Saturday's Report: Bacon; Falcons, UGA, Braves, Tech; Little League/ICE, Hulk, MLB, college football, WNBA, NFL, golf, soccer, NASCAR, college basketball
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Florence 8, Macon 4
The visitors took control with 6 in the fourth, the hosts pulling within 8-3 in the bottom half.
Aiden Arriaga had 3 hits from atop the Macon lineup, Tanner Waldrop adding 2 from the 5 hole.
Macon is a half-game ahead of Florence for last in the West, with seven games left, one against each other on Thursday at Luther Williams.
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Around/About Georgia
Koo enters camp competition aiming to be 'best in the league' again
Falcons' Mooney has a shoulder injury; team set to sign D.J. Chark
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Falcons provide new helmets for Morehouse, Clark Atlanta
Chargers rave about ex-Bulldog McConkey, with Harbaugh saying he’s ‘uncoverable’ 1 on 1
Braves old friend Charlie Morton garnering trade interest ahead of deadline
Riley returns, straight into the lineup
Eovaldi pitches 5 scoreless innings as Rangers beat Braves
Georgia Tech takeaways from ACC Media Days
Opinion
Youth Sports
Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan and the ugliness that changed everything
Hogan’s greatest moments in professional wrestling ‘run wild on you’
Hogan’s death resurfaces painful contradictions for Black wrestling fans
Hulk Hogan descended upon American culture at exactly the time it was ready for him: the 1980s
SmackDown results: WWE pays tribute to Hulk Hogan in Cleveland
Baseball/MLB
Why did the Orioles and Rockies keep playing after fans evacuated seats?
Kurtz of Athletics becomes 1st MLB rookie to hit 4 homers in a game, matches total base record
Cardinals blank Padres 3-0; benches clear after Contreras hit by pitch
Schwarber’s 1,000th hit is 319th homer, topping McGwire for most to the mark
Stephenson drives in 3 runs, Martinez finishes with 5 Ks as the Reds beat the Rays
College Football/ACC Media Days leftovers
Belichick says 'we're all learning' from Dabo Swinney, details friendship
Pry explains hire of Philip Montgomery, what he does for Kyren Drones
Swinney recalls early moment in his Clemson career when he expected to get fired
Lopez recalls first conversation he had with Bill Belichick in recruiting process
College Football/Big Ten Media days leftovers
Teammates rave about Michigan superstar signee Bryce Underwood: 'As good as advertised'
Odom aiming to resurrect Purdue football the same way he made UNLV a winning program
Michigan in discussions to kick off 2026 football season in Germany
Now at UCLA, Iamaleava tries to move beyond the drama and focus on football
Ferentz: QB Gronowski to take Iowa to next level
Purdue calls leaked playbook allegation against ex-Memphis player ‘mischaracterized’
‘I think the sky’s the limit’: UCLA’s Foster excited about Iamaleava
College Football/Media Days leftovers
Greg Sankey fires back at James Franklin, Big Ten: 'Greetings from That Other Conference'
American Conference deserves fair shot at College Football Playoff, commissioner says
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark’s WNBA rookie card fetches $660,000 at auction in a record-breaking sale
Thornton out for the season with knee injury
Valkyries rally in second half to defeat Dallas
Ionescu scores 29 as Liberty beat Mercury 89-76 for 5th straight win
College Sports, the changing landscape
Pernetti on Memphis’ attempted move to Big 12: Your job is to do what’s best for the school
Alabama’s Byrne on Trump’s executive order
College Football/South
Winston backs FSU QB's statements about Alabama
Former MLB OF Thompson joins South Alabama as freshman quarterback
College Football
Shunned by hometown Razorbacks, redshirt-freshman Drake Lindsey set to lead Minnesota offense
14 teams and loads of questions they must answer to win the 2025 CFP crown
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Why Trump threatened to block Commanders' stadium plans
Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen says his 7-year-old son Wesley is recovering from leukemia
Rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart ends holdout, signs $18.97 million deal with Bengals
Reich excited about Bryce Young’s resurgence after ‘terrible’ start to QB’s NFL career
Tagovailoa, Hill still working on relationship after wideout's 'I'm out' comment
Payton says Nix huddled with Brees, Tom House this offseason as he prepares for Year 2
Allen, Bills welcome being under the ‘Hard Knocks’ spotlight in opening training camp
Golf
Olesen takes the 2nd-round lead in the 3M Open
Woad takes 2-shot lead over Nelly Korda in pro debut at Women’s Scottish Open
Auto Racing
Defending champ Kyle Larson returns to Brickyard seeking turnaround
Hamlin’s 2-year contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing could be his last in Cup series
NASCAR adds new Saturday session after rain cancels Brickyard 400 practice
Points leader Chase Elliott heads to Indy with Brickyard dreams in sight
Tennis
Raducanu and Fernandez reach the semifinals in Washington
Soccer
More competitions, longer seasons and other demands put focus on workload in elite women’s soccer
MLS suspension of Messi and Alba is ‘draconian,’ Inter Miami owner says
College Sports
Report: North Carolina exploring potential move from ACC to SEC
College Basketball
Expanded March Madness unlikely this year because of 'logistics,' NCAA prez says
Arizona’s Burke, Arizona State’s Miller enter rivalry with mutual respect
Around the nation/world
Chris Chelios, Rasheed Wallace and Claressa Shields top Michigan Sports Hall of Fame’s 2025 class
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