Saturday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Inspiration for movie dies at 94; Auburn's "voice" & wife die in wreck; three teams to play for baseball titles; and more
Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Voice of Auburn’s Tigers, wife died in car wreck
Rod Bramblett had been part of the Auburn sports network for nearly three decades, and took over as The Voice for Jim Fyffe in 2003. He died late Saturday at UAB’s hospital in Birmingham, shortly after his wife Paula died at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.
Movie character inspiration, racism fighter, Mercer grad dies
From Mercer to “Remember The Titans”. In The Latest Coverage
Three state teams playing for conference titles
Mercer, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern are playing for conference baseball tournament titles on Sunday. In The Latest Coverage.
Braves Report
Another three-run game for the Braves, a comeback for the Cards in front of a sellout – and capacity – crowd, St. Louis getting four in the eighth to win 6-3. The four came off Dan Winkler.
Next: at St. Louis, Sunday, 7:05 p.m., ESPN; vs. Washington, Tuesday, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; Wednesday, vs. Washington, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; vs. Detroit, Friday, 7:20 p.m., FSSO
Cards have some good young hitters
College roundup
Georgia falls, now gets set for regional
Tech’s Hall expects a national seed
NCAA golf: UGA and Georgia Tech are tied for 13th, Georgia Southern is 22nd
Around/About Georgia
Hawks assistant GM leaving for the Nets