Saturday’s Report: Local scores; Braves clinch, Falcons; NCAA bill, MLB, WNBA, college football, NFL, NBA, golf, tennis, soccer, NASCAR, hockey
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FPD 8, Strong Rock 1
GMC Prep 7, Lake Oconee 2
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W-GMC JC 2, Emory Oxford 2
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Mercer 3, Georgia State 0
Pro
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Around/About Georgia
Meet ChipPurr Jones, who delivers the cutest first pitch you’ve ever seen!
Braves punch playoff ticket as Harris, Acuña and Olson launch 2-run homers in 6-2 win over Astros
Rush to make 2nd straight start at quarterback for Falcons in home opener against Panthers
Penix Jr. ruled out vs. Panthers
A Worthy Read
Has cost become primary reason parents pull their kids out of sports?
College Sports, the changing landscape
College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues
MLB/NL
Soto’s homer leads Mets to win that keeps Phillies from taking over top NL wild-card spot
Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals
Trevino’s 2-run single with bases loaded in 6th propels Reds over Cubs
Griffin has 4 hits as the Pirates rally past the Royals to reach .500
MLB/AL
Chourio’s homer and Frelick’s RBI single in 10th carry Brewers past Orioles
Ramírez homers, reaches 1,000 RBIs as Guardians down A’s, move into first alone in Central
White Sox blow 6-run lead and fall out of 1st place in AL Central with loss to Tigers
Baseball/MLB
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge to miss most or all of rest of regular season with a right calf strain
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Mitchell scores 33 points to set season mark as Fever beat Tempo
Fever’s Mitchell surprised by postgame party after setting scoring record
Liberty beat the Lynx 93-81 as Breanna Stewart posts 24 points and 10 rebounds
Chen makes five 3-pointers on the way to 17 points off the bench, Valkyries beat Fire
Young ties WNBA record with 22-point quarter, Aces beat Storm
College Football/Friday night
Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest
No. 13 Texas Tech holds on for 28-26 win over No. 22 Houston in Big 12 opener
Oregon Portland
College Football/SEC
Ole Miss AD says he's 'tuned out' Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry
Arkansas trustees order a sweeping review to revive Razorbacks football
Board of Regents approves Sooners’ Venables' contract extension
College Football
Judge allows case against ex-Bucknell coach in player's death to proceed
Northwestern extends Braun’s contract through the 2031 season
Nebraska and Notre Dame announce home-and-home series with games in 2032-33
NFL/NFC
There’s sudden urgency for old NFC East rivals as Commanders visit Cowboys following opening losses
49ers rookie Kaelon Black’s performance helps ease the load on Christian McCaffrey
Vikings will start Carson Wentz at QB vs. Bears with Kyler Murray still in concussion protocol
Lions have a lot to fix after 2 tough games in 4 days
NFL/AFC
Jaguars embrace ‘our reality’ of playing on the road for 28 of their next 33 games
Browns-Buccaneers matchup is more than just Mayfield facing his old team
Dolphins are building chemistry in Northern California ahead of their matchup with the 49ers
A Mile High comeback, 12 years later: Tim Tebow back in Denver for the Broncos’ opener
Reich used a 5-tight end look he says no one has seen in the NFL for at least 20 years
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Steelers rule Joey Porter Jr. out vs. Patriots as back issue lingers amid stalled contract talks
Bowers doubtful versus the Chargers as Raiders weigh a game-day decision
Houston dealt a blow as Nico Collins ruled out vs the Bengals with a hamstring injury
College Sports
Miami Hurricanes going back to Nike in deal that will exceed $200M
NBA/Basketball
Going to Knicks' opening night? It'll cost you at least $1,000
Golf
Gerard leads by 2 at Wentworth after big finish as Rahm, Reed and Fleetwood miss cut
Reed retires with a hand injury midway through second round of BMW PGA Championship
Tennis
Shelton suffers Davis Cup defeat in 1st match since US Open final
Soccer
Teenager Julian Hall scores lone goal in Red Bulls’ 1-0 victory over NYCFC
Auto Racing
Rough racing of the NASCAR Chase is primed to continue at Bristol Motor Speedway
Canceled qualifying puts Kyle Larson on pole for Bristol Night Race
Hockey
Pavel Dorofeyev and Brady Tkachuk are among the familiar faces in new places around the NHL
The Penguins begin training camp with raised expectations and a dash of uncertainty
High school/youth sports
Alabama high school football team forfeits games, ending state's longest win streak
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