Tuesday's Report: Bacon, Macon Touchdown Club list; HSers murder, Tech cuts, hockey/Atlanta, Braves, GSU/GSU/Sun Belt; MLB, WNBA, NBA, NFL, golf, college 🏈/sports, NCAA moves, boxing/UFC
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Macon 11, Forest City 6
Macon put up six hits in an 8-run third inning to take control, 3 coming in on Parker Ibrahimi’s homer.
Billy Ham went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI, while Carter McCulley and Dan Schlaegel teamed for 4 hits and 5 RBI for Macon, T Waldrop adding 2 RBI.
The Bacon host the Marlins on Wednesday.
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Around/About Central Georgia
Macon Touchdown Club schedule set
Two newcomers and the return of a regular visitor highlight the 2025 Macon Touchdown Club schedule.
Dues will remain at $250.00 for the season of 12 regular meetings and the spring jamboree. There is an online membership form here.
Each weekly meeting includes dinner, local high school football players of the week, a sponsor spotlight, and an update by a different Bibb County (and Jones County) head coach each week, at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth on Pierce Ave.
Contact Bryant Longshore at 478-808-5718 or bryant.longshore@gmail.com, or send a check for $250 to Macon Touchdown Club, PO Box 28674, Macon, GA 31221
This year’s schedule:
September 8, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach; September 15, Florida A&M’s James Colzie; September 22, Andy McCollum of Suwanee; September 29, Brian Bohannon of Georgia Tech.
October 6, Chris Hatcher of Samford; October 13, Mike Jacobs of Mercer; October 20, Cable TV host Josh Pate; October 27, Clay Helton of Georgia Southern.
November 3, Dari Nowkhah of SEC Network/ESPN; November 10, Jeff Monken of Army; November 17, former Washington County and Auburn star Takeo Spikes; November 24, Georgia radio host Jeff Dantzler. And Kirby Smart in the spring.
Around/About Georgia
Bowdon, Carrollton football stars arrested for murder
No secret to Georgia success, how Dawgs aim to stay on top
Georgia Tech swimming & diving dramatically reduces rosters to a little more than half
Sugiura: The Stanley Cup in Atlanta: Great thing happens to a good person
Rookie Baldwin has 6 RBIs as Braves win to hand Giants their 6th straight loss
7 post-All-Star thoughts, from Ozuna to Sale
Albies heats up with 9 RBIs in first two games after break
A look at the Falcons' special teams
Georgia Southern picked second in East, 9 Eagles All-SBC
Georgia State puts 2 on Sun Belt team, picked last in East
Baseball/MLB
Shaikin: Why the small-market Brewers might be America's team
Brewers become first NL team to reach 60 victories, riding 11-game win streak
Ohtani gives up his first homer of the season, then hits a 2-run shot of his own
Cardinals snap 3-game skid as the MLB-worst Rockies mark their 76th loss
Skenes dazzles in his first start since the All-Star Game as the Pirates blank the Tigers
Phillies claim another wild, walk-off win on catcher’s interference with bases loaded in 10th
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark 'beyond thankful' for All-Star weekend, fans in Indianapolis
Meesseman will join the Liberty in her return to the WNBA
College Sports, the changing landscape
Goodbread: House settlement, NIL madness anything but settled
College Football/South
Relatives, authorities ask for public’s help with investigation of Ole Miss player’s fatal shooting
Swinney forecasts catastrophic College Football Playoff fate
Sun Belt preseason awards & poll
Quarterback battle brewing at Tennessee
Goodbread: The five worthwhile things to remember from SEC Media Days
Youngsters spend $5,000 with AJ McCarron
How confident are Auburn football players going into the 2025 season?
College Football
Petitti letter: Michigan sign-stealing penalties have gone far enough
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
NFL teams open training camp, starting the long journey to Super Bowl 60 in San Francisco
Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery
Jones says he’ll remain as Cowboys GM and ‘nothing new’ in Micah Parsons contract talks
Bengals face uncertainty with Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart ahead of start of training camp
Golf
Calling Scottie Scheffler 'boring' slights star's complete dominance
Notes: DeChambeau headed for Ryder Cup return after strong rally at British Open
Clark feels ‘terrible’ about Oakmont locker damage and says he will make good
Auto Racing
Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR’s career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
Tennis
Venus Williams wins a doubles match at Washington in her first tournament in more than a year
College Sports
AAC rebrands as American Conference in move designed to fuel growth in changing college landscape
Former Clemson baseball player Tyler Corbitt diagnosed with lung cancer
NBA/Basketball
Paul returns to Clippers for what’s expected to be his 21st and final NBA season
Injured Damian Lillard is grateful to be ‘back home’ with the Trail Blazers
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Pacquiao wants rematch with Mario Barrios after controversial draw, says he needs to train longer
'One of the greatest': Dustin Poirier's UFC 318 retirement prompts sea of tributes from MMA's best
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