Wednesday's Report: Bacon; Hawks, Braves/Sale/Profar, UGA/Bennett; MLB, WNBA, Wimbledon, NASCAR, NCAA/colleges, soccer, NFL, college 🏈/🏀, NBA, MMA
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Lexington County 18, Macon 14
It was a rough night for the arms and gloves, the teams combining for 32 runs, 32 hits, and 6 errors, both teams giving up 3 unearned runs.
Macon got 3-hit nights from Jaxon Murphy, Carter McCulley, Jack Metcho, and Austin Lemon, with 4 RBI from Murphy and 2 from Lemon.
The Bacon are home again on Friday against Florence for July 4 festivities.
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Around/About Georgia
Hawks’ big offseason has caught NBA oddsmakers’ eye
Atlanta’s updated roster, salary cap after reported Alexander-Walker, Kennard Contracts
Sale (rib) transferred to 60-day IL, out until at least late August
Adell’s double in 8th drives in the game’s first run as Angels beat Braves and return to .500
Profar could give Braves flexibility at the trade deadline
Georgia, Learfield come to agreement
Ex-UGA legend Bennett competing for NFL job with Rams against former UT-Martin QB
A Worthy Read
NCAA’s House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some schools opt out
Around the nation/world
'The disappointment is huge:' Cuban women's volleyball team denied US visa
Baseball/MLB
Diamondbacks ban season ticket holder for rest of season after interference during game vs. Giants
Kershaw’s push for 3,000 strikeouts a reminder that longevity on the mound is fading fast
McCarthy, Gurriel go deep as D-backs hit 4 homers in 8-2 win over the sliding Giants
deGrom wins 5th decision in row, Adolis García drives in 4 runs as Rangers beat O’s
Davis’ sacrifice fly in 8th gives Pirates 1-0 win over Cardinals as winning streak reaches 5 games
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Comparing Clark and Reese and the ‘villain’ label
Missing Clark, Fever soar past Lynx 74-59 to win WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
College Sports, the changing landscape
Plaintiffs asking questions about $20.5 million college revenue sharing figure
NCAA’s new revenue-sharing era dawns with hope for change and questions about the future
Ohio State women's volleyball embracing new era as revenue sharing begins for Buckeyes
Wimbledon
Gauff is out in the first round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev loses to Arthur Rinderknech in first round at Wimbledon
No. 5 seed Zheng Qinwen loses at Wimbledon in first round again
Pegula loses in first round at Wimbledon to Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Djokovic says a doctor’s ‘miracle pills’ helped his stomach during his win
Gauff, Pegula and Zverev are among a record-tying 23 seeds gone in the 1st round
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova bids farewell to ‘the best tournament’
Auto Racing
Future of NASCAR’s downtown Chicago weekend is unclear going into the third year of contract
Mexican driver Daniel Suárez out of NASCAR ride at Trackhouse Racing at end of 2025 season
Soccer
After Club World Cup heatwave in US, soccer players’ union warns of higher risk at next World Cups
Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US
Freese shined in his shootout moment, and the Americans are moving onto the Gold Cup semifinals
Guirassy scores twice and Dortmund advances at Club World Cup with 2-1 win over feisty Monterrey
Gonzalo García’s header powers Real Madrid past Juventus 1-0 and into Club World Cup quarterfinals
College Football/South
Why Big Ten will regret bullying the SEC on its football schedule
Casagrande: Golfing Hugh Freeze shanks another one
City of Auburn says changes coming to iconic Toomer’s Corner
What Alabama’s Simpson learned from Milroe
College Football
Ohio State's Smith boldly promises victories over Michigan in 2025, 2026
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Formal negotiations on an 18-game NFL schedule reportedly aren't coming any time soon
Dolphins are trading with Giants for tight end Darren Waller, who will come out of retirement
Steelers aren't all in — but they are in win-now mode after trade with Dolphins
Hall of Fame's 2025 "Character" exhibit pays tribute to Joe Delaney
College Basketball
EA Sports teases return of beloved college hoops video game in cryptic tweet
Casagrande: What made Alabama, Auburn hoops’ run so historic might defy logic
NBA/Basketball
NBA sets salary cap for 2025-26 at $154.647M, the maximum 10% increase over this past season
Bailey says he’s ‘blessed’ to be with the Jazz after he fell to them at No. 5 in the NBA draft
Bucks waiving Damian Lillard and signing Myles Turner, AP source says, in a free agency surprise
Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to massive 4-year extension with NBA champion Thunder
NHL/Hockey
Goalie market dries up as NHL teams scramble to secure netminders
Boxing/UFC/MMA
UFC is booming, but is MMA collapsing around it?
Pound-for-pound rankings: We have a new king on the men's side
Scoreboards