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Starting this fall, NCAA Division I schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.

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With $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports' big money era is officially here

The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.

June 06, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
FIFA Club World Cup

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  • Sports

Atlanta to host matches for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup. What's the difference?

Atlanta will host several matches for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, beginning June 16, and the 2026 World Cup at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium the following year. What's the difference between the two tournaments?

June 06, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jon Nelson
Georgia's Mason Howell, a high school junior, qualified for the U.S. Open during field play at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta on June 2, 2025.

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  • Sports

Thomasville, Ga., high school golfer Mason Howell beats bogeys to qualify for U.S. Open

The 17-year-old high school junior went 36 holes without a bogey.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Stephanie Case won an ultramarathon race in Wales, running more than 60 miles over rough terrain — and stopping three times to breastfeed her 6-month-old baby, Pepper.

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  • Sports

Ultramarathon runner breastfeeds her baby 3 times on her way to a surprise win

The extreme sport of ultrarunning is known for seemingly impossible feats. But Stephanie Case's recent performance — six months after giving birth — is making waves far beyond the running community.

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Obi Toppin of the Indiana Pacers celebrates a basket against the New York Knicks during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Saturday in Indianapolis. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 4-2 to advance to the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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  • Sports

The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder will meet in the NBA Finals

It would be the first NBA title for either of the two energetic fan bases and their exciting young teams. The Thunder, led by newly minted league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, is the early favorite.

May 31, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of Everest.

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  • Sports

55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

Kami Rita Sherpa first climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1994. He has climbed Everest nearly every year since the 1990s — sometimes more than once in a single season.

May 28, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
A large emergency service presence is pictured in Liverpool, England, on Monday, after a car collided with pedestrians during a parade.

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  • Europe

27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC parade

A 53-year-old man is in police custody. He is from the Liverpool area and is believed to be the driver, police said.

May 26, 2025
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  • Vanessa Romo
The Macon Pickleball Association got to test the Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events facility on Nov. 18 to help get the facility ready to open by playing on every court for several hours to test the equipment and facility. Stephanie Shadden, For Macon-Bibb County/Special to The Telegraph

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  • News

Will new Atlanta development threaten Macon’s claim to largest pickleball facility?

Macon’s Rhythm & Rally may soon face competition as America’s largest pickleball complex, and the threat is coming from within the Peach State.

May 26, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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  • Sports

'I cannot believe it': Alex Palou of Spain cruises to victory at the Indianapolis 500

The 28-year-old rocketed past Andretti Global's Marcus Ericsson in the final laps of the contest and held onto the top position until the end.

May 25, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Members of Yale crew, left, and Harvard crew, right, greet one another after the 4-mile course along the Thames River for the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta, in New London, Conn., on May 28, 2011.

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  • Sports

Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams

Some of Harvard's sports teams could be wiped out by a Trump administration decision that would make the school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.

May 23, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, pictured in 2018, died "peacefully in his sleep" on Wednesday, according to the team.

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  • Obituaries

Jim Irsay, longtime Colts owner and music memorabilia collector, dies at 65

Irsay started with the Colts as a teenage ball boy and took ownership after his father's death in 1997. The team won a Super Bowl and two AFC championships under his nearly three-decade tenure.

May 22, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17, 2024.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen squared off against 143,000 players from around the world — but the chess grandmaster was unable to clinch a victory over Team World.

May 22, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scores a touchdown on a tush push during Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

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  • Sports

The 'tush push' lives on. NFL teams vote to keep the controversial play

The effort to ban the play has faced pushback from teams that regularly employ it, perhaps none more successfully than the Philadelphia Eagles.

May 21, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
The NBA Conference Finals begin Tuesday. Depending on the outcome, several years-long title streaks will come to an end. (Left to right): Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks

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  • Sports

The NBA playoffs will end a years-long title drought. The only question is: whose?

It's impossible to predict what will happen in the NBA's conference finals matchups. But one thing is for certain: One long-suffering fanbase is about to have something to celebrate.

May 20, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock throws against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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  • Sports

Georgia native and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock honors brother who died in Lake Lanier accident

Georgia native and Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock has quietly found a way to honor his younger brother, who drowned nearly two years ago. 

May 19, 2025
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