Sunday's Report: Area scores; Falcons/Commanders, Braves, United; Ryder Cup/Henley, college football, NASCAR, NFL, tennis, MLB, WNBA
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Mary Persons 8, Spalding 2
Olivia Woodgeard whiffing 16 in a complete-game five-hitter. Ellie McMenamy, Halle Rozier, and Caroline Hickman teamed for five runs, three RBI, and five hits.
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M-Flagler 1, Middle Georgia State 0
M-Middle Georgia State 1, Georgia Southwestern 1
M-UNC Wilmington 1, Mercer 0
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Lander 3, Middle Georgia State 0
Pro
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Around/About Georgia
Dan Quinn returns to Atlanta as Commanders look to build on 2-1 start while Falcons hope to regroup
Commanders stars Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin out against the Falcons with injuries
Falcons inactives for Week 4 vs. Washington
Braves’ Snitker ejected, Olson tossed for 1st time in MLB career for arguing interference call
Dor Turgeman debuts with goal, assist in Revolution’s 2-0 victory over Atlanta United
Gonzales, Suwinski and Chandler power the Pirates to a 3-1 win over the Braves
Ryder Cup
Scheffler loses twice more to become the first US player to be 0-4 through 4 sessions at a Ryder Cup
Scheffler and Russell Henley were paired up again on Saturday, with a little better play but the same result, a 1-up loss to Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland.
Singles play started at noon. Henley is the eighth match, against Shane Lowry, teeing off at 1:19 p.m.
Bethpage crowd jeers Europeans then heads home early amid a US Ryder Cup drubbing
In rematch vs. ‘Fleetwood Mac,’ US Ryder Cup pairing of English and Morikawa gets the same result
Ryder Cup summaries from Saturday’s matches at Bethpage Black
McIlroy gets colorful in telling the Ryder Cup crowd to shut up, then goes about doing it himself
Bethpage’s notorious crowd is sticking by the struggling Americans at the Ryder Cup — for now
NFL/Sunday previews
Eagles-Buccaneers meet in a matchup of unbeaten teams that could be a playoff preview
Panthers and Patriots head into matchup in search of offensive consistency after 1-2 starts
49ers look to improve to 4-0 when they host the Jaguars without Nick Bosa
Josh Allen-led Bills are riding 13-game home winning streak in preparing to host winless Saints
Bengals coming off crushing blowout and Broncos have lost consecutive games on walk-off field goals
Chiefs and Ravens face off in high-stakes showdown with both teams at 1-2
Ravens visit Chiefs for Sunday showdown between two of the AFC’s premier franchises
Lions host Browns in matchup of balanced, high-scoring offense and run-stuffing, stingy defense
Chargers ride a 3-0 start into their game against rookie QB Jaxson Dart and the 0-3 Giants
Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers have had Jalen Hurts’ number unlike any other team
Vikings and Steelers clash in Dublin for first NFL regular-season game in Ireland
Undefeated Chargers visit the winless Giants looking to start the season 4-0
Baseball/MLB
Reds and Mets chasing final National League playoff spot on last day of regular season
Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’ on visiting athletes, performers at publicly funded stadiums shot down
Tatís Jr. returns from bout with COVID-19 to hit a grand slam in the Padres’ playoff push
Guardians clinch postseason spot with walk-off hit by pitch, complete historic turnaround
Astros eliminated from playoff contention, ending streak of 8 straight appearances
Tigers clinch playoff berth with 2-1 win over Red Sox in Game 161 and avert September collapse
Walker hits 2 homers as Astros beat Angels 6-1 after getting knocked out of playoff contention
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBA suspends Lynx coach Reeve 1 game for behavior and comments in playoff loss to Mercury
Auto Racing
Denny Hamlin admits he ‘got too hot under the collar’ after wrecking Ty Gibbs
Tennis
Alcaraz reaches Japan Open quarterfinals and praises physio for ankle treatment
Gauff through to 3rd of China Open with win over Fernandez. Alcaraz triumphs in Japan for 65th win
Lynx star Napheesa Collier out for Game 4 of WNBA semifinal series vs. Mercury due to ankle injury
Hockey
‘Flower’ blooms one last time in Pittsburgh as Marc-Andre Fleury takes a final bow for the Penguins
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