain and Bonitto set the tone as Broncos’ smothering defense leads to 28-3 win over Bengals
MLB/Playoffs
Ohtani and Hernández power Dodgers past Reds with 2 homers each
Suzuki’s home run helps the Chicago Cubs to Game 1 win over the San Diego Padres
Crochet and Yoshida lead Red Sox to 3-1 win over rival Yankees
Skubal’s 14 strikeouts propel Tigers past Guardians in Game 1
Baseball/MLB
Washington won’t return as Angels manager after 2 seasons cut short by health issues
Average time of 9-inning game up 2 minutes to 2:38 in 3rd year of pitch clock
MLB attendance rises slightly for 3rd straight increase, but average drops with fewer rainouts
The Marlins did it to the Mets again. That’s not the only reason Miami can feel hopeful
Astros GM and manager face questions about job security after missing playoffs
Reliever Strahm’s $7.5 million option with Phillies for 2026 vests
College Sports, the changing landscape
College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights
Don't like where you got drafted? Go back to college. New NIL bill allows it
US senators introduce new NIL bill to grant federal rights to athletes
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Collier tells of private chat with Engelbert that she said exposed a problematic leader
WNBA signs 11-year media rights deal with Versant to air games on USA Network
Wings fire coach Koclanes after going 10-34 in Bueckers’ rookie season
Aces beat Fever 107-98 in OT of Game 5 of semis, advance to WNBA Finals
Golf
After 3 days of Ryder Cup hell, McIlroy's emotions poured out
If you’re cursing out golfers from the stands, you don’t understand the game
McIlroy trolls Bryson DeChambeau after Ryder Cup win
The U.S. Ryder Cup team needs an extreme makeover
This American Ryder Cup disappointment has a simple explanation
Soccer
Mbappe was meant to succeed Messi and Ronaldo, but Ballon d’Or rankings say he’s going backward
Fire withstand Suárez-led comeback and beat Inter Miami 5-3 to clinch 1st playoff berth since 2007
Tennis
Alcaraz pays back Fritz and takes the Japan Open title
NBA/Basketball
LeBron not thinking about retirement or son Bryce’s future as he begins 23rd NBA season with Lakers
Kerr content coaching Warriors in a contract year, waiting on negotiations until after season
Prime Video will have a variety of interactive features for its NBA coverage
Leonard denies wrongdoing as NBA investigates his endorsement deal
College Basketball
NCAA moves 2028 Women’s Final Four to Lucas Oil Stadium to increase capacity
Syracuse basketball great Lawrence Moten dies at age 53
College Sports
NCAA rule change leads to mass redistribution of talent between CHL and college hockey
Hockey
NHL sees benefits to changing landscape after NCAA allows CHL players to compete at U.S. colleges
Panthers face daunting task of trying to win another Stanley Cup without captain Aleksander Barkov
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