Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Atlanta loses on field, court; Bacon blanked; Honor Roll: FVSU; UGA FB, SB; NBA, NCAA, MLB, French
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: Another trip on the Central Georgia coaching carousel
SCOREBOARD
Summer Baseball
Savannah 1, Macon 0
Pro
NBA
Philadelphia 127, Atlanta 111
MLB
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Honor Roll
FVSU puts three softball players on HBCU team
Around/About Central Georgia
Macon loses again, blanked in Savannah
Reliever Joe Miller got a strikeout to the game with the tying run on second in Savannah’s 1-0 win over visiting Macon in Coastal Plain action.
Savannah won its 10th straight to open the season, while Macon fell to 1-8. The teams play Saturday night in Macon.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Atlanta loses on the court, can’t slow down Embiid
Column: Philly showing the difference between 1 and 5
Atlanta loses on the field, thanks to so-so offense
UGA softball team pays tribute to Harris-Champer
Georgia’s Robertson seeking third college team
Jim Donnan’s wife of 60 years dies
NBA/WNBA
Phoenix in control en route to thumping of Denver, 3-0 lead
Baseball
deGrom rolling, leaves after six
Scherzer departs after a dozen pitches
Arizona GM takes leave, wife battling cancer
College Baseball
Stanford stuns Texas Tech in Lubbock
Rocker holds down East Carolina bats
Pitching gets Vandy, Stanford off to good starts
College Sports
Another look at the College Football Playoff changes
Column: Allegations against Schembechler are devastating, as are the stories of abuse
Revenue could reach $2 billion
Florida had a $54.5 million pandemic shortfall
Golf/Tennis
Nadal falls to 3-108 at French after loss to Djokovic
Hadley leads Johnson by two at Palmetto
Kang up one in LPGA at Lake Merced
Around the nation/world
Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans
Euro 2020 the first of mega-scale events to return
Column: Phelps gone, but others look to fill the void