Thursday's Report: HS/college scores, Sports Report predictions, state Maxwell polls; Golfer Howell, Dream, Tech, UGA, Falcons, Braves; College 🏈HQ, NFL, MLB, soccer, tennis, NBA, NASCAR, golf

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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Crawford County 8, Hawkinsville 0
Mary Persons 9, ACE 8
Peach County 12, Upson-Lee 4
Portal 10, Dublin 5
Stratford 6, Windsor 5
Taylor County 13, Rutland 0
Washington County 4, Bleckley County 3
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
M-Central Georgia Tech 6, Andrew 3
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
FVSU 3, LaGrange 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-16)
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
W-Branch/McGuire Invitational, Mercer
Pro
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🏀 🏀 🏀WNBA 🏀 🏀 🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
Who’s going to win this week’s Central Georgia high school football games?
Around/About Georgia
Georgia teenager Mason Howell produces feats and big moments in a summer he won’t forget
Dream beat the Sun to move into second place in WNBA
Tech set for whiteout and Clemson
Clemson preparing for possibility Georgia Tech uses two QBs
Georgia D aims to keep Tennessee O in check once again
Heupel praises Georgia, Stockton, notes physicality and turnovers
Morris shares positive news on London, Darnell Mooney injuries
Cubs get to Sale, outlast Braves to win series
A Worthy Read
Opinion
College Football/SEC
Missouri ‘just wanted to see if we could’ on play that got Big 12 refs suspended
Florida's loyalty to Napier looks like a terrible mistake
Napier defends 'everything that's been built' at Florida, ready to 'double down'
Beamer critical yet confident about South Carolina offense
Freeze addresses offensive issues before a ‘very good’ South Alabama team
What's at stake for South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers vs Vanderbilt
Lebby provides grim news on Mississippi State players
Kiffin went on a 'Nick Saban rant' about the transfer portal finally moving to one window
College Football/ACC
Four arrests made in connection with the shooting of FSU linebacker Ethan Pritchard, FDLE says
Castellanos has inspired Florida State as a leader
Brown claps back at Greg Olsen after calling postgame wind sprints 'performative'
Belichick has multiple trademark applications denied, New England Patriots major reason why
College Football
Picks: Sooners, Cyclones, Utes among Power Four teams making rare visits to G5 foes
Big Ten’s weak slate this week raises questions about nonconference scheduling strategies
Big 12 officiating crew removed from next assignment for not enforcing kickoff rule in Missouri win
Elko makes interesting comments on his return to South Bend
Indiana CB Louis Moore eligible to play 2 more games after reaching deal with NCAA to delay hearing
Day not a fan of potential move to single transfer window in January
Ohio football head coach incorrectly says Ohio State's Caleb Downs is a receiver
College Football/South
'All about us': South Florida won't back down under Alex Golesh
UCF announces offensive line coach Shawn Clark in stable condition after medical emergency
Alabama State's defense maturing week to week, what position is still looking for "that guy"?
Leavitt arrest: Charges against former USF head coach reportedly dropped
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
New Jaguars DBs Lewis and Murray deliver Texas-sized performances in opener
Short week could leave Packers at less than full strength on their offensive line Thursday
Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty struggled in his NFL debut, but expectations remain high
Jaguars welcome increased workload for rookies Tuten and Allen following Bigsby trade
Packers and Commanders enter Thursday night matchup looking to build off season-opening wins
Packers’ Parsons compares Commanders’ Quinn to a father figure heading into matchup
Titans’ Callahan didn’t challenge call on a catch and his explanation doesn’t help
49ers’ Brock Purdy a ‘long shot’ to play Sunday due to toe injury, could miss multiple weeks
Reid says emotional outbursts in loss to Chargers are ‘part of the game’
Pro Picks: Packers will edge out the Commanders
Titans hurt themselves and fail to help rookie QB Ward in season opener
Baseball/MLB
Tigers have had at least 8 employees accused of misconduct toward woman
Details of Aroldis Chapman’s $13.3 million, 1-year contract with the Boston Red Sox for 2026
All those young fill-ins are winning games and keeping Rangers in playoff contention
Kepler powers Phillies past skidding Mets 11-3; magic number down to 7
Kurtz, Butler power A’s past Red Sox 5-4, end Chapman’s hitless streak of 50 batters, 17 appearances
Ohtani’s next start for Dodgers set for crucial series against NL East-leading Phillies
Skenes surpasses 200 strikeouts for the Pirates in a 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Orioles
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Unrivaled women’s basketball league expands with new clubs and development pool
NBA/Basketball
Leonard reportedly wanted no-show payments from Raptors
Ballmer claims ignorance over reported $28M Kawhi Leonard deal
Wembanyama and the Spurs launch a new ‘supporter’s section’ with tryouts this Sunday
College Basketball
NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games at Fresno St, San Jose St
Auto Racing
NASCAR’s Denny Hamlin advances to the Round of 12 and Max Verstappen dominates in F1
Harvick sounds off on widespread issues for NASCAR playoff field at Darlington
Golf
Tale of two cups: Ryder Cup has Seve and Europe, and Walker Cup has only American dominance
Schauffele has a good reason why he’s not at tournament with Ryder Cup team: He’s a father
Scheffler leads a Ryder Cup crew in Napa
Tennis
The self-written note that inspired Alcaraz to win US Open
Soccer
Fan detained after racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during Spanish league game
Hockey
NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players’ health care and wellness
Sidney Crosby understands why trade talk surrounds him as the Penguins keep losing
Scoreboards