Wednesday's Report: Mercer hoops/grades/baseball; UGA baseball/football, Falcons, Braves; NBA/NHL playoffs, World Cup, college baseball, CFB, NASCAR, NCAA, MLB, WNBA, NFL, WNBA
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer, Ridder agree to contract extension through 2030-31
Bears post another record year in the classroom
Mercer lands four on ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region teams
Around/About Georgia
Georgia baseball notebook: A 'business trip' to Omaha
Johnson hopes for ‘no regrets’ trip to CWS
London signs his $141 million extension with the Falcons, then vows to earn every dollar
Montgomery hits 2-run homer in 10th inning of MLB debut to lift White Sox over Braves
Braves’ Acuña leaves game at White Sox with tightness in left hamstring, his 2nd injury of season
This year’s rivalry game against Auburn carries a heavy bit of irony for Georgia
NBA Playoffs
Wembanyama and the Spurs are undaunted on the road at the Knicks in the NBA Finals
Knicks coach on free throw disparity in Game 3: ‘Never thought I’d see that in an NBA Finals game’
It’s not just the Knicks: Trump’s attendance at big games often spells trouble for the home team
A ‘rowdy’ Knicks watch party ends with 21 in custody and 5 officers injured
Stanley Cup
A wild Stanley Cup Final swings again as Hurricanes win 5-3 to make series 2-2 with Golden Knights
Veteran Staal scoring at a pace not seen in the Stanley Cup Final since Bossy in 1982
MLB/NL
Dodgers erupt after Paul Skenes exits in a 12-3 romp over the Pirates
García Jr. and James Wood lead the Nationals past the Giants for their latest road win
MLB/AL
Athletics say hello to eventual Vegas fanbase with an explosive 15-14, 12-inning game
Chisholm’s home run leading off the 8th gives Yankees 3-2 victory over Guardians
Baseball/MLB
Skenes is in a bit of a rough patch. A visit to a local Little League field cleared his head
Swanson: Dodgers show courage by permanently honoring LGBTQ+ pioneers Glenn Burke and Billy Bean
Roundup
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Toronto and Portland are in the middle of the standings a month into their WNBA expansion seasons
Rookie Miles scores 24 and the Lynx cruise past the Wings for 8th straight win
Burton scores 25 points, dishes out 8 assists as Valkyries hold off Mercury
College Baseball
Breaking down the teams playing for a national championship at the College World Series
Soccer/World Cup
The weird and wonderful soccer phrases fans will bring to the World Cup
World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia
Stadium workers near LA say they have a tentative deal, averting strike ahead of World Cup
World Cup by the numbers: 104 matches, 48 teams and 3 countries make this the largest ever
Injured US defender Richards goes through full practice in boost for World Cup availability
College Football
Big 12 commish and ADs meet, discuss Texas Tech QB Sorsby’s NCAA eligibility restored by court
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Panthers coach Canales has basal cell carcinoma removed from nose
Bitonio announces retirement after 12 seasons, all with the Browns
Bengals restructure Burrow’s contract to free up cap space
QB Jones eager to be full participant in practice, meanwhile Colts continue to play it safe
Seahawks’ Smith-Njigba hopes to pick up where he left off early in 2026
Golf
Next Rocket Classic will be the last, leaving Michigan without stop on PGA Tour
LIV Golf’s CEO Scott O’Neil now racing the clock as he seeks new funding
Auto Racing
Hocevar accused of ‘creating a lot of enemies’ in NASCAR after 9-car crash at Michigan
Tennis
Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen’s Club with Mboko
College Sports
NHL/Hockey
Wild sign center McCarron to a 6-year, $20M contract after his impactful midseason arrival
Scoreboards