Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mayhem, Russell Henley; full Dodgers-Braves; UGA/UK; MLB/Playoffs; NFL/Gruden; WNBA, NASCAR, more
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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SCOREBOARD
College
Soccer
W-Mercer 1, The Citadel 1
Volleyball
Albany State 3, FVSU 0
Georgia College 3, Augusta 2
Pro
SPHL
Knoxville 3, Macon 1
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Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem finalize opening-night roster on opening day
And then they went to Knoxville and came up short
Henley has another good round
Russell Henley birdied three of the final five holes to finish 3 under for the day and sits in a tie for 35th at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas.
Henley is 7 under with a 137, in a group 11 shots back of leader Keith Mitchell, who has a 62 and 64 under his belt.
Henley had five birdies and two bogeys. The final holes Friday reversed Thursday, when he bogeyed the final three holes.
Dodgers vs. Braves
Snitker has reached the status of beloved skipper
Battle-tested Dodgers show experience in October matters
What the regular season told us about Atlanta and LA, or didn’t
Column: Braves have yearned to get the Dodgers, and here they are
Win 106 games, lose home-field advantage
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Around the SEC: Mailman = Tua?
Defining Georgia’s second half of the season
Column: Turning down FSU was the best move Mark Stoops ever made
Georgia State, halfway through the season
Playoff schedule
Saturday: Red Sox at Astros, Game 2, 4:20 p.m., FOX & FS1; Dodgers at Braves, Game 1, TBS, 8 p.m.
Sunday: Dodgers at Braves, Game 2, TBS, 7:30 p.m.
Monday: Astros at Red Sox, Game 3, FS1, 8 p.m.
Tuesday: Braves at Dodgers, Game 3, TBS, 5 p.m.; Astros at Red Sox, Game 4, FS1, 8 p.m.
Baseball
Astros holds off Red Sox in ALCS opener
So, what’s a check swing, you ask? Gooood question
Giants now know the feeling of a blown checked-swing call
Vin Scully staggered by how good Dodgers and Giants were
Column: Bad call, yes, but where was Giants’ offense?
Red Sox riding lucky laundry cart?
Giants will let Webb lead in 2022
Column: Dodgers settle scores, crush memories in grudge match
College Football/South
Syracuse misses game-tying FG in final minute, Clemson survives
Marshall storms past North Texas
Five weirdest LSU-Florida moments (and there’s more than five)
Will home be as good to Virginia as the road?
Jimbo’s buyout: historically massive (wow)
College Football
OSU’s Day is the highest paid in the Big Ten
Virginia Tech adds restrictions after bad behavior
College Sports
South Carolina’s Staley gets a statement-making raise, extension
NFL
Source: No other emails had the vitriol of Gruden’s
Column: What else lurks in all those emails?
Chubb to miss big game against Cardinals
NFL lawyer very chummy with Washington’s former prez/GM
Murray and Mayfield renew friendly rivalry
Dallas’ Diggs grateful for Saban moving him, but Saban didn’t ‘move’ him
Meyer promises: no more missed flights
NBA/WNBA
Chicago blasts Phoenix for 2-1 WNBA lead
Auto Racing
Harvick out of playoffs, but eyes are still on him
Elliott set for Texas after ordered cease fire
Around the nation/world
USMNT uses 33 players in World Cup qualifiers