Wednesday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, FVSU; UGA/Bama, Tech, Falcons, Dream, Braves; Ryder Cup HQ, Auburn/Pearl, college 🏈, NFL, college hoops, WNBA, NCAA, MLB

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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
ACE Charter 18, Northeast 0
Bleckley County 9, Washington County 2
Brentwood 8, Edmund Burke 7
Calvary Christian 6, Westfield 2
Central Fellowship 15, Vidalia Heritage 0
Central 29, Southwest 6
Dublin 22, Jefferson County 15
FPD 11, Tattnall 8, 9 inn.
John Milledge 20, Piedmont 5
Gatewood 15, Briarwood 10
Houston County 17, Thomas County Central 1
LaGrange 4, Mary Persons 1
Lamar County 11, Jasper County 6
Perry 10, Ware County 7
Rutland 17, Westside 2; Rutland 25, Westside 8
Stratford 3, Mount de Sales 2
Taylor County 4, Crawford County 2
Veterans 10, Northside 2
Wheeler County 6, Hawkinsville 4
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Central 2, Westside 1 (25-20, 22-25, 15-13)
Northside 2, FPD 1 (25-22, 25-14,14-16); Warner Robins 2, Northside 0 (25-14, 25-18)
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Columbus State 7, Middle Georgia State 0
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Georgia College 3, FVSU 1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22)
Middle Georgia State 3, B 2 (26-28, 25-15, 25-12, 23-25, 15-12)
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
W-Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Mercer
M-Hurricane Invitational, Georgia College
M-Sandestin Collegiate Classic, Mercer
Pro
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Around/About Georgia
Branch’s explosive play leads Georgia, Alabama lies ahead
Georgia hoping to maximize home-field advantage when Alabama comes to town
Smart: OLBs have 'done everything we've asked them to do'
Buzz builds in Atlanta as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets surge to No. 16 in AP Top 25
Falcons place too much pressure on Penix by failing to rely on Robinson in runaway loss at Carolina
Dream’s Dan Padover wins record third WNBA Executive of the Year award
Harris' roller-coaster season rides upward again with 2-homer game
Ryder Cup
RYDER CUP ’25: Facts and figures for the 45th edition
Ryder Cup is never easy to win on the road. Europe has done it only four times
TV schedule: How to watch, and follow the U.S. Team at Bethpage Black
Will Scheffler thrive at Ryder Cup ... unlike Tiger?
A hole-by-hole look at Bethpage Black
Utilization of DeChambeau critical for United States
What do practice groups tell us about potential pairings?
Ryder Cup teammates defend DeChambeau after 'captain's nightmare' comment
Odds: USA favored to defend home soil
College Football/SEC
Florida, Tennessee lead SEC rivalry game schedule winners and losers
SEC unveils league matchups for the next four seasons and keeps most rivalries intact
Alabama LB Latham hospitalized after neck injury in practice
Oklahoma QB Mateer to miss time with surgery after hand injury
It just means more? Maybe not as SEC goes soft, dumps heavyweight football rivalries
Alabama football will continue OL rotation vs. Georgia
Kiffin’s daughter Landry dating LSU LB is peak college football drama
Combination of coaching, personnel has LSU's defense 'playing great'
Tennessee players are curious to hear clanging of Mississippi State cowbells
No QB controversy: Why having Trinidad Chambliss, Austin Simmons isn't a problem for Lane Kiffin
Goodman-Does the SEC have it in for Auburn?
College Football/ACC
After Clemson's latest stunning loss, Dabo Swinney's bold talk is ringing more hollow than ever
Norvell addresses whether Castellanos could gain eligibility in 2026
College Football/South
Clark served as UCF football inspiration in domination of North Carolina
College Football
Oklahoma State parts ways with Gundy after 21 seasons
What happens to NIL, revenue-sharing deals for players who enter portal?
Tulsa's king, but maybe not for long. (Son of Bobby) Lamb's coaching ascension in motion
McGuire says his team’s ascent is fueled by love, not money
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
How Campbell's 'kneecap speech' changed the NFL and the Lions
Jordan Davis' transformative offseason pays off as Eagles DT saves the day
Commanders bounced right back just like their bloodied head coach
Former Cincinnati running back Rudi Johnson dead at 45
Texans cut C.J. Gardner-Johnson after disappointing 0-3 start
Jaguars D is lean, mean and carrying the team to victories after woeful 2024
Panthers’ victory over Falcons a needed one for a struggling franchise going forward
Callahan says winless Titans evaluating everything with some fans wanting him fired
Raiders’ OL woes leave Smith under siege, Jeanty stifled
Browns’ defense continues to dominate, but can it keep carrying the team?
Harrison Jr.: I'm not doing my job well enough and it's hurting the team
Baseball/MLB
'Robot umpires' coming to MLB with ABS challenge system approved for 2026
Willie Mays’ memorabilia collection to be auctioned off this weekend
Topkin: For Rays, Steinbrenner Field was a good rental experience but not home
Perdomo hits game-winning single in 9th to keep D-backs in NL wild card race, beating Dodgers
Mariners clinch playoff berth, beating Rockies on Naylor’s bases-clearing double
Edwards’ 11th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Marlins over Phillies
Athletics beat slumping Astros as slumping Houston falls out of playoff position
Cruz’s 2-run homer helps Pirates snap Reds’ 5-game win streak
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Liberty part ways with championship-winning coach Sandy Brondello
Wilson scores 25 points as Aces even semifinal series with blowout win over Fever
Mercury snap back from 20-point deficit to beat Lynx in OT and even series
Can Caitlin Clark come back in the playoffs? Latest news on Fever star's availability vs. Aces
"It was easy not to think about that" - Napheesa Collier had a nonchalant reaction to her MVP snub
Tennis
Brazilian tennis player Haddad Maia ends season to focus on health
Borg taking life 'day by day' after 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis
Tennis great Nikola Pilić, mentor to Novak Djokovic, dies at 86
NBA/Basketball
Williamson hasn't felt this good since college as Pelicans begin Dumars era
College Basketball
Pearl reportedly considering career in politics before Auburn retirement
Pearl's retirement could shake up Auburn basketball's roster
Wofford reinstates 6 men's basketball players ruled ineligible
Florida restores Vernon Maxwell’s college stats, making him the program’s leading scorer again
High school/youth sports
Rhode Island high school coach who did naked fat tests sentenced to year of probation
Scoreboards