Sunday's News 'n Notes: HS/sportsmanship honors; Bacon win, Braves lose; United fire coach; SEC Media Days starting; UGA Circle of Honor; NBA, MLB, golf, Olympics, NIL, more

July 18, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

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

Summer

Baseball

Macon 12, Florence 6

Pro

MLB

Tampa Bay 7, Atlanta 5

Honor Roll

Central Georgia high schools earn sportsmanship nods

The GHSA along with Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives picked 64 high schools to receive the Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for their efforts in 2020-21.

One school from every region is chosen.

Central Georgia selections: Region 1-5A, Veterans; Region 1-4A, Westside; Region 2-3A, Mary Persons; Region 3-AA, Bleckley County; Region 4-AA, Putnam County; Region 4-A Public, Dooly County.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Atlanta goes from 3-0 lead to loss, again

Georgia adding four to Circle of Honor

United pull the trigger on head coach Heinze

More than just a subpar record

Falcons’ Koo would like cleats back from stolen jeep

SEC Media Days start Monday

Some UGA ‘they said it’ at Media Days over the years

NBA/WNBA

Brilliant Booker needs more help

Baseball

Teams recall harrowing scene after shooting near stadium