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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.

 

In Coverage: Mercer gets hit with sanctions by the NCAA; Central Georgia’s most comprehensive Friday night football coverage 

State College Football: Coming around lunchtime

 

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

NY Mets 4, Atlanta 3

 

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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

Falcons injury update

What is the plan with Franks?

 

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

Final Fours in the same city?

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

Bears to wait to announce QB

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

MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games

College football scores/games