Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Alumni Update: Westfield, Westside, Warner Robins; Braves win; Hawks to adjust; UGA track; NCAA baseball, NBA/WNBA, French Open, NASCAR

Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Alumni Update: Westfield, Westside, Warner Robins; Braves win; Hawks to adjust; UGA track; NCAA baseball, NBA/WNBA, French Open, NASCAR

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.

 

Sunday Scoreboard

Pro

WNBA

Atlanta 101, Washington 78

MLB

Atlanta 6, Miami 4

 

Alumni Update

Westfield grad Brannen rips an inside-the-parker in the minors

Westside’s Barden ready to roll at Pitt

Hall (Warner Robins) in top 10 at NCAAs

          Cassondra Hall, who was one of Central Georgia’s top track athletes during her career at Northside and Warner Robins, finished ninth in the 200 meters at the NCAA Track & Field Championships over the weekend in Eugene, Oregon.

          Hall, a senior at UNLV who started her college career at LSU, was ninth in the 200 with a 22.94. Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T won with a 22.12.

          Hall didn’t make the finals in the 100, and had the No. 16 time, 11.46. Sturgis also won that event, in 10.74.

 

Around/About Central Georgia

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Harris becoming a quality No. 2 option for 76ers

Philly minus Danny Green

UGA loses its track coach …

… And makes some history with the replacement

Atlanta breaks losing streak behind Smyly’s birthday effort

Acuna goes out again

Column: Braves will start moving when Freeman pushes ‘em

 

NBA/WNBA

Irving goes down, Bucks roll

Phoenix, Paul finish off Nuggets

 

NCAA Baseball

No. 1 goes down at home, and stays home

Tennessee puts an end to the Mainieri Era at LSU

Emotions get to Mainieri before final out

Virginia forces finale with shutout of Dallas Baptist

Notre Dame thumps Mississippi State in Starkville

Super Regionals

 

Golf/Tennis

Djokovic storms back from two down for five-set win