Wednesday's Report: Local HS/college scores; Braves, HS incident, UGA, Tech, Kennesaw State; NCAA bill, MLB, college football, NFL, FIBA World Cup, NBA, golf, soccer, tennis, NASCAR, UFC
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High Schools
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Bleckley County 16, Dodge County 6
FPD 8, Stratford 0
Gatewood 6, Piedmont 4
Tattnall 13, John Milledge 0
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Griffin 2, Central 1 (26-24, 20-25, 15-5); Central 2, Northeast 0 (25-12, 25-19)
Stratford 3, Central Fellowship 0
Upson-Lee 2, Callaway 1 (25-22, 15-25, 15-9); Peach County 2, Upson-Lee 1 (25-21, 7-25, 15-12)
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
M-Sandestin Collegiate Cassic, Mercer
M-Savannah Lakes Men’s Invitational, Georgia College
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Mercer 3, Florida A&M 0
Valdosta State 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-16)
UNC Pembroke 3, Georgia College 1; Georgia College 3, Elizabeth City State 2
Pro
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Around/About Georgia
Braves minority investor urges club to sell while MLB club values high
Acuña, Albies, Baldwin hit late 2-run homers that lift Braves over Cubs
Atlanta right-hander López goes on injured list with shoulder inflammation
Smart responds to critical Silverfield comments ahead of Arkansas game
Key urges Georgia Tech to ‘embrace the challenge’ after 0-2 start
Heupel addresses misconception about Kennesaw State
College Sports, the changing landscape
A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote
Breaking down the college sports act: A salary cap, a ‘Lane Kiffin rule’ and a superleague ban
Sen. Cantwell reveals difficult financial picture for schools as College Sports Act is debated
MLB/NL
Misiorowski tosses 5 shutout innings, Brewers top Pirates to win 4th straight NL Central title
Lile’s pinch 3-run homer lifts the Nationals over the Phillies
Yamamoto dominant as Dodgers beat Reds, edge closer to NL West title
Carrigg goes 4 for 5 and the Rockies defeat the Padres to end 8-game losing streak
Eldridge drives in 3 runs as the Giants cruise over Cardinals
MLB/AL
Alonso ties it in 9th with 300th homer and Orioles beat Mets in 11 on Mayo’s inside-the-parker
Johnson and Lowe deliver for Angels in win that clinches losing season for Mariners
Fried gets first win since April, Yankees overpower Twins with homers by Bellinger, Jones
Baseball/MLB
The Milwaukee Brewers and their brand of selfless baseball are NL Central champions again
Luzardo injury update: Phillies dealt major blow in NL wild card race
College Football/SEC
Sarkisian still quiet after shrugging off Rowe interview after game, but Texas has statement
Manning apologizes to ESPN’s Rowe for laughing about fake video of slap
Gov. Landry pleas for 'Southern hospitality' in Kiffin's return to Ole Miss
Ole Miss braces for Kiffin's return. Golding has a request
Grubb thinks briefly losing helmet comms with Russell was a good thing
College Football/ACC
FSU president addresses Norvell after AD firing: 'He's a great human being'
Swinney’s expectations from QB Reynolds in first start
College Football
Oregon's Lanning points to 'lack of leadership' after stunner vs. OK State
Day calls Ohio State’s Texas collapse ‘maddening’ as sixth-ranked Buckeyes seek quick fixes
Arizona State coach notes Kansas got extra time ahead of London game despite ‘unwritten rule’
Mestemaker proud of Oklahoma State 'putting on a show'
Big Ten blues? Week 2 stunners as Ohio State and Oregon collapse give the SEC a boost
Whittingham: U-M's game plan in opener didn't prepare Underwood
NFL/NFC
McVay says Rams’ season opener made it clear Myles Garrett needed knee surgery
Saints enter Week 2 emboldened by their dramatic near comeback in Detroit
Bears score 59 points in opening win despite quiet days for a couple of Williams’ top targets
Panthers looking for answers after allowing franchise-record 59 points to the Bears
Johnson 'could kind of tell' Caleb Williams was locked in before Bears' 59-point outburst
Vikings’ plan for better QB depth and stronger running game comes in handy in season-opening win
LaFleur aces head coaching debut with Cardinals, earning a win and some much-needed momentum
NFL/AFC
Monken stands by Watson, sparks fan outcry
WR Washington shows value to Jags in opener
A reality check awaits for the Raiders as a tough 6-game stretch begins at the Chargers
For young Dolphins and first-year coach, shaky opener is part of the rebuilding process
Taylor, Bengals know there is still plenty of room for improvement despite 1-0 start
Chargers lose Lambert-Smith to injured reserve after Week 1 loss
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Brees mulled playing for Broncos in AFC Championship after Bo Nix broke his ankle
Lawyers for victim in Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ battery case file motion to seal evidence
WNBA/Women’s basketball
TNT says 1.2 million viewers watched the US beat France in the women’s FIBA World Cup final
Tennis
U.S. Open men’s final watched by record 3.2 million and key late-night match draws nearly 1 million
Djokovic’s drop in rankings marks 1st time since 2002 no member of the Big 3 in top 10
College Sports
Texas Tech volleyball dismisses head coach less than 10 games into season
NBA/Basketball
Silver says NBA looked at precedent before doling out Clippers’ penalties for cap circumvention
George understands sentiments after trade, says he’s ready to prove himself with Celtics
Golf
PGA Tour not contemplating path back for LIV players similar to Brooks Koepka
McIlroy leads a strong field at Wentworth for European flagship and PGA Tour starts fall series
Soccer
Messi added to Argentina’s roster for Oct. 6 friendly that team says will be farewell match
Auto Racing
F1’s Antonelli stays hot and Larson closes in on NASCAR Chase leader Hamlin
High school/youth sports
California football team suspended after rivalry game conduct sparks backlash
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
Tom Aspinall vacates UFC heavyweight title due to serious eye injury