Monday's News 'n Notes: Macon TD Club POTWs; GHSA/GISA postseason; Mercer Tennis Classic, MGSU honorees, Wilkinson County's Dupree back; Braves-Dodgers; UGA, Hawks; college FB, MLB, NFL, NASCAR, 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 Club players of the week; GHSA and GISA playoff softball, GHSA volleyball; Coming: Monday Morning QB, Tuesday edition
Alumni Update
Dupree (Wilkinson County) back with Tennessee
Players of the week
SSAC volleyball: Middle Georgia State’s Gomez
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer Tennis Classic underway
Qualifying continues Tuesday under the sun and moon at John Drew Smith Tennis Center.
The top five seeds in the qualifying draw advanced, top seed Robin Anderson in straight sets and second seed Conny Perrin in a tiebreaker.
The final player list is a little different than the originally released list. Madison Brengle is seeded first and Zarina Diyas second. The top five seeds are ranked in the WTA’s top 120.
A Mercer connection was added to the doubles field. Mercer junior Mary Courville, of Columbus, and new graduate assistant Andrea Garcia Fernandez will compete in the tournament, and are in action Tuesday afternoon.
Garcia Fernandez was one of Florida State’s most successful players ever, with 206 wins, becoming the first Seminole with 100 wins in singles and in doubles.
The main singles draw action begins on Wednesday, which is Macon Tennis Legends night. Action begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Tickets are $5 per day or $20 for the entire week.
Around/About Georgia
NLCS: Braves better versed for series success
NCLS: Will unpredictable script include unlikely ending?
NLCS: How the Dodgers have contained Freeman
NLCS: Dodgers have Braves where they want them at home
Stat watch: Georgia putting the D in dominant
Ridley back, McGary put on COVID reserve list
Hawks, Huerter agree to extension
Expectations soar for Atlanta
Savannah OKs marathon for runners with vaccine or test
College Football/South
SEC fines Tennessee $250K for embarrassing fan debacle
How Vols fans trashed the end of the game
Column: Time hasn’t calmed Tennessee’s view on Kiffin
Burrow stunned by Orgeron firing, indebted
Agreement: O must cooperate in Title IX litigation
Fisher says he’s not interested
Kiffin uneasy about Corral’s status for Saturday
Noland to start at QB for South Carolina
Column: How warm is the seat for Miami’s Diaz?
College Football
Washington State fires Rolovich – and some assistants - for vaccine refusal
Column: No sympathy for Rolovich, it was his call
Benching doesn’t hurt Rattler’s marketability
Purdue goes creative to return to poll
AP Top 25 Reality Check (notes)
Baseball
Schwarber, Sox slams Astros, take 2-1 lead
Houston scrambling after pitchers pounded for 25 runs
Giants will give Posey $22 mil if he’ll take it
NFL
Allen, Bills come up shorter after gamble in thriller
Henry, Titans D turn in quality night
Seattle’s Smith was fine at QB, until …
Henry, Titans tired of hearing about workload
College Sports
Gonzaga tops AP preseason men’s hoops poll
Vitale diagnosed with lymphoma, unrelated to earlier cancer
Auto Racing
Column: Larson surges, other stumble in playoffs
Golf/Tennis
No vaccine, visa doubtful to play in Australian Open
NBA/WNBA
Lakers have more season roster for title chase
Sports and COVID-19
NHL suspends Kane for fake COVID vax card
Around the nation/world