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ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize.

PARIS (AP) — Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall, organizers said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Spieth was in Colorado last week, just like he expected, only he wasn't there for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He had surgery on his left wrist that he believes will eliminate issues that might have bothered him longer than just the last 15 months.

ATLANTA (AP) — Carson Beck threw for 278 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia opened another season of enormous expectations by stifling 14th-ranked Clemson 34-3 on Saturday.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — D.J. Smith accounted for four touchdowns and threw for 320 yards and Mercer took charge early in a 63-10 win over Presbyterian in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Brandon Marsh hit a three-run shot in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies built on their NL East lead with a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — They are only about 70 miles apart, the Georgia and Clemson campuses, certainly close enough to be bitter rivals. Yet, thanks to all the upheaval in college football over the past few decades, they rarely see each other anymore.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep Wednesday night.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Barrett Carter came to Clemson for championships, not to listen to narratives of a fading program no longer capable of national titles. The All-American linebacker can't wait for the 14th-ranked Tigers' chance to put that to rest when they open against No. 1 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck is one of the faces of college football, a role that was five years in the making and still feels a bit uncomfortable. The Georgia quarterback has never been much of a rah-rah guy, but he can't hide any longer as he leads the nation's No. 1 team into a national championship-or-bust season.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship. Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight innings and claim the title.

ATLANTA (AP) — DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud had a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning in his first game in a week, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach retired 19 hitters in a row and the Atlanta Braves took two of three in their series with NL East-leading Philadelphia, beating the Phillies 3-2 Thursday night.

For someone as traveled as DJ Uiagalelei, this is his first time out of the country. Uiagalelei will make his debut with his third college on Saturday when No. 10 Florida State takes on Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons signed cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. to a four-year contract extension for a reported $81 million on Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) — In sports, there's a mantra that everyone falls back on when the inevitable injuries strike. Next man up.

ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered and Reynaldo López pitched five strong innings in his return from the injured list, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win over the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — The injury-plagued Atlanta Braves have sustained another major blow, announcing Monday that third baseman Austin Riley will miss at least the rest of the regular season after breaking his right hand. Riley was struck Sunday by a 97 mph fastball from Los Angeles Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz in the first inning of Atlanta's 3-1 victory.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Michael Pennix Jr. has played in one preseason game for the Atlanta Falcons. That's enough for coach Raheem Morris.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. (BP) — Stephen Roberts has seen his son, Daniel, finish first many times at the track. It came with Hampton (Ga.) High School – state titles in the 100m and 300m hurdles and triple jump – and then at the University of Kentucky with a 2019 110m hurdles title. Even his second-place finish that same year in the NCAAs tied a 40-year-old record.

TLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Tech program that was about as low as it could go is suddenly filled with optimism. The Yellow Jackets are coming off their first winning season since 2018 and feel like they're ready to push even higher under coach Brent Key.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano homered for the second straight game and the Atlanta Braves wrapped up a 10-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tavius Robinson took advantage of an opportunity to make a game-changing play.

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