Saturday's Report: Houston County/FPD/MLB Draft; Braves, Falcons, UGA, NASCAR/Atlanta; World Cup, Wimbledon, NASCAR, MLB, NBA, WNBA, colleges, golf, NFL
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Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Sale passes Smoltz, making Braves starting history in truncated outing
Olson plays in 741st straight game with Braves to become the franchise’s Iron Man
How will the Falcons offense change under Kevin Stefanski?
Georgia coordinators Mike Bobo, Glenn Schumann receive contract extensions, raises
NASCAR Atlanta entry list shake-up: Two drivers out,tTwo replacements confirmed
Three big questions ahead of Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway
Braves activate White from the paternity list
Opinion
Plaschke: Are the Dodgers tone deaf? White House visit is an insult to their fans
Soccer/World Cup
Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
Belgium captain Tielemans injured in warmups, scratched for quarterfinal against Spain
It’s England against Norway in the World Cup quarterfinals, with all eyes on Haaland
Messi and Argentina play upstart Switzerland in World Cup quarterfinals at Arrowhead Stadium
Egypt’s soccer team gets a warm welcome home after World Cup loss
World Cup quarterfinal resale prices drop, FIFA selling nearly 1,200 more seats for final at $7,380
Quarterfinals
Saturday
Norway vs. England, 5 p.m. – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9 p.m. – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Semifinals
Tuesday
France vs. Spain, 3 p.m. – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Wednesday
Norway/England vs. Argentina/Switzerland, 3 p.m. – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Tennis/Wimbledon
Sinner's a winner: Top seed ousts Djokovic in straight sets
Defeat makes Djokovic realize he’s ‘blessed and cursed’ by the success of his career
Zverev ends Fery's magical run in men's semifinals
From Martina to Muchova: All-Czech final at Wimbledon continues the country’s tennis legacy
Two Czechs advance to women's final: 'We are very creative'
'Maybe this is something I need': Gauff philosophical
Kostyuk 'irritated' after what happened in semifinal loss to Noskova, 'it was insane'
MLB/NL
Karros’ 2-run single in the ninth helps Rockies rally past Giants
Diamondbacks shake off Ohtani’s leadoff homer to rout the Dodgers
MLB/AL
Blue Jays’ Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani’s rookie mark in 5-3 win over Padres
Gray gives Red Sox solid start after travel woes and Boston beats the Mets
Baseball/MLB
Tigers’ emotional Eduardo Valencia thanks family, honors Venezuela after he homers in 1st MLB at-bat
Harper declines to comment on FanDuel video to bettor who had addiction
Dodgers scheduled to visit White House in late July to celebrate 2025 World Series win
Schwarber and rookie Munetaka Murakami fill out 8-man field for Home Run Derby
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark debate rages on with the WNBA on the clock to answer questions about physical play
Maddy Siegrist has been the good luck charm for the Wings and would love to be much more
College Sports, the changing landscape
Ohio judge grants preliminary injunction to athletes suing NCAA over age-based eligibility
NCAA calls injunction ‘wrong,’ will seek immediate stay after court grants 15 athletes eligibility
Golf
McIlroy part of 3-way tie for the lead at Scottish Open as Scheffler misses the cut
Scheffler misses the cut for the first time in 4 years
Korda misses cut at Evian Championship and Woad takes the 2nd round lead
Glover shoots 64 to take a 2-stroke lead into the weekend in Kentucky
Percy shoots 66 at rainy Firestone to take lead in senior major
Auto Racing
Hamlin is dominating NASCAR in 2026. Can he finally conquer EchoPark Speedway?
NASCAR at Atlanta and Lime Rock: Weekend schedule, start time, TV
NASCAR truck that Kyle Busch got his final victory in will be driven by Chase Elliott
Soccer
Man United reveals latest plans for new stadium to replace Old Trafford
College Football/Southeast
Mac Jones recalls 'tension' in 2017 Alabama QB room between Hurts, Tagovailoa
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Commanders are retiring Hall of Famer John Riggins’ No. 44 on Nov. 8
Vinatieri will celebrate on the field in Indianapolis again as Colts’ Ring of Honor member
Rams' Jackson isn't facing criminal charges following arrest
NBA/Basketball
Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs agree on 5-year extension that could top $250M
Former Heat teammates Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro have brief altercation in Las Vegas
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