Sunday's Report: West Laurens, area colleges, Mayhem; Falcons, Hawks, Braves; Dream/WNBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, golf, NASCAR, tennis
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High Schools
(Teams: Please post first and last names, and names are preferred over social media handles (they know who they are, most people don’t) and post team names, not mascots)
🥎 🥎 🥎 Softball🥎 🥎 🥎
West Laurens 5, Heritage-Catoosa 3
West Laurens 6, North Hall 3
West Laurens 12, North Hall 7, championship
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
M-Clayton State 6, Middle Georgia State 0, Peach Belt Tournament
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Flagler 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-21)
Wofford 3, Mercer 1
Pro
🏒🏒🏒SPHL🏒🏒🏒
Macon 4, Huntsville 3
🏀🏀🏀WNBA 🏀🏀🏀
🏀🏀🏀NBA 🏀🏀🏀
📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰
Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem storm back for road win
Alumni Update
Bengals getting impact play from Amarius Mims, Ted Karras and the offensive line
Around/About Georgia
How Falcons can expose Mayfield and Tampa Bay
Falcons downgrade ILB Divine Deablo, DB Billy Bowman Jr. to out vs. Bucs
Robinson on Familiarity of Facing the Falcons
Buccaneers Have One Distinct Advantage Over Falcons
Bey and Fears lead the Pelicans past the Hawks
WNBA Finals: Atlanta vs. Golden State
Williams leads Valkyries to WNBA championship in second season, beating Dream
Reese’s record Finals rebounding not enough as Dream fall
A Worthy Read
Small colleges are starting football programs, hoping to boost enrollment as student shortage looms
MLB/NL
Krasovic: Brewers' throwback approach at the plate brings smiles, memories
Pagán declines option with Reds, who turn down options on Suárez and Johnson
MLB/AL
AL champion Rays pick up $20 million option on ace pitcher Drew Rasmussen for 2027
Orioles decline outfielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million club option for 2027
Rangers’ Joc Pederson, Kyle Higashioka and Jakob Junis decline mutual options
College Football/SEC
Florida-Georgia’s new nickname is awful. These rivalry names are elite
College Football
Transfer portal isn’t open, but the bidding already is: ‘That mother-(bleep) is wide open’
Coroner: College player died after traumatic brain injury from helmet-to-helmet hit
Diaz laments lack of clarity regarding NIL, transfer portal as poaching season approaches
Aranda opens up on 'tremendous honor' following his firing at Baylor
NFL/NFC
Seahawks’ dominant defense faces challenge in Bears QB Caleb Williams and NFL’s top rushing offense
Vikings and Lions match up NFL’s stingiest defense vs. high-scoring offense in NFC North showdown
Commanders and Eagles head into ‘Sunday Night Football’ with season-defining matchup on deck
NFL/AFC
Jags’ home winning streak against Indy is ‘weird, quirky’ and a long shot to end Sunday
Hiles: Until they win in Pittsburgh, the Browns are still the Browns
Patriots rule out A.J. Brown, TreVeyon Henderson and Marcus Bryant vs. Dolphins
Chargers lose Derwin James Jr. to injured reserve after hamstring rehab setback
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Other women contacted police about previous incidents with Packers’ Josh Jacobs after his arrest
Seahawks interested in trade for Colts RB Jonathan Taylor, report says
NBA Game night
Maxey scores 38 as 76ers beat Hornets 109-104 without LeBron James, Joel Embiid
Wembanyama has 43 points and 6 blocks to lead Spurs past short-handed Timberwolves
Boozer, Stewart lead Memphis to a 136-105 victory over Kings as Grizzlies remain unbeaten
Smith Jr. scores 30 points, Rockets beat Thunder
Roundup: Spurs top Timberwolves behind Victor Wembanyama’s 43
NBA/Basketball
Mark Walter, Josh Kushner agree on outstanding terms linked to $12.5 billion Lakers sale
NHL/Hockey
Roundup: Predators’ Steven Stamkos haunts old team in shootout
Golf
BYU sophomore Kihei Akina has another low PGA Tour round and contending in Mexico Open
Defending champion Yamashita maintains her lead after 3 rounds at LPGA Malaysia
Auto Racing
With NASCAR championship in sight, Kyle Larson isn’t expecting an early clinch at Martinsville
Hamlin is the oldest to win pole at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Larson qualifies third
Brad Keselowski granted release to explore NASCAR rides, will sell stake in RFK Racing
Tennis
Zverev upset in Vienna semifinals ahead of taking No. 1 ranking
Venus Williams loses her doubles match at Guangzhou on the WTA Tour
Alcaraz reaches first Vienna final, De Minaur upsets Zverev
Soccer
Pulisic marks new deal by scoring again in Milan derby win
Kane does everything but score in his first game since winning the Ballon d’Or
High School
Freddie James, high school football coach portrayed in ‘Friday Night Lights,’ dies
Illinois high school football playoff game ends with record-breaking 88-84 score
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Canelo Alvarez regains WBC super-middleweight title with unanimous decision over Christian Mbilli