Sunday's Report: Bacon; Falcons, Braves, Dream, Hawks; World Cup, MLB, WNBA, Wimbledon, colleges, NASCAR, NBA, hockey
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Around/About Georgia
Falcons players and legends visited U.S. Service members in Japan
Braves unleash 5 homers in rout of the Mets as Sale earns win
Valkyries complete season sweep of Dream
Hawks' reported interest could signal another major offseason swing
Soccer/World Cup
Soft-spoken Malik Tillman delivers a loud statement with his bloody sock goal at the World Cup
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers matter closed after confrontation with Dallas police
Egypt’s coach waved Palestinian flag after winning World Cup game
Was video replay misused on Balogun red card?
Mbappé scores again and France reaches quarters with 1-0 win over Paraguay
Morocco beats co-host Canada and advances to quarterfinals
Paraguay gets physical in a heated World Cup loss to France in steamy Philadelphia
England faces Mexico at ‘monster’ stadium where El Tri has yet to concede a goal at this World Cup
Brazil is still favored vs. Norway at the World Cup, yet an upset wouldn’t rival 1998
StubHub sued by fans who say ticket cancellations crushed dreams of going to World Cup
Pubs in England can stay open until 5 a.m. on Monday to show Mexico game at World Cup
Mexico fans dream of more wins in the World Cup, singing ‘What if we do?’
Official tighten security and cap crowds for Mexico-England match after 4 deaths
Magical World Cup ride of Vozinha and Cape Verde ends after pushing Messi and Argentina to the brink
MLB/NL
Luzardo dominates Royals as Phillies hit three homers in 6-1 win
Yamamoto has 10 strikeouts as Dodgers send Padres to 8th straight loss
Ashcraft wins 4th straight start as Pirates topple Nationals
Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley
MLB/AL
Boston’s Aroldis Chapman sets MLB record for strikeouts as a reliever with his 1,364th K
Basallo hits a 3-run homer as the Orioles rough up Greene, beat the Reds
Montgomery homers to break tie, White Sox beat Guardians 3-1 to retake AL Central lead
Cease strikes out 9 in 7 innings as Blue Jays blank Mariners 2-0 in ALCS rematch
Baseball/MLB
NBC, Peacock will show all 15 Major League Baseball games on Sunday
Ohtani unlikely to pitch in the All-Star Game after the Dodgers adjust his schedule
Trout hoping to return from injury for Angels next week ahead of Philly All-Star Game
Skenes, Misiorowski, Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances. 4 Dodgers elected to start
All-Star Game rosters revealed as Bryce Harper earns 'Legend Pick' nod
Roundup: Astros rally to snap Rays’ 9-game winning streak
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
More than half of WNBA players miss All-Star starter vote
Lynx’s Reeve still a victory away from claiming WNBA regular-season record after loss to New York
Leite scores 20, Portland Fire beat Seattle Storm
Obituary
Longtime CFB coach Walden, who led Washington State to a bowl game, dies at 88
Tennis
Eala upsets Wimbledon champion Swiatek in historic win for Philippines, No. 2 seed Rybakina also out
No. 2 Rybakina, No. 3 Świątek fall in straight sets
A ‘Ferytale’ at Wimbledon: Local lad Fery keeps British hopes alive, 5 minutes from childhood home
Wimbledon director gives Serena extra time for doubles
But Williams withdraws from doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon due to injury
Gauff supports younger brother’s baseball dreams but finds the sport a bit slow
College Sports, the changing landscape
Big 12 pursuing legal action against Texas Tech, Texas attorney general over Brendan Sorsby
Gonzaga officially joins Pac-12, finds out tournament details
Pac-12 commissioner Gould: Protect College Sports Act process is ‘bringing folks together’
Golf
Glover and Hodges tied for John Deere Classic lead as 50-year-old Johnson lurks
Cink has 1-shot lead over Harrington going into final round of US Senior Open
Auto Racing
Cup Series set for first race at Chicagoland Speedway since 2019
Hamlin wins pole position for NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway
College Sports
Report: Letter accuses Virginia softball coach Hardin of creating 'toxic' environment
NBA/Basketball
Tatum bids farewell to Jaylen Brown: 'Forever grateful'
Ewing reportedly joining Wizards' staff as assistant
NHL/Hockey
Flyers sign Ducks center Carlsson to 5-year, $90 million offer sheet; Anaheim has 7 days to match
Predators sign newcomer Bourque to a 6-year, $33 million contract
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Wrestling mid-year awards: The best of the best so far
Mailbag: MMA refereeing woes force us to decide whether the rules still matter
Around the nation/world
Tour de France standings, results: Race outlook after Stage 1
Scoreboards