Tuesday's Report: Mercer; World Cup, Wimbledon, NBA, NFL, MLB, golf, hockey, WNBA, NASCAR
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Honor Roll
Mercer sends 99 to academic All-Southern Conference list
Around/About Georgia
Georgia catcher Jackson wins Golden Spikes Award
How will Braves solve shifting rotation puzzle in second half?
Schwellenbach could be back by late-August or early-September
Dream announce signing of WNBA champion guard Jaylyn Sherrod
Soccer/World Cup
Column- Now the World Cup really starts for USA soccer. Nothing else matters
US riding wave of confidence to knockout rounds after strong start to home tournament
Paraguay stuns Germany in a penalty shootout for the biggest upset of the Cup
Morocco sends the Netherlands to its earliest Cup exit after a nail-biting penalty shootout
Martinelli scores late in injury time to help Brazil beat Japan
Cape Verde captain being investigated for rape in New Zealand
Money can’t buy success in World Cup for gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and Qatar
MLB/NL
Valdez, Triolo and Rodriguez homer for Pirates in win over Phillies
Ohtani homers to lead Dodgers’ offensive onslaught in win over A’s
Perdomo hits 3-run double, Rodriguez deals, D-backs top Giants again
Suzuki hits game-ending single off Miller as the Cubs beat the Padres
MLB/AL
A bat flip, a shout of ‘Venezuela’ and tears for home as Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras plays on
Cauley makes splash in big league debut as Rangers top Guardians for 5th straight win
Mize matches career high with 10 strikeouts as Tigers beat sloppy Yankees
Contreras and Durbin homer as Red Sox extend win streak to 5 games with win over Nationals
Baseball/MLB
Argument between former teammates Josh Naylor and Austin Hedges gets personal
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Mercury guard Jovana Nogic to miss rest of season due to personal reasons
Fever's Cunningham says opponents are 'definitely targeting' Clark
Golf
'Everybody says I'm the worst': DeChambeau talks issues after U.S. Open MC
Hovland wins Travelers in Monday playoff when Scheffler misses short birdie putt
Auto Racing
As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants to keep improving
Cup points standings after Sonoma 2026
Tennis
A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match
Defending champion Sinner comes back to beat Kecmanovic in 5 sets
Top seed Sabalenka posts straight-set, first-round win
British players have nightmare start to Wimbledon as 10 lose after Draper and Raducanu withdraw
Williams’ return at Wimbledon is ‘the ticket to have’ for the grass-court Grand Slam
Djokovic on Serena's comeback: 'Truly inspirational'
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
New Bills DB Gardner-Johnson wonders 'where have I been a cancer?'
Lions release CB Terrion Arnold following arrest on kidnapping, armed robbery charges
NBA/Basketball
Morant is headed to Portland after the Memphis Grizzlies trade the 2-time All-Star
Free agency starts Tuesday in NBA, and LeBron James has all eyes on him once again
Shamet will stay with Knicks on 4-year, $24 million deal
Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal
NHL/Hockey
Rebuilding Canucks acquire veteran forward Gallagher in trade with Canadiens
Predators sign recently acquired faceoff ace Jack Drury to a 5-year, $22.5 million deal
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