Wednesday's Report: Mercer, FVSU, Georgia College, FPD's Cox, Putnam County's Banks, Middle Georgia State; Falcons, UGA, Tech, Kennesaw State; MLB, NBA, NFL, golf, soccer, college 🏈/ 🏀, NASCAR, golf
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Class 5A
Veterans 10, Alexander 0, 5 inn.
Consecutive 4-run innings put Veterans in control, and the Warhawks finished it in 5, with Cadence Scott getting a no-hitter, while getting no strikeouts and walking 3. Hailey Maloney had 2 doubles, while Katelyn Haines drove in 3 runs and Mia Ward 2, both belting homers.
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🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
ETSU 3, Mercer 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-18)
FVSU 3, Edward Waters 0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-21)
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
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Alumni Update
How did FPD grad Austin Cox do for Atlanta in 2025?
Putnam County’s Banks earns Sun Belt pick
Honor Roll
SIAC FB-FVSU’s Stephens and Curry
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Veteran Middle Georgia State coach Moe up for step up
WSOC-Bobcats enter United Soccer Coaches regional poll at No. 10
Around/About Georgia
Former starting WR Ray-Ray McCloud’s fall from grace is complete following release by Falcons
Stockton ‘live as anybody’ in Heisman race, back among favorites
Why Florida hiring Lane Kiffin could ruin Kirby Smart's day
Georgia's Young out indefinitely with leg fracture
Key, undefeated and 7th-ranked Yellow Jackets have their guard up against Syracuse
Kennesaw State beats Florida International to end 13-game road losing streak
MBKB-Georgia’s White 'super excited' about road ahead following contract extension
A Worthy Read
Barkley continues changing his hometown (and Alabama) one mega-donation at a time
College Football/SEC
SEC fines Texas A&M $50,000 for faking an injury during win over Arkansas
Casagrande: Freeze looks tired. It’s time for a change, Auburn
Why was Vanderbilt football not fined for field rush vs LSU? Explaining SEC ruling
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Heupel jokes amid criticism, warns Tennessee football players that Kentucky is good
Stricklin reveals he has sole responsibility in hiring
Ole Miss moving past heartbreaker at Georgia and onto challenge vs. Oklahoma
Sarkisian says he needs to do ‘a better job’ with struggling offense for No. 22 Longhorns
Kelly hot seat: Why Vanderbilt loss created 'inflection point', exposed major misstep
Column-Florida gave Napier everything he asked for and got .500 football in return
College Football/ACC
Norvell hot seat: Why Florida State's lack of sustainability will undo Seminoles HC
Cristobal addresses social media takes that Carson Beck threw Miami teammates under the bus
Wesco Jr out of hospital after injury but Swinney says Clemson WR's season over
Belichick says suspended North Carolina assistant coach is back working with Tar Heels
College Football/Tuesday
Tisdale finds Barry for game-winning 2-point conversion to give WKU a win over Louisiana Tech
College Football
Fickell says he hasn’t been told whether he will be back next season
Texas Tech: Don't fling tortillas or we'll owe dough
Big 12 fines No. 24 Arizona State $50,000 for field storming against No. 14 Texas Tech
Rodriguez on loss vs. UCF: ‘I'm hoping this is bottom’
Dillingham hilariously claims viral worm video was AI
Cignetti's salary has increased by more than 1,000% in 3 seasons
From 0-4 to three straight wins, UCLA has found an identity under Skipper
MLB/Playoffs
Dodgers to start Snell in Game 1, Yamamoto in Game 2 of World Series vs Blue Jays
Springer’s home run was one of the biggest non-World Series plays in baseball history
Blue Jays put Canadian stamp on America’s pastime as relations with US remain bitter
‘My challenge is to bring the WS back to Canada’ - Guerrero Jr. relishes Dodgers matchup
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Without the benefit of takeaways, the slumping Jaguars look a lot like last year’s team
Injuries to Miller and McCoy add to Saints’ misery after 6th loss in 7 games
Graham is out of retirement and back with the Eagles, seeking a 3rd Super Bowl
Mayfield and Buccaneers can’t take advantage of banged-up Lions
Broncos LB Greenlaw has been suspended by the NFL for 1 game for unsportsmanlike conduct
Raiders’ Carroll left in awe as Chiefs deliver lopsided shutout
Slipping Chargers see just how high bar is being set in AFC in loss to Colts
Giants try to turn the page after their historic Mile High meltdown defeat
Vikings making bad habit of situational struggles, with red zone woes the latest to land on the list
Dolphins not making coaching or starting QB changes right now, despite their 1-6 start
Baseball/MLB
Angels outfielder Trout testifies he loved late teammate Skaggs and saw no signs of drug use
Is Ohtani already the 'greatest baseball player' ever?
Angels hire former catcher Suzuki as their next manager
CC Sabathia says Skenes' future may lie outside Pittsburgh
NBA/Basketball
Thunder celebrate ring ceremony, banner unveiling and double-OT win over Durant’s Rockets
Luka scores 43, but Butler’s Warriors top Lakers in a LeBron-less season opener
NBA rosters feature a record 135 international players. And more things to know entering season
Lillard returns to the Trail Blazers on a 3-year deal worth $42 million
Spurs star Wembanyama has the NBA playoffs in mind. It’ll be a tall order
College Basketball/Women
Hidalgo, Betts, Booker headline AP All-America preseason women’s college basketball team
Women’s Preseason All-America Team
College Basketball/Men
Florida, UConn and Duke highlight MSG college basketball schedule featuring 9 national champs
Indiana State coach Graves is taking a leave of absence after triple bypass surgery
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Silver says he expects big raises for WNBA players in new CBA, and that they ‘deserve it’
Auto Racing
Briscoe secures first-ever Championship 4 slot and NASCAR heads to Martinsville
Why this is a huge week in the NASCAR antitrust lawsuit
Golf
PGA Tour heads to Utah as South Korea hosts tournaments for LPGA and European Tour
Golf legend Nicklaus wins $50M verdict in defamation lawsuit against former business partners
Soccer
Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns
Israeli soccer game abandoned after rioting rival fans throw flares and smoke grenades
Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
Tennis
Djokovic withdraws from the Paris Masters after quitting an exhibition with an injury
College Sports
Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport
High school/youth sports
Judge grants temporary order allowing high school athletes in Ohio to profit from NIL deals
Hockey
Boston fans still love ‘Little Ball of Hate’ Brad Marchand. The feeling is mutual
Crosby scores, Letang reaches 600 career assists as Penguins breeze past Canucks
Scoreboards