Thursday’s Report: Henley/US Open, Mercer’s Gipson-Long; UGA schedule, Falcons camp, Braves; new NCAA, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, College World Series, US Open, NHL, colleges, NFL, soccer
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer alum Gipson-Long improves in second outing since returning to the Tigers
Around/About Georgia
What do we really know about Penix Jr.? Answering one big question for seven QBs entering Year 2
Cunningham: Cousins reports to work for Falcons, vows to 'stay ready' as backup
Low-key practice before summer break
Schwellenbach pitches 1st career complete game as Braves top Brewers
The Braves bullpen is some of Alex Anthopoulos’ worst work
Ex-Brave Kimbrel signs minor-league contract with Texas
College Sports, the changing landscape
Penn State, UCLA deny involvement with private equity funding
NCAA commissioners pledge to follow NIL rules governing college athletics after settlement
Oklahoma AD Castiglione says House settlement approval offers 'unprecedented opportunity'
NBA/Basketball
Haliburton, Pacers defend home turf with strong second quarter, second half
Thunder trace ties to tight-knit fan community to 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
Ott won’t have an easy job rebuilding the Suns. The first-time NBA head coach says he’s ready
Brown has knee surgery. The Celtics say he will be ready for training camp
Cousins suspended for season, contract terminated after brawl with fans
Baseball/MLB
Nationals’ bat-retrieving dog Bruce gets call up to majors from Triple-A, set for MLB debut Saturday
Red Sox pitcher Dobbins defends discrepancies about his father playing for Yankees
Peterson pitches 1st complete game as Mets get 2 homers from Nimmo and 1 from Soto to beat Nats
Schwarber and Bohm homer, Luzardo strikes out 10 to lead Phillies
McCutchen moves past Clemente on Pirates’ home run list in 5-2 win over Marlins
U.S. Open
Scheffler is primed for another tough major at the US Open
Open gets a peaceful day of practice ahead of tough test that awaits at Oakmont
The story behind the Oakmont Chainsaw Massacre
Heading into US Open, McIlroy still looking for motivation after historic Masters win
Open picks from model that nailed 15 majors
US Open betting: Scheffler biggest favorite to win major since Tiger
College World Series
Friday: 2 p.m.: Arizona vs. Coastal Carolina; 7 p.m., Louisville vs. Oregon State Saturday: 2 p.m., Murray State vs. UCLA; 7 p.m., LSU vs. Arkansas Sunday: 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
How many 4 seeds have made College World Series? Murray State becomes latest
How all 8 teams in Omaha stacked up in the preseason
7 storylines to follow ahead of the 2025 Men's College World Series
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Sky are struggling out of the gate with a new coach and revamped roster
Bueckers drops career-high 35 points in injury return, losing effort
Lynx finally get an L, fall to Storm after 9-0 start
Golf
Rahm: Smaller fields make top 10s easier at LIV Golf
NHL/Hockey
Healthier Panthers are nearing full strength in the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers
Colorado’s Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy as league’s top defenseman for 2nd time in 4 seasons
Auto Racing
Hamlin could miss first NASCAR Cup race in Mexico for birth of third child
Soccer
On first 4-game losing streak since 2007, US looks unprepared with World Cup a year away
One year from World Cup opener, FIFA leaves questions unanswered on tickets and security
Club World Cup refs to wear eye-level cameras but it’s what FIFA won’t show that’s most telling
College Football/South
Tar Heels players embrace new world as part of Belichick’s first college team
College Football
Goodman: For a cup of coffee, I can fix college football
Football/NFL/USFL
Irsay's daughters take ownership 'very seriously'
Garrett hopes to add Rodgers to the ‘graveyard’ of QBs he’s sacked
Jaguars’ Lawrence wears arm sleeve while practicing with ‘general soreness’
Bills sign former Panthers linebacker Thompson, coming off 2 injury-shortened seasons
Rodgers is off the free agent and dating markets. Steelers QB says he recently got married
Adams feeling ‘rejuvenated’ to be with Rams
College Sports
Fisk University women’s gymnastics team, the first at an HBCU, to stop competing after 2026
Pollard hired as Virginia’s baseball coach after 13 seasons at Duke
College Basketball
Awesome, baby! Dickie V strikes extension with ESPN
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