Thursday's Report: Russell Henley, HS scores; Sanford Stadium, Falcons, Braves, UGA, Kennesaw State, Buford; Little League, MLB, college football, NFL, tennis, soccer, golf, NBA
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 6, Jones County 3
GMC 9, Baldwin 0
John Milledge 14, Brentwood 13
Lamar County 9, ACE 1
Rutland 28, Howard 14
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W-Mercer 2, Jackson State 1
Pro
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Atlanta 6, NY Mets 3
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley set to open PGA playoffs at St. Jude in Memphis
Around/About Georgia
Behind the hedges: A history of Sanford Stadium’s greenery
Tagovailoa to play at least first series with starters in Falcons’ preseason opener against Broncos
Stefanski details plan for starters in first preseason game
Nix will sit out the Broncos’ preseason opener at Atlanta
Mahle making Braves look wise with latest stellar start for Atlanta
Even with 'a lot of moving parts,' Braves rue key missed chance for ABS challenge
Bobo outlines keys to the Georgia offense being more explosive
Can these spring standouts continue to shine for Georgia in the 2026 season?
Kennesaw State’s Hopson on Lombardi Watch List
Take a look inside Buford High School football's $62 million stadium
A Worthy Read
Inside Larry Fitzgerald's college career that could have, or should have, won him a Heisman
Little League World Series
Little League team remains disqualified, loses court fight for chance to play
Daughter of former big leaguer leads her Alabama team to 1st LLWS in 27 years
MLB/NL
Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies to win series
Padres win in 11 to sweep MLB-leading Brewers
Bregman’s first career 3-homer game helps Cubs rout Nationals
Conine, Hernández homers, Junk’s solid 6 innings lead Marlins over Pirates
MLB/AL
Rays complete 2nd 9-0 West Coast trip in MLB history with win over Athletics
Roden hits a go-ahead double as the Twins rally to beat the Orioles
Allen hits go-ahead sacrifice fly, Houston bullpen allows just a run as Astros beat Giants
Baseball/MLB
White Sox pope hat giveaway is tribute to world's most famous Chicago fan
How Tigers got back into MLB playoff picture without Tarik Skubal
Hiles: Late-season collapses are what the Pirates do best
Roundup
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
WNBA denounces ‘bad-faith’ transgender debate and says league has no eligibility issues
Young Mystics relying on strong bonds to improve while making push toward postseason
Lynx nearly squander 29-point lead before holding off Fire
Bueckers’ big second half leads Wings over Tempo
College Football/Southeast
How this young running back has grown into a potential breakout player for Auburn
Florida unveils retro jersey honoring Steve Spurrier's 1966 Heisman campaign
Swinney says Clemson is 'a bunch of nobodies'
South Carolina football freshman Shane Beamer couldn't stop talking about
College Football
Whittingham admits Ohio State comments should have been 'worded differently'
Could Pitt, Penn State renew rivalry after Pat Narduzzi confirms 'conversations'?
Mora takes on another rebuild as Colorado State joins the revamped Pac-12 Conference
6 coaches under the most pressure entering the season
Colandrea’s style caused havoc for UNLV’s opponents. Will it for Nebraska against Big Ten defenses?
NFL/NFC
Packers’ Love plans to play Thursday after injuring his thumb in last year’s preseason opener
Commanders’ Daniels shines in joint practice vs. Dolphins in front of a star-studded audience
Bears safety Bryant to miss four to six months after knee surgery
NFL/AFC
Chiefs WR Rice: 30 days in a Texas jail a ‘learning experience’ after probation violation
Rodgers is leaning into his final year, except when it comes to playing in the preseason
Cousins and Mendoza will both get playing time for Raiders in preseason opener
Watson starting Browns’ exhibition opener at QB, Sanders to start next week vs Bills
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Mahomes, Parsons and trio of 49ers highlight the NFL stars returning from injuries this season
Former NFL QB Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier — diagnosing brain disease in the living
Training camp updates: Mayfield shines as Bucs handle Jets
Television
Embattled ESPN analyst Matt Miller charged in car accident that left him injured
CBS Sports president says there’s no timeline for a decision on Tony Romo’s future
Golf
FedExCup Playoffs, explained: Who advances, who gets cut and why every shot matters
Playoffs: What to watch over the next three weeks
Scheffler begins chase for a FedEx Cup title as postseason starts in sweltering Memphis
Greensboro gets a new sponsor and a spot on the top tier Championship Series
Auto Racing
Late pit strategy lifts Ty Gibbs to NASCAR victory and IndyCar heads to the streets of Toronto
NASCAR’s All-Star race returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2027
Tennis
Americans Shelton, Nakashima to meet in Canadian Open final
Swiatek edges Elina Svitolina, advances to first final of 2026
‘Disappointed’ Bencic issues apology after her withdrawal sends Gauff into Toronto semifinals
Soccer
Thorns and USWNT midfielder Moultrie will miss the rest of the NWSL season with ACL injury
'I don't know how to go on': Messi posts emotional letter after father's death
León beats Inter Miami on Arcila’s two goals as Messi returns after father’s death
Sjogren dismissed as head coach of the last-place Chicago Stars
NBA/Basketball
A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers
10 most expensive pro sports franchise sales: Lakers top list
Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan
High school/youth sports
Alabama HSAA private schools presented with framework for proposed new athletic associationv
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