Wednesday's Report: Bacon; Hawks trade/draft, Braves, Dream, NASCAR/Atlanta; NCAA/betting; NBA/Thunder/Hali/draft, MLB, WNBA, colleges, soccer, NASCAR, golf, NFL, NHL, WWE
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Wilson 4, Macon 2
Macon got within a run in the fourth, but couldn’t make up any more ground in the home loss.
Brady DeLamielleure led Macon with 2 of the Bacon’s 5 hits. Wilson pitching fanned 9 Macon batters and walked only one, while the Bacon whiffed 8 but walked 7.
Macon hosts Forest City on Thursday and Friday.
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Around/About Georgia
Sugiura: In a draft that's 'all over the place,' onus is on new Hawks GM Onsi Saleh
Porzingis going to Hawks in a 3-team trade agreement
Braves stay hot and rally past skidding Mets on 97-degree night in NY
Ogumbowale scores 21, Bueckers hits double figures in 12th straight game as Wings top Dream
NASCAR returns to Atlanta and a new name
Meet the seeds, in order, for inaugural In-Season Challenge at EchoPark Speeday, aka AMS
A Worthy Read
College Sports, the changing landscape
NCAA panel proposes allowing Division I college athletes, staffers to bet on pro sports
NBA/Basketball
Thunder fans celebrate NBA title with a parade after years of heartbreak
Fans welcome Pacers at airport, show support for wheelchair-bound Haliburton
Is this the arrival of a Thunder dynasty? In a copycat league, OKC may be unstoppable
A bettor wagered $8 million (!) on the Thunder to win the title
The mantra that helped turn Thunder into champs
Irving and Mavs agree on $119M, 3-year deal that aligns with Anthony Davis
Holiday being sent from Celtics to Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and picks,
Pelicans trade McCollum and Olynyk to the Wizards for Poole and Bey
NBA Draft
Wednesday: 8 p.m., ESPN, Round 1 (Atlanta picks 13th and 22nd
Thursday, 8 p.m., ESPN, Round 2 (Atlanta has no pick)
Flagg set to become Mavericks’ new main man as the expected No. 1 pick in NBA draft
Bailey of Rutgers shrugs off questions about canceled workout ahead of the NBA draft
Why Brad Stevens has ‘major advantage' over other GMs
How NIL money is reshaping the NBA draft
Baseball/MLB
Athletics celebrate groundbreaking of $1.75 billion stadium project in Las Vegas
Padres star Tatis sues Big League Advance in attempt to get out of future earnings deal
Reds rookie Burns strikes out first 5 batters in big league debut before faltering vs. Yankees
Conforto and Ohtani homer as NL West-leading Dodgers hold off last-place Rockies
Lux’s walkoff single in 2-run 11th gives Reds win over Yankees
Hummel’s solo homer in 8th gives Astros win over Phillies
Pirates remove Cruz after he doesn’t run out double-play grounder. He says he lost track of the outs
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Aces struggle and Clark hits a shooting slump
Hall pokes fun at South Carolina-UConn rivalry after scoring her first WNBA points
Cardoso scores career-high 27, Reese has a double-double as the Sky rallies past the Sparks
Austin scores 19, Mystics finish strong to hand Lynx second loss
Golf
Bradley has a Ryder Cup conundrum of his own making
PGA Tour signature events get high-profile winners and a little more balance
Auto Racing
NASCAR set for summer stretch March Madness style. Will new tournament end summer schedule malaise?
Tennis
Wimbledon champion Krejcikova saves 2 match points in first-round win at Eastbourne
French Open semifinalist Loïs Boisson out of Wimbledon qualifying event in first round
Club World Cup
Club World Cup: Is European soccer’s superiority being exposed as a myth?
Messi and Inter Miami prove to be the MLS exception at Club World Cup
Bouanga scores Los Angeles’ lone Club World Cup goal in 1-1 draw with Flamengo
Benfica beats Bayern Munich in scorching heat to win Group C
Delap scores his 1st Chelsea goal in 3-0 win over Esperance
New Zealanders hail Auckland City’s amateurs as ‘heroic’ after CWC draw with Boca Juniors
College Football/South
Spurrier has some, oh, thoughts on Manning and Texas and hype
DeBoer on Alabama’s future, why Tide will win in 2025
Why Castellanos feels Alabama football won't stop Florida State in 2025 season
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
In stunning ruling, arbitrator finds NFL encouraged collusion
Netflix's 'Quarterback' trailer stars Burrow, Goff and Cousins ahead of Season 2 release date
Richardson says his shoulder is fine, but will he beat out Daniel Jones?
Johnson admits he refused to enter a game because he was cold
College Sports
Who’s going in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame? (Note South Carolina,, Clemson, FSU)
NHL/Hockey
Anaheim Ducks trade Trevor Zegras to Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Poehling and draft picks
Mogilny finally gets the call as the Hockey Hall of Fame elects him as part of the class of 2025
Martin retires, leaving the NHL with just a few visor-less players
Boxing/UFC/MMA
The night WWE legend Scott Hall killed a man
Scoreboards