Georgia
Georgia GOP Reps. Carter and Collins weigh Senate runs
News: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Ind.) wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the importance of a “strong, domestically owned and operated American steel industry.” Nippon Steel, of course, is interested in buying U.S. steel.
Senate news: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is running for Senate, joining a growing field of ambitious Democrats seeking to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Kelly, 69, was first elected to the House in 2013 and has focused on gun safety and maternal health issues.
Peach State: The Georgia delegation is already jockeying for who will be the best GOP candidate to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) after Gov. Brian Kemp passed on a run.
Georgia GOP Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins put out lengthy statements Monday night saying they’re weighing possible runs. Collins said he will speak to President Donald Trump about it.
“I’m looking forward to getting in there and helping,” Collins told us. “That’s a seat we can win.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a close Trump ally, told us she’s keeping her options open, adding she has “a lot of great support in Georgia.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he’d jump in if Trump asked him to, and there’s speculation that Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) could be interested too.
One member we can rule out, however, is senior Georgia GOP Rep. Austin Scott, who says he has “no intentions at this time” to run for Senate.
Baseball
June 1, 2026
Oklahoma WALKS OFF No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech to win regional | Full 10th inning
June 1, 2026
Oklahoma baseball knocked out No. 2 overall national seed Georgia Tech to clinch a spot in super regionals, thanks to a towering walk-off home run to dead center in the bottom of the 10th inning from Dayton Tockey. Watch the full extra-inning finish here.
A Griffin, Georgia man is now under arrest, charged in connection with a cold case homicide investigation in New Jersey, prosecutors say.
It’s been nearly 37 years since 42-year-old Mauricio Cuadra was shot during an apparent home invasion; now, authorities say 62-year-old Joseph Quiros-Soto is charged with his murder.
Officials say on Aug. 9, 1989, the officers with the Bayonne Police Department responded to reports of a home invasion and shooting at an apartment on the 400 block of Avenue C. Inside the home, they found Cuadra suffering from a gunshot wound. Cuadra died shortly after.
The case remained a mystery until 2024, when Quiros-Soto confessed to the murder to police in Locust Grove, Georgia, saying that he had become a born-again Christian, NJ.com reports.
Police told the outlet that he gave the detectives details of the crime and allowed visiting Hudson County authorities to take a DNA sample, which matched a stain on the victim.
Authorities were eventually able to obtain a warrant for the Georgia man’s arrest. On May 27, 2026, deputies with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quiros-Soto at his home in Griffin, charging him with murder and murder during the commission of a burglary.
Quiros-Soto is being detained in Georgia, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball has made the super regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will face a team its already played four times.
The No. 14 national seed Bulldogs (43-17) are matched up with No. 3 Georgia (49-12). The best-of-three series will take place in Athens, Georgia, because Georgia is the higher seed.
The super regionals run from June 5-8, and the winner will make the College World Series.
MSU is 0-4 against Georgia this season, getting swept at Dudy Noble Field and then losing a fourth time in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Georgia won the SEC regular season and tournament championships.
Both teams made it through their regionals without a loss. Mississippi State blew out Louisiana 19-5 on May 31, while Georgia defeated Liberty.
MSU has played Georgia only once in postseason history, losing in the 1990 College World Series.
Mississippi State baseball history in super regionals
Mississippi State has played in 10 super regionals and won five of them. It has won three straight super regionals. MSU is 2-4 as the visiting team in super regionals.
New Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor is 7-2 in super regionals.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
- Super regionals: June 5-8
- College World Series: June 12-22
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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