Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Middle Georgia State's Downey picked; Henley starts off well; Hawks, GHSA/NIL, Tech, UGA; NBA, MLB, Wimbledon, Olympics, Euro, more

July 9, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

Thursday'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

Savannah 9, Macon 0

Pro

MLS

Atlanta 2, Nashville 2

Honor Roll

MGSU’s Downey earns All-America nod

Around/About Central Georgia

Henley off to another good start

After a good trip to San Diego and then another good one in Connecticut, Russell Henley is enjoying things so far in Silvis, Ill.

Henley is in a logjam tied at 12th with nearly 20 others, four shots behind co-leaders Sebastian Munoz and Chesson Hadley, in the John Deere Classic.

Henley had five birdies to one bogey for a 4-under 67. It’s his third straight opening-round 67, following good starts in the U.S. Open and Travelers. Henley finished tied for 13th and tied for 19th in those two tournaments.

The 32-year-old shot a 19-under 265 in the 2019 John Deere and finished second to Dylan Frittelli, two shots back, and picked up $648,000.

Savannah continues dominance of Macon

A five-run first launched Savannah to a 9-0 win over visiting Macon in Coastal Plain action.

The Bananas have won four straight over the Bacon, by a 41-3 margin with three shutouts. Savannah leads the season series 10-3.

The teams play in Macon on Friday.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Hawks, McMillan make it really official as Nate wants more Ws

Lou Williams eyeing multi-year deal

GHSA releases details on NIL and state HS athletes

Tech’s Alvarado staying in NBA draft

Demetris Robertson’s third college team iiiiis …

But there’s this felony charge to deal with