Wednesday's Report: Russell Henley/Open, Michael A. Lough column; Atlanta/World Cup, Braves, Falcons; World Cup, tennis, MLB, WNBA, golf, college FB/BKB, NFL, UFC
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Around/About Georgia
Underground Atlanta hosts massive festival for Argentina fans
Atlanta mayor says World Cup has showcased city to the world ahead of massive semifinal
'Coolest part' of Baldwin's 1st ASG experience? Sharing it with his mom
Robinson of the Falcons is voted as the top running back in the NFL by an AP panel
Lindstrom ranked among NFL's top interior linemen for 2026 season
Soccer/World Cup
Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final
Mbappé denied a 3rd straight World Cup final but remains in Golden Boot mix with Messi
Messi vs Bellingham could be the story of the World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina
England coach Thomas Tuchel has a recipe for handling World Cup stress. It includes ice cream
Former Spanish leader is criticized for comments about France’s World Cup team
Tennis
Sinner's historic season is missing one thing
MLB/All-Star Break
Cease, bullpen combine on 3-hitter in AL’s 4-0 win, first All-Star shutout since 2013
Yankees' Cody Bellinger quiets Philadelphia crowd, wins All-Star Game MVP
Rays slugger Junior Caminero feels fortunate left hand not broken after he was hit in All-Star Game
Tigers star Justin Verlander pumps up American League in his final All-Star Game
Trout gets hometown hero treatment from Philadelphia fans at All-Star Gam
'You don't boo nobodies': Walker gets last word in Philly
Baseball/MLB
Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video as VIP reward without consent in a gambler’s case
The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the 6th straight year to 94.7 mph
Wetherholt has $20 million in escalators as part of $112.5 million, 8-year contract with Cardinals
No. 1 pick Cholowsky agrees to a $10.35 million signing bonus with White Sox
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Hilton Grand Vacations fires employee who sent racial slur via social media to Aces’ Chelsea Gray
Mystics power past short-handed Tempo 79-62 behind double-doubles by Iriafen and Austin
Edwards and Brittney Griner each score 20-plus to lead the Sun past the Fire
Golf
The British Open: How to watch, betting odds for golf’s final major of 2026
Players who can contend at Royal Birkdale
Royal Birkdale’s roll call of champions
Scheffler hits the reset button for the British Open after a rare missed cut
Scheffler and McIlroy shrug off legacy talk as they chase a 2nd British Open titles
Tennis
Sinner keeps evolving his game. Just like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic before him
Soccer
Hate extra time and penalties? Here's how one man is on a mission to replace them
College Football
Kickoff Game announces ‘multimillion dollar’ NIL deal with Auburn before opener against Baylor
Ole Miss could sue 2 players who followed Lane Kiffin to LSU
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Allen is voted the NFL’s top quarterback by AP writers
Warner of the 49ers is voted as the top off-ball linebacker
Reid is voted the NFL’s top head coach by AP writers for the fourth straight season
Rams left tackle Jackson assigned to pre-filing diversion and can avoid domestic violence charge
How Bills WR Keon Coleman is preparing for his 'make-or-break' season
College Sports
Michigan AD Manuel says he’s been fired by social media 3 times in 10 years
College Basketball
A major bracket shake-up: NCAA women’s tournament to seed the top 16 by true ranking next year
Former Kansas men's basketball player Lagerald Vick charged with attempted murder
Why corporate logos on Kentucky Wildcats jerseys shouldn't bother you
NBA/Basketball
Report: NBA probing another Kawhi Leonard endorsement deal
NHL/Hockey
Sabres sign Peyton Krebs to a 4-year, $18M contract, trade Tyler Kopff and hire John Davidson
Olympic Sports
Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics about two years before the Los Angeles Olympics
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Old rival on McGregor injury: 'Couldn't have happened to a better guy'
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