Wednesday's Report: Mercer/SoCon Media Days; Braves, Falcons, UGA; Media Days/ACC/more, MLB, WNBA, NBA, NFL, golf, soccer, college 🏈/sports, NCAA moves, NASCAR, tennis, NHL
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Around/About Georgia
Falcons open training camp to sold-out opening weekend
Homesick: How Charlie Woerner handled living cross-country for 4 years
Texas DB respects ‘maniac’ Smart and Georgia, ‘We gotta beat those guys’
Georgia OL arrested on drug-related charges
Georgia looking for 'someone' to 'take it' at edge rusher
MLB goes full NASCAR with Braves, Reds uniforms for Speedway Classic at Bristol
Giants snap losing streak as Devers makes debut at first base vs. Braves
College Football/ACC Media Days
The ACC has moved past lawsuits and uncertainty. Commish Phillips sees stable years ahead
Beck: Transferring to Miami was 'one of the better decisions I've made'
What Richt told former Beck about his NIL riches at Miami
SMU's Lashlee questions SEC football's depth, calls conference 'top-heavy'
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Cristobal blames defense for Miami’s late-season collapse as Hurricanes look to ‘finish’ in 2025
SMU’s successful bid to join ACC leads to playoff berth, record donations — and more interest
ACC Network hires Jimbo Fisher as analyst
College Football/Southern Conference Media Days
Mercer picked to repeat; Nearly a dozen Bears, including 1 Central Georgian, earn all-SoCon
Southern Conference preseason team and picks
Mercer’s Jacobs: “We want to be a national program”
Maconite Hatcher of Samford counting on plenty of new faces
College Football/Media Days
An absurd quest to find who can mimic Indiana's unlikely College Football Playoff run
Big Ten notebook: Hoosiers ready to prove they’re no one-hit wonder
Cignetti takes savage shot at SEC scheduling
Locksley admits 'I lost my locker room' during 4-8 season
Bielema: “The world has changed”
Nebraska's Rhule responds to Frost's 'wrong job' remark
Big Ten suggests to NCAA that Michigan has been punished enough for sign-stealing
Ohio State, Penn State lead preseason team
How new coach Charles Huff plans to turn Southern Miss football around after 1-11 season
Baseball/MLB
Guardians president responded to Trump's random tirade about name change
Skenes is fine with the Pirates monitoring his workload, as long as they give him the ball
Royals call up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from minors for a start against the Cubs
Trade bait? 6 players who could be dealt at deadline
Phillies sign 1st-round draft pick P Wood out of Arkansas
Pirates outslug Tigers, have PNC Park-record eight doubles
Alvarez’s homer helps Mets come back to beat Angels again,
Sanchez allows 4 hits in a complete-game victory as the Phillies beat the Red Sox
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Uncertainty continues for Fever and Caitlin Clark as her healthy teammates carry their playoff hopes
The contract squabble is more complicated than players realize
College Football/South
Public's help sought in Ol’ Miss player's fatal shooting
Swinney forecasts catastrophic College Football Playoff fate
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 players going into the 2025 season?
College Football
Report: Autopsy found Cincinnati Bearcats offensive lineman Jeremiah Kelly had heart condition
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
White House says Donald Trump is serious about wanting the Commanders to revert to Redskins
DC locals on Trump's attempt to force Commanders' name change: Stay in your 'own lane'
Contract squabbles are the top NFL storyline as teams kick off training camp
McLaurin did not report to Commanders training camp Tuesday,
Call it a comeback! Hutchinson, McCaffrey, Prescott, McCarthy aiming to bounce back from injuries
Can Bengals draft pick Shemar Stewart go back to college? What to know
Vrabel ‘not messing around’ as he prepares for 1st training camp as Patriots coach
Gambling
Sports betting roundup: Scottie Scheffler’s odds at British Open got better and better
Golf
Scheffler says comparisons to Tiger Woods ‘a bit silly’
Ryder Cup training camp is shaping up for the first fall PGA Tour event in Napa
Scheffler dominating golf, perplexing peers
Azinger is selected to receive the PGA Tour’s Payne Stewart Award
Tennis
45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen pulls out of the US Open after elbow surgery
Alcaraz withdraws from the Toronto Masters. Sinner, Djokovic and Draper already were out
Pospisil retiring from tennis after a career that included a Wimbledon doubles title
Soccer
Euro 2025: England breaks Italy’s heart in extra time to advance to final
Euro 2025 favorite Spain chasing history against eight-time champion Germany in semifinals
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Browns place Watson on PUP list as he is expected to miss the season
Mackey: Mike Webster's family works to ensure his legacy is not lost
Hill: Boise State stars, coach can't stop raving about 'perfect' Jeanty
College Sports
Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor
College Basketball
Few college basketball coaches think cheating is over
Santa Clara extends coach Sendek’s contract through 2029-30 season
NBA/Basketball
Pacers All-Star Pascal Siakam is selected as pace car driver for Sunday’s Brickyard 400
Filipowski becomes 1st Utah Jazz player to earn NBA Summer League MVP
NHL/Hockey
Jets sign forward Gabriel Vilardi to a 6-year, $45 million extension
Blue Jackets forward Chinakhov requests trade after misunderstandings with coach
Martone to play at Michigan State hockey after Flyers picked him No. 6 in draft
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