Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Mercer Tennis Classic; Hawks, UGA, Falcons; MLB/playoffs, college FB/sports/BKB, NFL

Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Mercer Tennis Classic; Hawks, UGA, Falcons; MLB/playoffs, college FB/sports/BKB, NFL

Wednesday'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: The Scoreboard, with softball and volleyball playoffs; The Sports Report’s predictions, coming Thursday

 

Braves 9, Dodgers 2

Bombs away Braves roll Dodgers to the brink

Box score

“Kept grinding. Kept working”

Playoff schedule
Thursday: Braves at Dodgers, Game 5, TBS, 8 p.m.
Friday: Red Sox at Astros, Game 6, FS1, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Dodgers at Braves, Game 6 (if necessary), TBS, 5 p.m.; Red Sox at Astros, Game 7 (if necessary), FOX, 8 p.m.
Tuesday: World Series, Game 1, FOX

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Ex-Brave Donaldson mocks Dodgers’ decision with Lux

Column: From miracle comeback to a collapsing cringe 

Column: It’s over

  

Around/About Central Georgia

          The first round was fine for six of the top eight seeds at the Mercer Tennis Classic, not so much for two others.

          The main draw got going Wednesday morning at John Drew Smith Tennis Center, and resumes Thursday at 10 a.m.

          GHSA state champion tennis teams Stratford’s boys and FPD’s girls were honored before action Wednesday.

          Top seed Madison Brengle needed three sets to top Tessah Andrianjafitrimo after a 7-6 loss in the second set. Second seed Zarina Diyas had a similar road, losing 6-1 in the second set to Priscilla Hon before taking the third set 6-2.

          Third seed Kristina Kucova and sixth seed Maddison Inglis were knocked out, Kucova having to retire after losing the first set 6-4 to Catherine Harrison.

          Top-seeded qualifier Robin Anderson won in straight sets and now gets a shot at fourth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Hawks host Dallas in season opener

Daniels back in team drills

Tech sees chances with Virginia passing game

Cavs are on a three-game winning streak, Tech rested

UGA hoops loses only starter back to knee injury

Falcons injury update

Dolphins injury update

 

Baseball

Astros repeat with a rout

Sox to put hopes on Eovaldi’s arm on short rest

MLB notes

 

College Football/South

Undefeated Coastal Carolina is undefeated Coastal Carolina no more

Vols hope Small is big against Alabama

Harsin updates Pappoe status

Alabama-Tennessee has players who’ve played for both

Column: Which bozo will LSU hire next?

 

College Football

Rolovich lawyer calls firing unjust and unlawful

 

College Sports

Big 12 hoops time to talk about expansion

Report: Six C-USA schools apply for AAC membership

Big 12 boss calls exits a ‘personal betrayal’

Boeheim + Boeheim + Boeheim = Syracuse hoops

Izzo hacked Michigan State’s not ranked

Hamilton eyes newcomers’ impact at Florida State

Huggins: Power leagues should leave NCAA tournament for new event

 

NFL

Seattle claims Jacob Easom off waivers

Mayfield out, Keenum starting

League agrees to end race-based brain testing

Is Fournette playing his way to a new deal?

Tua seeks momentum as Watson rumors re-surface

Disagreements in Louisiana over Superdome improvements

 

NBA/WNBA

Edwards energizes Wolves in opener

Embiid, Korkmaz lead Sixers past Pelicans

Rivers wants Simmons to play

Column: Just suspend Simmons indefinitely

  

Sports and social & racial awareness

U of Rhode Island looking into racial message to NFL player

 

Around the nation/world       

College football scores/games

MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games

College Football TV schedule