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
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
Ex-Brave Donaldson mocks Dodgers’ decision with Lux
Column: From miracle comeback to a collapsing cringe
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
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
Baseball
Sox to put hopes on Eovaldi’s arm on short rest
College Football/South
Undefeated Coastal Carolina is undefeated Coastal Carolina no more
Vols hope Small is big against Alabama
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
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
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