Thursday's Report: Falcons/D/future, Braves/Acuna/Ozuna, UGA, Tech, Dream MLB, WNBA, NBA, NFL, golf, soccer, college 🏈/South/nat'l, NASCAR, golf, college 🏀, NBA, WWE/boxing/MMA

Thursday's Report: Falcons/D/future, Braves/Acuna/Ozuna, UGA, Tech, Dream MLB, WNBA, NBA, NFL, golf, soccer, college 🏈/South/nat'l, NASCAR, golf, college 🏀, NBA, WWE/boxing/MMA

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⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Coastal Plain ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Macon at Forest City, cancelled

Pro

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Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0                                         

🏀🏀🏀WNBA 🏀🏀🏀

Atlanta 88, Dallas 85

⚽ ⚽ ⚽MLS ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

Necaxa 3, Atlanta 1

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Around/About Georgia

Falcons feel they've upgraded their defensive playmaking — Here's why that matters

Pads come on at 'perfect time’ for Atlanta

Pitts, London, Cousins - Fontenot addresses future of Falcons pieces

Atlanta activates 2 players off NFI list

Acuña placed on IL with Grade 1 calf strain

Ozuna tunes out Deadline noise during strong series against Royals

Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory

Braves acquire reliever Kinley from Rockies for minor league pitcher Smith

And

Who are three players to watch as Georgia reports to camp?

Georgia has five players named to Nagurski, Outland preseason watch lists

Jackets talk after second day of practice

Hillmon hits tiebreaking 3 with 2.6 seconds left, scores career-high 21 points as Dream beat Wings

 

Baseball/MLB

Hayes: Ryne Sandberg, the biggest 'what might have been' in Philadelphia history

Durán to Phillies and twin pitchers dealt on same day. Big names remain as MLB trade deadline looms

Ohtani's start cut short in 4th due to cramping

Trade grades: Grading Phillies' Duran deal, Soroka to Cubs

Trade deadline tracker: Twins on the move ... Rogers twins

Mets rebuild bullpen with trades for Rogers and Helsley

30 teams, 30 needs: Trade deadline tiers for every MLB team

Vargas and Quero each hit a 3-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Phillies

Darvish sharp for 7 innings, Sheets homers and the Padres beat the Mets 5-0 for 3-game sweep

Pirates complete sweep of Giants with 2-1 victory in 10 innings as SF endures winless homestand

WNBA/Women’s Basketball

Brink’s emotional return to the WNBA: ‘A great day, 10 out of 10'

Liberty star Stewart has bone bruise in her right knee and is out indefinitely

Lynx lament schedule quirk that delayed Liberty rematch, with Finals loss last year well in the past

College Sports, the changing landscape

Coaches race to master art of retention amid NIL, revenue sharing and transfer portal challenges

College Football/South

Swinney shuts down the hype around Clemson's defensive line

Kerryon Johnson gives lackluster answer on current pride in Auburn football: 'Eh'

Auburn's Freeze on prostate cancer: 'I don't feel sick'

“Why not go all in?”: Freeze lays down expectations for Auburn football at camp start

‘Very intelligent’ Carson Beck opens fall camp with Hurricanes

Casagrande: Why it’s time to celebrate at Auburn, Alabama

Takeaways from Auburn’s opening practice

Florida State practice notes: Energy high as Seminoles begin camp

Florida Atlantic opens first camp under new head coach Kittley

What Alabama football can count on, and what it can't

Swinney responds to Trevor Lawrence jab over motivation tactics

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Hall of Fame: Packers legend Sterling Sharpe's induction was long overdue

NFL vows resilience following shooting at the league office building that killed 4 people

Not acceptable': Browns owner reckons with team's domestic-abuse allegations

Schottenheimer ends Cowboys’ practice early after fights and makes the team run as punishment

Hendrickson returns to Bengals camp while contract talks continue

Smith champions Aaron Rodgers' 'perfect fit' as Steelers break in another new starting QB

Golf

Homa and Theegala played in the Presidents Cup. Now both might miss PGA Tour postseason

Brady on Scottie Scheffler ranking family over golf success

Wyndham Championship picks from proven golf model

Auto Racing

Wallace makes NASCAR history at Brickyard 400 and F1’s Piastri holds steady on top

College Basketball

Q&A: ACC commish Phillips on growth, change in women’s college basketball

Hurricanes basketball coaches adjusting to life in the revenue-sharing era

NBA/Basketball

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his LA mansion

Doncic says 'whole body looks better' after summer of change: 'This is just the start'

Marcus Morris arrest: Brother Markieff confirms situation, agent claims issue stems from unpaid casino debt

High Schools

S.C. high school players involved in 'altercation' attending FCA camp at Presbyterian College

Boxing/UFC/MMA

Former WWE boss Vince McMahon is cited for reckless driving in Connecticut crash

Shields defends $15 million offer to fight Laila Ali: 'Everybody is making all these excuses for her'

MacDonald opens door for MMA return after clawing his way back from burnout

Around the nation/world

ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe following settlement of sexual assault lawsuit

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier dead at 31 after climbing accident

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MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games