Friday’s Report: HS football, scores, Warner Robins’ Dinkins; Braves/Acuna, UGA, Dream, Falcons; College football, NFL, MLB playoffs, WNBA, college hoops, NBA, tennis, golf
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 8, Jones County 0
Bulloch 21, Brentwood 9
Deerfield-Windsor 9, CFCA 1
Peach County 17, Manchester 4
The Trojans set a school record with their 23rd win, against 6 losses, topping the 21-win total in 2024.
Piedmont 9, GMC Prep 3
Treutlen 11, Dublin 0
Veterans 8, Schley County 0
Windsor 13, Stratford 8
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Dodge County 12, Houston County 0; Cook 7, Dodge 0
Southwest 7, Spalding 6
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Alumni Update
Safety Rasean Dinkins of Warner Robins emerges as new starting option for Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Acuña hears it from Braves faithful
Braves' abysmal offensive showing makes one coaching change obvious
“Didn’t do anything”: Acuna jr. left in tears after fans ‘booing’ as he cuts all ties with the team
Stockton puts up big numbers, and a trip to Alabama could change the conversation
With hurricane, elections, war, economy issues, is Alabama-Georgia a political football for Trump?
Alabama TE Ford hopes to play despite broken arm
A disputed timeout leaves the Liberty reeling as they fall to Atlanta in OT, down 2-0
With confident Penix at QB, Falcons will look to continue turnaround against Ravens
4 takeaways from Georgia basketball’s victory over Georgia State
A Worthy Read
Close bond between Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard underscores Atlanta Dream’s success and their own
MLB playoffs
White Sox's 12-year drought continues as Guardians force Game 5 after going down 0-2
Singing `New York, New York,’ Rays revel in recognition as they head to AL Championship Series
Judge 'just hating every single moment of' watching Yankees' elimination
Dodgers will have time to reset rotation, bullpen and struggling Ohtani for NLCS
Shaikin: Are we living in the Dodgers' golden era? The answer may not be so simple
Baseball/MLB
MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7
Source: Alex Cora turns down the Phillies again, doesn't intend to return to managing in 2027
Trump says he’ll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WNBA
Semifinals, Game 3
Friday
Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m.
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
A’ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
Heat center Bam Adebayo kept the secret that A’ja Wilson was the WNBA’s MVP again
Clark denounces the hateful messages Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell says she received
Gambling
NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction markets
College Football/SEC
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz says freshman Johnnie ‘DJ’ Jones receives a heart transplant
Stein praises continued growth of LSU QB Sam Leavitt after slow start
College Football/ACC
Swinney said Clemson OL played worst game vs Miami, changes to be made
College Football/Thursday night
Purdie, Vasko guide Liberty to romp over Sam Houston
South Alabama beats Arkansas State 56-49 in the highest scoring FBS game this season
Henderson III, Peterson help UTSA rally over South Florida
Allen rushes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns as Western Kentucky beats Missouri State
College Football
Mora, Colorado State get to work shoring up defense after coordinator’s in-game departure, firing
Picks: Week 6 matchups give Power Four contenders chance to jockey for position
Oregon set to start QB Raiola against UCLA
Nittany Lions enter ‘White Out’ game against No. 19 USC desperate to find an identity
Focused Faison thriving in No. 3 Notre Dame’s high-scoring offense after giving up lacrosse
NFL/NFC
Baker-less Bucs,Bucky and Daniels dump Dallas
Daniels pledges to ‘embrace the brace’ on left arm as Commanders QB returns to practice
Panthers’ offense thriving under new play caller Brad Idzik 4 games into the season
Vikings sign veteran receiver Beckham Jr. to their practice squad with passing game lagging
NFL/AFC
Nix isn’t taking any advice from TV analysts about how to fix the Broncos’ offense
Colts CB Gardner calls his effort and pursuit ‘embarrassing’ and wants to leave it in London
Dulac: McCarthy wanted emotion in Cleveland, and he got it -- just the wrong kind
Browns rookie receiver Boston is making a major impact to fuel Cleveland’s 3-1 start
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
49ers’ Juszczyk wins appeal on fine over ‘Juice’ chugging, NFL says drinking celebration allowed
Ravens acquire G/C Jurgens from the Eagles for draft picks, including a 2nd-rounder in 2028
College Basketball
Alabama guard Holloway begins 5-game suspension following drug arrest
Big 12 coaches tab Oklahoma State women as league favorite with top transfers Crooks and McGill
End of Big Ten men’s title drought could augur new basketball era amid league’s financial advantage
Ex-college basketball player Kriisa admits demanding $9,000 from victim in fraud scheme
NBA/Basketball
'Hyped' Haliburton plays 16 minutes in return from Achilles injury
James has a strong first half for the 76ers in his first appearance with his new team
Trail Blazers owner says he intends to bring a championship to Portland
Golf
Bridgeman goes from Presidents Cup to a 63 to lead the PGA Tour stop in Japan
Merion Golf Club becomes the fourth anchor site for USGA
Tennis
A drained Gauff falls to Mertens at the China Open days after dealing with racist abuse
Hockey
Shorter NHL training camps don’t change much about early-season hockey, it’s still sloppy
Scoreboards