Friday's Report: Bacon, Baldwin; Braves, Tech baseball, Dream, UGA; World Cup, Wimbledon, MLB, WNBA, college sports, golf, NASCAR, obituaries, NFL, college FB/BKB, NHL, boxing
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Around/About Central Georgia
Baldwin welcomes new boys basketball coach
Around/About Georgia
Walker, Church and Burleson hit homers and Cardinals ride 7-run 7th inning to win over Braves
Braves recall Jarvis, start him at shortstop vs. Cardinals, designate Tellez for assignment
Inside Georgia Tech catcher Lackey's meteoric rise to the top of MLB draft boards
Austin scores 21, Iriafen gets a double-double and the Mystics beat the Dream
Reese: Dream's All-Star snubs 'a slap in the face'
Checking in on the Kirby Smart coaching tree before the 2026 season
A Worthy Read
What it takes to get the courts of the All England Club 'Wimbledon ready'
Soccer/World Cup
From Chocolate Avenue to the World Cup, how Hershey, Pennsylvania, shaped Christian Pulisic
4 people die in Mexico City during celebrations after win
Ramos, Ronaldo score as Portugal rallies to beat Croatia and advance
Oyarzabal’s 2 goals send dominant Spain past Austria and into round of 16
US win over Bosnia-Herzegovina most-watched soccer telecast in English language history
Messi looks to add to career goals lead when Argentina faces Cape Verde
Brazil vs. Norway gives juicy round of 16 matchup
MLB/NL
Rockies erupt for win over the Marlins, fueled by a 7-run sixth
McDonald allows 1 hit over 6 scoreless innings as Giants finally beat Diamondbacks
Valdez helps Pirates beat Phillies to split series
MLB/AL
Eovaldi takes a no-hitter into the 5th inning in the Rangers’ win over the Tigers
Rocchio hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift Guardians over White Sox in AL Central showdown
Langeliers hits No. 20 and A’s back Ginn with 3 HRs in win over Dodgers that snaps 4-game skid
Baseball/MLB
Why only 7 home runs at PNC Park have reached the Allegheny River on the fly
The AL is keeping the Orioles in contention, but the fun hasn’t returned to Baltimore
Baseball players propose limiting optional assignments to minors, giving more pay and service time
A’s prospect Lasko in stable condition following surgery for fractured vertebra after collision
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Fever’s White says racist vitriol directed at Thomas is 'absolutely unacceptable'
Clark voted to start third straight WNBA All-Star Game, joined by two Fever teammates
Bueckers scores 11 of her 25 points in the 4th quarter, and the Wings beat the Sun
College Sports, the changing landscape
Atlantic Sun and United partner to launch Unisun Sports
The Pac-12 Is Back: How the Conference Emerged from the Wreckage of Realignment
Golf
Woods’ hospital records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case, judge rules
Johnson skips Senior Open for John Deere and opens with 64 to trail by one shot
Cink, Wi share US Senior Open lead after opening 67s
Auto Racing
Bowman says decision on NASCAR future coming "sooner rather than later"
Tennis
Year after injury at Wimbledon, Dimitrov stuns No. 15 Mensik
Fritz impresses with his walk-on before advancing
Anisimova avoids upset with 20 aces in win over Kenin. Swiatek, Zverev also advance
Column: Closure Without Grace: Serena, Wimbledon, and the responsibility of a champion
Williams' doubles match with sister Venus in doubt after knee injury during first-round singles loss
Williams' first-round loss in Wimbledon return delivers record ratings
Soccer
League in FIFA’s home nation Switzerland rejects World Cup-style mandatory drinks breaks
England midfielder Anderson set for $155M move to Man City in one of soccer’s all-time biggest deals
College Football/Southeast
Son of former Auburn assistant found guilty of murder
Golesh explains embracing Iron Bowl rivalry at Auburn: Fans 'grow up with legit hatred'
Obituaries
LeRoy Irvin, former Rams cornerback who holds NFL punt return record, dies at 68
Former Saints Pro Bowl linebacker, Texas A&M All-American Keith Mitchell dies at 51 years old
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Preston: Calais Campbell's family tragedy puts football in perspective
More deep balls from Trevor Lawrence? Why Jaguars are happy with what they see
New teams, different schemes: 10 new NFL coordinators with questions to answer in 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26M to charities ahead of wedding
College Basketball
The Pac-12 basketball tournament is returning to Las Vegas as 7 new members join
Story: Want to dream big? How about 8 teams from Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.
NBA/Basketball
LeBron James has governors, the NHL and the NFL waiting for his free agency decision
Brown set to form All-Star trio with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia
NHL/Hockey
Ovechkin declares ‘I’m back!’ and re-signs with Capitals to return for a 22nd NHL season
Is 2 better than 1? Teams around the NHL look to embrace the notion of shared goaltending
Free agency updates: All the latest signings, trades and analysis
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Heavyweight boxing enters a new era after Usyk vacates his belts. Here’s where they’re all headed
Around the nation/world
NYC police are bracing for July 4, World Cup action, searing heat and a pop star’s wedding
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