Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

Hoffman’s home

          Still admitting he was unsure about why he was dismissed, former Mercer head men’s basketball coach Bob Hoffman was surrounded by friends and family when he was introduced as Central Oklahoma’s new head coach.

          Column from Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman.

Juror talks about the ease of acquitting Cephus, who gave an interview Monday

Related stories

Social media reaction strong, emotional

Cephus acquitted (w/video, interviews, the week of coverage

Quintez Cephus is working to clear his name at the University of Wisconsin, so he can enroll in college, although where is still unknown, he told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Monday. He has spent some time during the period awaiting the trial helping at a homeless shelter in Macon.

A juror told Madison TV station WKOW-ABC 27 that the “answer was clear” and that jurors all agreed immediately upon starting deliberations, which officially lasted 41 minutes.

 

Braves Report

          For the second game in a row, a new reliever gave it up for Atlanta.

          This time, Chris Martin took the loss, falling to 0-3 by giving up two runs in the bottom of the ninth as Miguel Sano belted a two-run walk-off homer in Minnesota’s 5-3 win.

          Mike Soroka went seven, giving up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and a walk.

          New reliever Mark Melancon fanned two in a shutout inning, giving way to Martin.

          Ronald Acuna, Freddie Freeman, and Josh Donaldson each had two hits for Atlanta, which took advantage of an error in the game-tying two-run seventh.

          Atlanta stranded nine runners, three times as many as Minnesota.

Box

Next: Tuesday, at Minnesota, MLB/FSSE; Wednesday, at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.; Thursday, at Miami, 7:10 p.m., FSSE; Friday, at Miami, 7:10 p.m., FSSE.

Folty now a key character

Sooo, about that fixed bullpen …

The Tigers make some interesting decisions

Moving up to AAA

 

Falcons Report

Ridley ready to show out

Updated depth chart

Matt Simms is back

Qs and As and notes

Reading material      

 

State college football Report

UGA: So, about that No. 1 class in 2018

UGA: Brenton Cox unofficially gone

UGA: Coley ready for transition upward

UGA: Need quick improvement at wideout

UGA: Lanning amped about the D

UGA: Scratching Woerner’s surface

UGA: A look at LBs

Tech: A traffic jam at RB

 

Around/About Georgia

United players support Bedoya’s in-game statement

Another season, another United/MLS attendance record

United raising ticket prices for 2020

Tech-Kentucky is big for the Jackets

Vince Carter returning to the Hawks

GSU-Boro names interim soccer coach