Tuesday's Report: Stratford/FPD/CFCA eye titles, Central Georgia/NFL, Mercer; Tech/UGA/NCAAs, Dream, Falcons, Braves, NBA playoffs, NHL, NASCAR, MLB, World Cup, NCAA baseball/softball
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Alumni Update
Central Georgia’s NFL moves
John Milledge alum Harrison Bryant has landed with Seattle.
That’s one of the several off-season and post-draft moves involving Central Georgia high school alums.
As for undrafted free-agent signings: Perry TE Dae’Quan Wright with Philadelphia; Dublin DE Romello Height with San Francisco; Macon County WR Marcus Sanders Sr. with Minnesota, Wilkinson County OL Ashton Grable with Buffalo; RB Noah Whittington of Peach County with Houston.
Central Georgia’s NFL veterans: Baldwin’s Javon Bullard in Green Bay, Mary Persons’ Malik Herring and Houston County’s Trey Hill with Tennessee, Bleckley County’s Amarius Mims with Cincinnati, Macon County’s Roquan Smith with Baltimore, Wilkinson County’s Bud Dupree with L.A. Chargers, Peach County’s Demarcus Robinson with San Francisco, Upson-Lee’s Travon Walker with Jacksonville, Wilkinson County’s Tylan Grable with Buffalo.
Walker signed a four-year, $110-million extension with Jacksonville.
Dodge County’s Leonard Floyd is a free agent, for now.
Other signings and moves of note: K Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern, Buffalo; UGA’s Nakobe Dean, 3-year, $36-million deal with Las Vegas; UGA’S Jordan Davis, 3-year, $78-million extension with Philadelphia; UGA.
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Around/About Central Georgia
Former Mercer P Gipson-Long will carry memory of 7-year-old cancer victim who died in early May
Title Tuesday: Stratford, FPD, Central Fellowship eye soccer championships
Around/About Georgia
Houston County’s Burress: ‘That direction is to go to Omaha and win a national championship’
Looking back at SEC baseball teams that won the regular season and conference tournament title
Reese jokes Dream avoided 'crash out' over rigid WNBA referees
Atlanta is building foundation one quarter turn at a time
Riley searching for consistency as Braves' offense slumbers
A Worthy Read
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes
NBA Playoffs
New York back in NBA Finals for first time since 1999 after beating Cleveland 130-93 to finish sweep
Brunson leads Knicks to NBA Finals, wins Larry Bird Trophy as Eastern Conference finals MVP
In the Western Conference (chess) finals, it’s 2-2 between the Spurs and Thunder. Game 5 awaits
Popovich's locker room speech jolts Spurs in Game 4 win vs Thunder
MLB/NL
Schwarber hits MLB-leading 21st homer as Phillies beat Padres 3-0 behind Luzardo
Mead goes deep twice, Nationals pound 6 homers in a 10-2 win over the Guardians
Freeman sparks a 4-run seventh as the Dodgers rally past the Rockies 5-3
Davis slugs late go-ahead homer as Pirates send Cubs to a 9th straight loss in 2-1 victory
MLB/AL
Astros starter Tatsuya Imai and 2 relievers throw combined no-hitter against Rangers
MLB/Baseball
Cubs were the hottest team in baseball to start the season. Then mid-May hit
Roundup: 3 Astros combine for first no-no since ’24
NHL/Hockey
Svechnikov scores in OT as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 3 of East final
Golden Knights power play is humming with 4 forwards or 5 in Western Conference Final
Soccer/World Cup
FIFA confirms World Cup base camp locations for all 48 teams
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Williams’ 15 points lead balanced attack by Valkyries, Golden State beats Connecticut
College Baseball
UCLA earns No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament ahead of offensive juggernaut Georgia Tech
NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket, 2026 regional schedule, locations
How many SEC teams are in NCAA Baseball Tournament? Regional teams, hosts
College Softball
How each of the 8 WCWS teams can win the national title
Jumbo Package: Pitching, Defense carry Tide to WCWS
Oklahoma softball misses WCWS for first time in over 10 years
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Brian Burns doing it all for his nephew, autism awareness
Greene: Giants quarterback Dart gets penalty flag for supporting Trump
Kelce worries that NFL schedule is 'getting away' from Sunday
Auto Racing
This moment with Kyle Busch's family at Coca-Cola 600 will melt your heart
Busch honored during 'Greatest Day in Motorsport'
Rosenqvist collects a record $4.34 million from highest purse in Indianapolis 500 history
Tennis
'Disappointed' Emma Raducanu struggles to explain crushing first-round exit
Shelton cruises through French Open Round 1 in straight sets
No. 7 Taylor Fritz stunned by unseeded fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy
Monfils bids farewell to Roland Garros after emotional French Open loss
Jodar shaping up as tennis’ Next Big Thing and makes quite a debut at the French Open
Gotta go: Home player Arthur Gea takes emergency bathroom break during French Open debut
Soccer
Ronaldo tops Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes
Inter Miami says Lionel Messi has ‘an overload’ associated with fatigue in left hamstring
College Sports
Princeton beats Notre Dame 16-9 for its 1st NCAA men’s lacrosse championship since 2001
College Football
As momentum builds for 24-team College Football Playoff, attention turns to the SEC
Sankey, SEC remain a firewall to a 24-team College Football Playoff
Heisman Trophy winner won’t fight again after MMA debut: ‘This was good enough’
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Heisman Trophy winner won’t fight again after MMA debut: ‘This was good enough’
Scoreboards