Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves, Falcons, MLB, NFL, colleges, golf, 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
High School
Softball
ACE 5, GMC 0
Dixiana Sims was on point in the big region showdown, striking out 15 with three walks in a complete-game four-hitter. Laney Bridges, Regan Foster, Sims, and Lizzy Mitchell each had four hits from the first four spots in the lineup. Leah Jannakos had two of GMC’s four hits.
College
Volleyball
Georgia College 3, Lander 1
Mercer 3, Western Carolina 1
Pro
MLB
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Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Rookie Megill sharp as Mets nip Braves
Braves kept hanging around while division foes slid
Calvin Johnson added to Michigan Sports Hall
Baseball
Quick hook: 200-inning club gets smaller
Giants get 106th, clinch a share
Kershaw leaves with forearm issue; last game as a Dodger?
College Football/South
Miami president responds – at length – to Herbie’s criticisms
College Football
Wisconsin to name field after Alvarez
College Sports
Explainer: NLRB and athletes as employees
Clemson’s Brownell gets raise, extension
Mountain West won’t lose four to AAC
Creighton baseball administer shot to death
NFL
Saints owner has succession plan
Belichick again talks nice about Brady
Column: Remember, Brady’s not perfect
Uzoma celebrates big game by guzzling fan’s beer
Goal-line stand keyed Cincy’s win over Jax
Frustration builds for Seahawks
Lamar Jackson back at practice
What happened to Brady’s Boston mansion?
Golf/Tennis
DeChambeau dazzles, falls short
NBA/WNBA
Column: WNBA sets standard in COVID vax conversation
Around the nation/world
NWSL commish resigns amid scandal
Some issues on gambling, a governor, and a WNBA team