Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Cassondra Hall; Russell Henley; Braves lose, and lose Soroka; Hawks/Bucks; College World Series uproar; NBA, MLB, NASCAR
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
SCOREBOARD
Summer Baseball
Pro
MLB
Hall just misses Olympic team
Former Northside and Warner Robins track standout Cassondra Hall barely missed qualifying for the U.S women’s track team.
Hall finished 16th Friday night in the women’s 200 meter semifinals, with a 23.32, just behind the 22.97 of Brittany Brown. Gabby Thomas had the top time of 21.94. Thomas set a world record with a 32.61 in Saturday’s final.
Henley one shot back entering final round
For the second straight Sunday, Russell Henley is among the last golfers to tee off.
Henley has three steady rounds of golf under his belt and is tied for third in The Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.
He’s one back of Kramer Hickok and Bubba Watson, and tied with Camerona Smith and Jason Day at 9 under 201.
Henley followed Thursday’s 67 with a 66, and was on a long bogey free run from the first hole on Thursday to No. 16 on Saturday. He has a tournament-best 41 pars to go with 11 birdies.
Henley at least shared the lead through three-plus rounds at last week’s U.S Open before falling to a tie for 13th. But it was still
Henley tees off at 1:45 p.m. with Smith, followed by Watson and Hickok.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Did Bucks find an answer for Young?
Collins not the Hawks star, but is huge
Soroka tears Achilles again, done for awhile
NBA
Phoenix holds off Clippers for 3-1 lead
Kawhi not on court, but he’s around
NCAA Baseball
NCAA ends N.C. State season in Omaha after COVID situation
Reaction is strong to decision
After tough win over N.C. State and NCAA move, Vandy advances
What if State had beaten Vandy?
Mississippi State wins in walk-off, advances to final
Baseball
Thompson whiffs 11 Nats in win
Pedroia gets final Fenway salute
Golf/Tennis
Korda, Salas take lead at Women’s PGA
Sports and social/racial awareness
Tortillas thrown at mostly Latino team sparks backlash
Around the nation/world
Idiot fan causes huge wreck at Tour de France