Thursday's Report: HS/college scores, prep FB rankings, Russell Henley; Braves/Sale, Falcons-Packers, Georgia, Tech, Dream; MLB, college football, NFL, soccer, Presidents Cup, WNBA, NASCAR, tennis
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎 Softball🥎 🥎 🥎
ACE Charter 5, East Laurens 3
Bleckley County 7, Telfair County 3
GMC Prep 7m Washington County 3
Jasper County 4, Commerce 3
Northside 15, Warner Robins 3
Perry 11, Jones County 5
Rutland 10, Howard 2
Taylor County 7, Lamar County 2
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Northside 2, Central 0 (25-19, 25-20); Central 2, Rutland 1 (25-19, 23-25, 15-9)
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M-Central Georgia Tech 4, GMC JC 0
W-Georgia College 0, Carson-Newman 0
M-GMC JC 3, Central Georgia Tech 2
M-Lander 5, Middle Georgia State 2
W-USC-Beaufort 2, Middle Georgia State 0
⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳
W-Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Mercer
Pro
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🏀🏀🏀WNBA 🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
Southwest, Central to go at it
Yearly city pride and keeping alive for another week outside chances at the playoffs are on the line when Central welcomes Southwest to Thompson Stadium on Thursday night.
Southwest is looking for its first win of the season under new head coach Roderick Cummings, while Central and new head coach Jamoski Ward look to break a rugged two-game losing streak in which the Chargers have been outscored 103-10.
Central leads the series 30-21, but Southwest has won six of the last seven meetings.
Around/About Georgia
Sale fans 10, reaches 200 strikeouts for the season as Braves edge Reds
Braves activate Suarez after 3-month stint on IL due to elbow inflammation
Falcons hoping Penix’s return sparks their offense as they visit the Packers
'She would have loved this.' Za'Darius Smith fulfills his late mother's wish
Falcons vs. Packers: Three must-know storylines
Atlanta-Green Bay, a look at the series history
Georgia-Clemson, how a great college football clash has died
‘Violent’ Oklahoma defense will show just how good Georgia OL really is
Georgia Tech inactives for Week 4 vs. Stanford: Multiple starters out
One player could be a game changer for the Yellow Jackets
Atlanta clinches the No. 4 seed as Reese exits after a hit to the face
A Worthy Read
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip steps back from public life for serious health concerns
MLB/NL
Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 5-3 to keep NL wild-card hopes alive
Yelich, Turang homer as Brewers win 99th game of season, delay Phillies’ possible playoff clinch
Marlins prevent Cubs from clinching a playoff spot again
Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 5-1 victory that halts Pirates’ 5-game winning streak
Semien hits tiebreaking HR against old team and Baty adds pinch-hit slam as Mets beat Rangers
MLB/AL
Royals snap a 5-game skid with a 5-4 win over White Sox, delaying Chicago’s bid for a playoff berth
Rice hits 40th and 41st homers as Yankees beat Rays 9-2 a day after Tampa Bay clinches AL East
Orioles sweep doubleheader against Blue Jays to stave off elimination -- for now
Baseball/MLB
Justin Verlander is retiring. With a work stoppage on the horizon, how many others might join him?
Dombrowski: 'Better to wait until our season is complete' before deciding on Mattingly's future
Twin brothers Austin and Tyler Jones ump big league games together for the first time
College Football/SEC
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down Chambliss
How Auburn’s defense responded to its difficult conversations
Moore’s SEC honor gives Florida an answer to Georgia Tech’s offseason jabs
Alabama rules out two outside linebackers for South Carolina game
College Football/ACC
5 losses against SEC teams leave ACC with a 6-9 mark in early nonconference Power Four matchups
Belichick lands North Carolina in the headlines. Is all the turmoil worth it?
NC State QB CJ Bailey takes a positive approach in moving forward after costly Vanderbilt fumble
Multiple Clemson defensive starters listed on injury report vs Cal
College Football/South
College football coach fires back after his player was accused of ‘dirty, unsportsmanlike play’
Jacksonville State’s Kelly has ‘rat poison’ worries
College Football
Picks: USC set to knock off Ducks as teams enter meat of season in prove-it mode
Penn State wide receiver Howard is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury
Nebraska is ‘behind’ in NIL spending, sets ‘top third’ of Big Ten as goal
No. 11 Texas Tech playing with a different vibe in second straight 3-0 start
Big 12 player accused of assaulting pregnant woman
Oklahoma State coach Morris hoping to avoid 'distractions' vs West Virginia
College Sports, the changing landscape
Court ruling opens door for Indiana defensive linemen Daley and Wyatt to play vs. Northwestern
NFL/NFC
Harrison Jr.'s 3rd season off to a slow start as concerns grow about the Cardinals’ receiver
Commanders rally around Mariota with Daniels sidelined
Keenum practices amid murky situation for the Chicago Bears at QB
Romano: Where do the Buccaneers go from an 0-2 start? Hint: It may not be up.
NFL/AFC
Jaguars looking to get two-way player Hunter more involved on offense against Patriots
Ward’s mistake-free streak earns Saleh’s trust as Titans seek first win
Watson braces for Browns fans’ reaction going into home opener against Carolina
Raiders’ versatile offense shines in wins over Miami and Chargers
Minter’s first loss as Baltimore’s coach brought back some familiar feelings for Ravens fans
Jets WR Smith has season-ending ACL injury and DL Onyemata out after core muscle surgery
NFL injury update
Giants’ Dart is done for the regular season with a knee injury
Saints place Banks on IR, reach injury settlement with Estime and sign long snapper Adomitis
The 49ers lose another defensive tackle to injury with West going on IR
Darnold returns to practice, no decision yet on Seahawks’ game at the Commanders
Panthers coach Canales says RB Brooks expected to miss 6-8 weeks
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
A stunning early QB injury wave leaves up to 6 teams already turning to backups
Picks: Broncos will beat the Rams in a possible Super Bowl preview
Payton says he and Macdonald are ‘good’ after Seahawks coach’s mic’d-up interview retells 2024 story
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Shepard’s breakout season with Dallas doesn’t surprise her or Paige Bueckers
Playoff picture sharpens as half the postseason positions are set
Kenya’s President Ruto attends Atlanta Dream win to watch Okot play
Aces chase another title as Hammon warns: ‘We’re not a finished product’
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
ICE detained Kentucky State basketball player from Senegal as she prepared to travel to tournament
NBA/Basketball
Raptors, Kawhi Leonard agree on 2-year, $115 million extension, AP source says
Golf
Presidents Cup has more matches and the result has been a lopsided series for the Americans
Presidents Cup pairings for opening session at Medinah
Maconite Russell Henley isn’t in action in the Presidents Cup on Thursday. He is sitting, along with teammate Jacob Bridgeman and the International duo of Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Nick Taylor.
A year ago, Henley teamed with Scottie Scheffler in Thursday’s fourball and lost 3&2, then lost 1 up with Scheffler in Friday’s foursome action. They lost 3&2 on Satrurday afternoon, but Henley won 3&2 in Sunday’s singles.
Jackson Koivun goes from NCAA title to Presidents Cup debut in 112 days
Adam Scott is playing in his 12th straight Presidents Cup and desperate to be on a winning team
Tennis
Spain advances to Billie Jean King Cup semifinals against Czechia by beating Kazakhstan
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova seals Czechia’s place in last 4 at Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Soccer
Ronaldo says he can still score for Portugal though knows critics want him out of team
England soccer great Harry Kane muses on future double duty playing in both NFL and MLS
Man United finances: Record revenues but another big loss as club counts cost of Amorim firing
Auto Racing
NASCAR’s Logano moves into top 3 after Bristol win and F1 heads to historic streets of Baku
Hockey
A tougher division awaits as the Philadelphia Flyers aim to prove last season was no fluke
New Jersey Devils have their sights set on the Stanley Cup, eventually. First, the playoffs
High school/youth sports
Alabama Independent School Association dropping athletics
Scoreboards