Saturday's Report: Bacon, Coastal All-Star game; Braves, Falcons, UGA; ACC settlement, MLB, WNBA, Wimbledon, golf, NASCAR, soccer, college football, NFL, NBA, NHL, boxing/MMA

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Florence 9, Macon 8
Macon overcame a 7-1 deficit with 6 in the seventh but couldn’t complete the rally in the finale before the all-star break.
The teams traded runs in the ninth, and Macon stranded the tying run on second.
Keaton Grady, Brady DeLamielleure each had 2 hits for Macon, DeLamielleure adding w2 RBI along with Parker Ibrahimi.
Macon returns to CPL action on Wednesday and returns home on Thursday against Tri City.
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Around/About Central Georgia
Bacon, Luther Williams set for All-Star weekend
The focal point of the Coastal Plain League will be Macon and Luther Williams Field for two days.
The league’s all-star game and assorted festitivies will take place Sunday and Monday at Luther Williams.
Houston County grad and Mercer sophomore Kai Decker and Billy Ham are the two Macon players selected .
Ham is a senior first baseman from Las Vegas who plays at Nevada-Reno. He is batting .355 with 2 homers and 17 RBI.
Decker is 0-1 with a save, and 27 strikeouts and 11 walks in 16.2 innings, owning a 2.16 ERA, with opponents batting only .058 against him.
Here are the rosters. Players from East Carolina, Middle Tennessee State, South Alabama, Nevada, Clemson, UNC Greensboro, Stetson, and App State are among those who will be in uniform for the East or West.
Gates open at 6 p.m. on Sunday with a 30-minute autograph session, then 25 minutes of “pregame activities” and the national anthem. From 7-9 p.m., players will compete in the All-Star Show and Skills Challenge.
Macon’s Ham is among the home run derby contestants.
Players will perform in front of scouts on Monday afternoon, before the 7 p.m. game. Gates open Monday at 6 p.m., and fireworks will follow the game.
After a rough start, Macon has improved to 9-18, but is in last in the West by 2 games.
For more information, visit https://maconbaconbaseball.com/ or call the Bacon Office at (478) 803-1795.
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