Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (HS SB); Upson-Lee's Walker; Braves; UGA, Tech, Falcons updates; MLB, CFB, NFL, NBA; HS FB death
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
Bleckley County 8, Hawkinsville 0
Locust Grove 9, Houston County 2
Mary Persons 4, Luella 0
Peach County 10, East Laurens 6
Perry 13, Schley County 11
Pro
MLB
Alumni Update
Is this going to be The Season for Upson-Lee’s Walker at UGA?
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Baseball
White Sox, Yankees play in Iowa, ‘Heaven’
Field of Dreams game revives interest in Iowa locale
Detroit pair on IL after collision
College Football
USA Today preseason All-America team
NCAA punishes Baylor in sex assault scandal
Briles, however, may return to colleges
College Sports
New Missouri AD promises championship culture
NFL
Miles Jack a COVID vaccine advocate
Rare rookie: Cleveland’s Newsome adds humility to skills
Steelers’ Fitzpatrick eyes leadership role
Saints and Thomas working on working things out
NBA/WNBA
Hammond wants a job earned, not to check a box
J.R Smith a Division I golfer?
Around the nation/world
Omaha high school player dies after heat emergency
Pacquiao, Ugas make a late title fight change