Thursday's Report: Northside's Nix, coaching carousel (Baldwin, Upson-Lee, Perry, FPD), Russell Henley; UGA ⚾,Braves, Falcons; MLB, CWS, NBA, golf, World Cup, NFL, NHL

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⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Coastal Plain ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Macon 14, High Point-Thomasville 0
Pro
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San Francisco 7, Atlanta 2
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Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Walk and Harris spark power surge in an 11-4 win over Georgia that sends Sooners to CWS finals
Smart: UGA baseball resiliency similar to Georgia’s CFP football champs
Six Georgia baseball players to attend MLB Draft Combine
Braves' parade gets rained on in DH sweep amid injuries, tough results
'Trust your feet': The three words guiding Atlanta's quarterback competition
Falcons to host six tryout players for minicamp
A Worthy Read
College sports is bleeding out - and the clock is ticking
MLB/NL
Freeman’s go-ahead 2-run homer rescues banged-up Ohtani in Dodgers’ win over Rays
O’Hearn knocks in career-high 6 runs as Pirates roll to 12-4 victory over Athletics
MLB/AL
Bradish strikes out career-best 12 as Orioles sink Mariners
After placing scheduled starter Scherzer on injured list, Blue Jays beat Red Sox
Baseball/MLB
MLB ballparks are a friendly neighbor to the World Cup, bringing fans and soccer energy to The Show
College Baseball/CWS
North Carolina will head to the CWS finals for 1st time since 2007 after knocking out West Virginia
How Nick Wesloski, OU baseball's latest freshman phenom, sent Sooners to CWS champ series
Soccer/World Cup
Iranian team has become political pawn at this World Cup
US official says Iran knew team would have to leave the country shortly after World Cup match
Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever
Ronaldo looks to make history by scoring in 6th World Cup
Kane ties England’s record for World Cup goals in 4-2 win over Croatia
Ronaldo and Portugal held to a 1-1 draw by Congo at the World Cup
Díaz sparks Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan in its World Cup opener
Yirenki’s late goal gives Ghana a 1-0 victory over Panama in the World Cup
Canada players say they need ‘swagger’ and ‘arrogance’ to snag historic first World Cup win
Algeria coach felt 'goosebumps' from Kansas fans ahead of 2026 World Cup
What is the USMNT's best World Cup finish?
Somali referee Omar Artan to be paid for World Cup after USA denied entry
Japan coach says he made difficult call to keep captain Wataru Endo out of World Cup
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
WNBA to expand to 50-game schedule for teams next season
Ionescu hits winner and Jones scores 19 as Liberty beat Sky
Citron, Onyenwere help the Mystics beat the Sun
Williams scores 25 points in Valkyries’ 4th straight win, over Wings
College Sports, the changing landscape
Tuberville speaks out against Protect College Sports Act, says bill ‘goes too far’
Wetzel: Brendan Sorsby is done with college sports. Can local judges be next?
College Football/Southeast
Alex Golesh on first full recruiting cycle at Auburn: ‘An interesting experience’
Sarkisian on Will Muschamp: 'He's going to get the best out of our players'
College Football
University of Cincinnati disputes agent’s claim the school knew about Brendan Sorsby’s gambling
Cody Campbell will not seek NIL reimbursement after Sorsby’s Texas Tech departure, statement reveals
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Aldon Smith's family will donate former lineman's brain, have it checked for CTE
Rookie QB Carson Beck hard at work for Arizona Cardinals in prep for potential starting competition
Golf
Toughness a quality of U.S. Open winners at Shinnecock Hills
A teenager from Iceland, who goes to LSU, will be the first from that country to play in the US Open
US Open braces for a tough and windy Shinnecock Hills
Rory is back in New York, where the fans love to hate him
Miles Russell is 17 and in his first U.S. Open. It’s not his first time against tour pros
Auto Racing
Chris Buescher signs extension with RFK Racing
NASCAR's connection between military, fans traces back to the sport's genesis
Tennis
Musetti withdraws from Wimbledon and opens up spot for fellow Italian Berrettini
College Sports
Don't mess with Texas. Longhorns are SEC's best thing going
NBA/Basketball
Brunson, the Knicks and fans toast title and blast Wemby
Knicks' parade or Regents exam? Pleas to reschedule so NYC school kids can celebrate fall short
Knicks’ NBA title-clinching victory over Spurs averages 24.5 million viewers
Brunson and Hart throw out first pitches at Yankee Stadium as Knicks celebrate NBA title
Young reportedly plans to decline $49M option with Wizards
NHL/Hockey
Fleet dominate PWHL awards, with Frankel winning Billie Jean King MVP and goalie of the year honors
Carolina's jock and nerd alliance created perfect harmony -- and a championship
Olympic sports
Olympic medalist Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event
US Olympian Harvey earns latest accolade in being voted IIHF female player of the year
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Mayweather faces felony charges in Las Vegas
What's next for new and former champs after UFC White House
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