Monday’s News ‘n Notes: Scoreboard; Macon TD Club POTWs, Cephus out; Mercer football, CGTC hoops; Braves win (coverage), Falcons, UGA, Tech; Gruden/NFL, MLB, more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Macon TD Clubp layers of the week; GHSA and GISA playoff softball; Coming: Monday Morning QB, Tuesday edition
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
GISA playoffs
Brentwood 8, Windsor 0; Brentwood 9, Windsor 0; Brentwood advances, Windsor eliminated
Crisp 2, Piedmont 0; Piedmont 5, Crisp 2
John Milledge 12, Bulloch 6; JMA 5, Bulloch 3; JMA advances
SW Georgia 8, Gatewood 0; SW Georgia 13, Gatewood 1; Gatewood eliminated
MLB
Alumni Update
Cephus (Stratford) out for awhile with collarbone break
Players of the week
Around/About Central Georgia
CGTC’s women’s basketball schedule is set
Around/About Georgia
Pederson bomb backs up shutout pitching in Braves win
Chipper should have brought is glove with those seats
Column: Atlanta’s postseason pearl
Punchless Brewers slumping at the worst time
Georgia in rarified air, no biggie to Smart
Kentucky loses DT for the season
What Pitts’ breakout game means
The Falcons showed something with fourth-quarter drive
Pitts’ breakout game the difference
A game after the beer-on-the-bus incident, Georgia Southern dumps Adcock
College Football/South
Argument leads to shooting because of Bama and A&M
Bama’s Anderson: ‘We’re in our own way right now’
SMU is ranked, undefeated, and actually relevant
Miami QB King done for the season
Column: Expectations flatlining all over Florida
College Football
Slain Utah player remembered for kindness, optimism
Yes, there’s a QB situation at Oklahoma
Michigan State player sues for suspension
Baseball
Rays remarkable season is ended at Fenway
Boston walks off Tampa Bay’s season
Ice-cold bats have Dodgers on the brink
Column: Roberts proves doubters wrong with Game 2 lineup changes
Baker: waste of time to discuss ‘allegation’
NFL
Gruden out after barrage of more offensive emails is uncovered
Column: Couldn’t have come fast enough
Column: How will NFL root out other proud bigots?
(Pre-resignation)NFLPA leader Smith appreciates Gruden reaching out
Jackson outduels Wentz in action-packed OT win
Column: Playcalling knocks out Giants QB
Bears really, really enjoyed the win over the Raiders and Gruden
Column: Campbell crying after Lions loss is good, and here’s why
Stefanski sick over his own playcall
Burrow OK after hospital visit
Auto Racing
NASCAR needs to step in to Harvick/Elliott spat
Golf/Tennis
Koepka vs. DeChambeau in Vegas?
NBA/WNBA
As for J.R. Smith’s debut as a college golfer …
Around the nation/world