Thursday's Report: Central Georgia HS football, predictions; State AG/SEC, Tech-Colorado, Braves/Acuna, UGA; College football, NFL, MLB, tennis, WNBA, NASCAR, golf
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High Schools
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Jones County 4, ACE Charter 1
Northeast 21, Howard 20
Northside 17, Rutland 0
Perry 4, East Laurens 1
Windsor 5, St. Anne-Pacelli 4
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W-Valdosta State 4, Middle Georgia State 2
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Georgia attorney general dives into NCAA/SEC/LSU/eligibility issue
Sanders returns to Atlanta as Georgia Tech hosts Colorado
Baldwin grad Micah Welch is a junior running back for the Buffalos, with 570 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in two seasons.
Tech’s Central Georgian: LS Ronnie Thomas III, Houston County
Where can the Jackets give the Buffs problems?
Sanders wants CU Buffs to unleash team speed at Georgia Tech
Five bold predictions for Colorado-Georgia Tech
Tech Reveals uniform combination for Colorado
What Colorado fans should know about Georgia Tech
Acuña Jr. becomes fastest to 200 homers, 200 steals as Braves beat Nationals
Williams: Georgia defense ready to show fans ‘what they’ve paid for’
How sudden departure of Xzavier McLeod impacts Georgia defensive line
A Worthy Read
Independent Oakland Ballers minor league club uses metrics, finds winning fan to manage finale
MLB/NL
Harper reaches base 5 times, Phillies beat the Diamondbacks for 6th straight win
Saggese hits go-ahead single in the 10th in the Cardinals’ victory over the Dodgers
Chourio stars as the Brewers beat the Cubs despite shaky start by Misiorowski
Morabito sparks Mets with 3-run double for first hit, makes dazzling catch in win vs. Rays
Devers hits 32nd homer, extends hit streak to 10 games as Giants beat Pirates
MLB/AL
Stowers homers and has an RBI single, Marlins rally to beat the Royals
Velázquez’s 2-run single in the 8th inning gives Astros win over White Sox
Guerrero drives in 5 runs, Blue Jays rout Guardians to tighten AL wild-card race
Baseball/MLB
Hiles: It is time for the Pirates to clean house, starting with GM Ben Cherington
Guardians reliever Carlos Hernández discloses he was texting before crashing his car in Venezuela
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Hopes high, expectations low for Germany as it prepares to host Women’s Basketball World Cup
Li Yueru to miss the women’s FIBA World Cup after her replacement passport is lost in the mail
After 6 straight losing seasons, the Sparks bet on youth and a $150 million practice facility
Sky guard Skylar Diggins to miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury
College Football/ SEC/ACC/Southeast
Clemson ‘s Swinney says he hasn’t heard from NCAA on tampering allegations he made against Ole Miss
How Auburn’s Brown plans to handle the chaos of playing in his first game as a Tiger
How much will UAB be paid for football season opener against Illinois?
Ole Miss' Chambliss reacts to his return called same as Wright's
Furman coach calls Tennessee freshman Brandon a '12-star recruit'
Veteran Kenton Jerido ready to anchor South Alabama offensive line this season
College Football
Gardner-Webb coach McCullough fired after first game following ‘off the field’ investigation
Sacramento State football: Why is FBS newcomer in the MAC?
'Last Chance U' coach Buddy Stephens fired after calling leadership 'idiots'
School: RB who died had no known condition
Pat Fitzgerald pokes fun at Kiffin over transfer portal
No. 2 Oregon turns to a goal-setting method used by Shohei Ohtani as it chases a national title
A new era in Manhattan: Ex-star QB Collin Klein opens his Kansas State tenure with Nicholls State
NCAA clears University of Cincinnati of wrongdoing in Brendan Sorsby gambling investigation
NFL/NFC
Buccaneers, Panthers, Falcons and Saints are all contenders in NFL’s weakest division
Eagles hope changes on offense lead to another run to the Super Bowl
Milton rejoins Cowboys on practice squad after losing backup QB job to Sam Howell
NFL/AFC
Kubiak selects Cousins as Raiders starting QB for opener against Miami
Wide receiver Meyers goes from Canadian Football League to the Bengals roster
Mahomes, and every other Chief, is counting on Walker
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Aaron Donald follows other Hall of Fame-caliber athletes in his return from retirement
Tennis
Alcaraz and Sabalenka shine as US Open catches up after rain delays
Sabalenka powers her way into the third round of the US Open in just 53 minutes
For the birds: Medvedev protests US Open umpire’s call to replay a point after birds sit on the net
Tiafoe reaches US Open third round with straight-sets win over Sakamoto
College Sports, the changing landscape
Calipari rips state of college sports, calls on commissioners to step in and ‘be the a**holes’
College sports is eating itself, and LSU is the main course
Golf
New PGA Tour format means a month or more of match play on the golf calendar
Scheffler loves what it takes to be great. He can do without fame that comes with greatness
Woods pleads no contest to reduced charges, license suspended for 5 years
Auto Racing
NASCAR drivers scrambling for cameos after Tom Cruise announces ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel
NASCAR drivers in favor of return to Chase format, saying it will yield a more legitimate champion
Soccer
After Messi’s farewell, what is next for Argentina’s national team?
Has Cristiano Ronaldo retired from international duty with Portugal?
College Basketball
Ukrainian center Koval says she left LSU because team brought in Russian player
NBA/Basketball
NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
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