Wednesday's Report: Georgia College softball; UGA, Braves, Falcons, Dream, World Cup, MLB, college football, NFL, golf, NASCAR, Colege World Series, tennis, colleges, NBA, NHL, track & field, UFC
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Around/About Central Georgia
Johnson steps down as GCSU softball head coach
Around/About Georgia
Georgia gets another strong pitching performance against Texas, wins 2-0 to reach CWS bracket final
Phelps bounces back in big way against Texas
Braves-Giants game suspended by rain, after Baldwin bomb, to resume Wednesday at 2
Sacks leader Pearce returns to Atlanta for minicamp following a tumultuous offseason
Falcons place OT Norton on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list
Soccer/World Cup
Messi ties men’s World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria
Messi has his first Cup hat trick as defending champion Argentina beats Algeria in opener
As Iran chases the World Cup, its US diaspora is divided between protesting and cheering
Belgium and its ‘Golden Generation’ veterans get off to unimpressive start
40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha turns in a spectacular performance in his Cup debut
Spain at a Tennessee boarding school, Iraq in a rural West Virginia town: Where World Cup teams live
Who is Yan Diomande? What to know about USA-educated Ivory Coast World Cup star
Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima
Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq
Mbappé sparks France with 2 goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup
Austria beats Jordan for its first Cup win in 36 years
MLB/NL
Nationals reliever Schultz awarded first big league win thanks to obscure scoring rule
Lowe hits go-ahead homer, Reynolds connects twice as Pirates rally past Athletics
Ohtani hits 15th homer as Dodgers beat Rays
Stewart’s 3-run homer in 4-run first inning spoils Senga’s return as Reds beat Mets
Mead’s 3-run HR, Nuñez’s big night lift the Nationals over the Royals
Marsh, Bohm and Schwarber homer as Phillies beat Marlins behind Luzardo
MLB/AL
Trout homers as Angels shut out Diamondbacks
Raleigh delivers decisive hit in return from injured list as Mariners top Orioles
Baseball/MLB
MLB warns Giants pitchers for about Bible verses written on Pride caps
Roundup: Dodgers top Rays 1-0 on Ohtani’s homer
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Amore: In Caitlin Clark's world, scoring, winning, a little controversy all part of a day's work
Coffey is the latest newcomer thriving with the Lynx under Reeve
Mitchell scores 27, Clark has 21 points and 14 assists, and the Fever beat the Tempo
College Baseball
West Virginia cools off Troy’s hot bats to keep its run going with a 12-0 win
Troy’s magic season ends as bats cool in Omaha
Texas’ Rodriguez becomes 3rd player in CWS history to hit for cycle
West Virginia fans have turned Omaha into 'the Midwest version of Morgantown'
College Sports, the changing landscape
NFL, NBA unions applaud efforts on bill designed to fix college sports in letter obtained by the AP
College Football/South
Auburn edge rusher arrested on reckless endangerment charge
Clemson offers $20K tailgating package in 2026. Here's what fans get
Beamer says Williams-Dixon dismissed from team after arrest
College Football
Satterfield expects surge of NFL calls after Sorsby says he will apply for supplemental draft
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
The NFL supplemental draft is a complicated, uncommon process that once started Carter’s career
The Super Bowl-starved Jets find some ‘positive jealousy’ and motivation in NBA champion Knicks
Pickens (UGA) joins Cowboys for minicamp after receiver skipped voluntary offseason workouts
Golf
A hole-by-hole look at Shinnecock Hills
Scheffler is chasing a career Grand Slam at the US Open. It’s not what motivates him
Seeking another win at Shinnecock, Koepka says he’s good to go for US Open after hand injury
Auto Racing
No. 62 Beard Motorsports team penalized after Pocono race weekend
NASCAR to further inspect 6 cars after Cup Series race at Pocono
Busch's family not filing a wrongful death lawsuit, court records show
Tennis
Ahead of Wimbledon return, Serena Williams loses doubles match with Muchova at Berlin Open
Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90
College Sports
Izzo rants after Michigan State president, AD leave in same summer: 'I've had it'
College Basketball
Why Kentucky AD hire of J Batt could mean bad news for Pope
NBA/Basketball
Los Angeles woman celebrates Knicks' title then grieves dog killed by police
Dolan asked for 10-week sacrifice in April speech
NHL/Hockey
Tortorella makes a case to stay after leading Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final
NHL says the 2026 playoffs is the most-watched on record, averaging 1.8 million viewers
Flyers acquire goalie Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit in a trade with the Maple Leafs
Olympic sports
Lyles runs a world-best 14.67 seconds to win the 150 meters at Golden Spike meet
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
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