Friday’s Report: Mercer, Houston County’s Burress; UGA baseball, Tech, Falcons, Braves NBA/NHL playoffs, World Cup, college baseball, colleges, NASCAR, NCAA, MLB, WNBA, NFL, tennis, UFC
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Alumni Update
Houston County’s Burress an All-American … again
Honor Roll
Katz seals historic campaign with All-America honors
Around/About Georgia
What Georgia and Texas are saying about each other in advance of CWS
30 years since Omaha: Building Georgia baseball's lone championship squad
Georgia baseball places 4 on NCBWA All-America teams
'Trust your feet': The three words guiding Atlanta's quarterback competition
Falcons land OT Wanya Morris and 7th-round pick from KC for 6th-round selection
Jackets set school record with 5 All-American selections
Braves put Acuña Jr. on 10-day injured list with left hamstring strain
Braves-Sox rained out; makeup scheduled for Aug. 20
NBA Playoffs
Knicks' Brunson honors Make-A-Wish patient after historic comeback
Videos appear to show Knicks fans throwing things at Wemby at Spurs' hotel
Spurs fans turn out to welcome team home after stunning loss
USMNT erupts after wild Knicks comeback win
Anunoby puts the Knicks on the verge of a title and himself in the discussion for NBA Finals MVP
Fox's gaffe helps give Game 4 away for good in Knicks' historic comeback
Stanley Cup
Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
Pushed to brink, Vegas may have lost William Karlsson for the Stanley Cup Final
Soccer/World Cup
Column-United States has already lost World Cup with its greed and hostility
Mexico gets off to roaring World Cup start with a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match
Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea’s 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup
Pochettino says top US defender Chris Richards is available for World Cup opener after ankle injury
Iran forward on World Cup experience: 'Lot of tension right now'
Takeaways from AP’s report on how World Cup host cities are approaching homelessness
It’s bigger. Is it better? A look at the differences between the 1994 and 2026 World Cups
US goalkeepers aim to live up to predecessors at World Cup, yet Pochettino hasn’t picked a starter
MLB/NL
Ohtani homers, leaves game with left knee inflammation in Dodgers’ win over Pirates
Suzuki’s slam, Bregman’s 2-run homer power Cubs to a win over the Rockies
Soto’s homer in 7th gives Mets win over Cardinals
MLB/AL
Alonso HR, Rutschman’s 3 RBIs carry Orioles past Mariners
Seager homers as Rangers top Royals to reach .500 for the first time since May 1
Baseball/MLB
A 5-run lead slips away as Ohtani rues a missed ABS challenge in a loss
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Bueckers scores season-high 31 and the Wings beat the Mercury
Wilson scores 32 points, Gray ties WNBA record with 9 3-pointers, Aces beat Fire
Boston, Clark are 1st WNBA teammates with 30-point double-doubles as Fever top Sky in OT
College Baseball
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC. Upstart Troy out to prove it belongs
Mountaineers’ ascent to CWS started after fortuitous decision to keep program after entry to Big 12
'You realize how special it is': Fans from around the country flock to Omaha for CWS
Omaha Was Always the Plan, Now UNC Wants the Trophy
Kevin Schnall contract details: New South Carolina coach getting a massive pay bump
Coastal Carolina names Chris Lemonis as head baseball coach
Former Gamecock Monte Lee staying in-state for next college baseball job
Friday: No. 16 West Virginia vs. Troy, 2 p.m.; No. 5 North Carolina vs. Ole Miss, 7 p.m.
Saturday: No. 7 Alabama vs. Oklahoma, 3 p.m.; No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Texas, 8 p.m.
All games on ESPN and Fubo
College Sports, the changing landscape
In NIL case, judge’s decision about ‘associated entities’ will loom large in college spending
College sports is suddenly facing a major question that hinges on gambling, the ‘unpardonable sin’
College Football/South
Texas AG warns Big 12 could face legal action if league pursues sanctions against Tech over Sorsby
College Football
USC football, Lincoln Riley hiring first-of-its-kind director of AI
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Ex-NFL linebacker Darron Lee indicted on murder charge in death of partner
Watson isn’t worried about how he’s perceived as he competes for Browns’ starting job
A third-generation Ryan is coaching the Jets, but on offense and without the bravado
Rams left tackle Jackson arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence
Vikings to start training camp with the Murray-McCarthy turn-taking at QB before declaring a starter
Golf
Report: Phil Mickelson kicked out of club for inappropriate contact with female employee
Koepka goes on late birdie run and shares Canadian Open lead with 5 players
Korda and ‘Legally Blonde’ team 3 shots back of Dow Championship on LPGA
College Sports
Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp sets new world record in 110 hurdles at NCAAs
Auto Racing
Bell suffered fractured left wrist in violent Michigan crash
Tennis
Serena Williams’ comeback at the Queen’s Club is over after injury to doubles partner
Wimbledon increases prize money by 20%, singles champions to get $4.8M each
Soccer
Brito, who helped Brazil win the 1970 World Cup, dies at 86
College Basketball
Arizona women’s coach Burke responds to criticism for pregnancy announcement
Letter: NC State looking into potential legal claims against LSU tied to coach Will Wade’s exit
NHL/Hockey
Lightning’s Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, his second such honor
High school/youth sports
Massachusetts boys lacrosse team forfeits semifinal final game due to health violation rule
Boxing/UFC/MMA
$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House
Fate of UFC Freedom 250 at White House now in judge's hands
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