Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer golf, softball; Russell Henley; Braves; NBA; Kentucky Derby issue?
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Scoreboard
College
Baseball
Faulkner 14, Middle Georgia State 8, SSAC Tournament, MGSU eliminated
Softball
Pro
MLB
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Around/About Central Georgia
NCAA debut is Monday for Mercer women’s golf
Mercer softball clinches SoCon tourney spot on final day
Schedule set for SPHL’s President’s Cup
Henley finishes Wells Fargo
There wasn’t much good about the weekend for Russell Henley after an odd Wells Fargo Classic.
It was his worst tournament of this season by far, Henley shooting a 4-over 75 on Sunday to finish in the bottom 10.
His 293 was his highest score of the year by nine strokes, and 9 over was his highest by five strokes. Last year’s worst was a 289 at Houston and 6 over at the BMW.
The day start off bad, with five bogeys in a seven-hole span on the front night, putting him at 40 at the turn. And yet he stabilized things and had eight pars and a birdie on the back nine.
On Thursday, he had four bogeys on the back nine (his first nine, starting on 10), and eight pars and a birdie on the front nine. Friday was a two-birdie, one-bogey day, and Saturday’s back nine was fogged up by three bogeys and three birdies, with two bogeys on the front nine.
He missed the cut here in 2019 and 2018.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Ynoa, Swanson, Freeman lift Braves
Freeman calls his Mother’s Day homer for wife
Late-arriving offense lifts Arkansas past Georgia
Georgia Tech storms back to edge, sweep Clemson
United get a tie in Martinez’ first start
NBA/WNBA
Pelicans’ exec fined $50 K for officiating/Zion comments
Westbrook basks in breaking Robertson’s record
NFL
Metcalf, sprinters exchange respect in Golden Games
Around the nation/world
Failed test puts Kentucky Derby, and Baffert’s future, in doubt
And if the results are changed, what about bettors?
McIlroy breaks 18-month drought
NHL’s Columbus fires coach after six years