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.

In Coverage: A disappointingly familiar Sunday for Russell Henley

Scoreboard
Pro
MLB
Atlanta 6, Washington 5
MLS
Atlanta 1, LAFC 0

Honor Roll/Alumni Update

Mary Persons’ Middleton take UNC softball team honor

Around/About Central Georgia

Macon Touchdown Club preps for another year

          A few new faces will join many familiar ones when the Macon Touchdown Club gets going for 2021.

          Former Georgia and NFL punter Drew Butler starts the season on Sept. 13, followed by Kennesaw State head coach Brian Bohannon.

          Georgia State athletics director Charlie Cobb, a member of the College Football Playoff committee, visits on Sept. 27, with Maconite Chris Hatcher of Samford a week later.

          Dari Nowkah of ESPN/SEC Network precedes Georgia Southern’s Chad Lunsford on Oct. 11, with new South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer coming on Oct. 25.

          Mercer’s Drew Cronic starts off the next month on Nov. 1, with Georgia Tech assistant and former running back standout Tashard Choice on Nov. 8.

          Terry Harvin, a former Georgia Southern punter and current member of the team’s radio network, speaks on Nov. 15, with ex-Brave and Falcon Brian Jordan on Nov. 22, and J. Scott Moore of “I talk SEC” on Nov. 29.

          Georgia head coach Kirby Smart returns for the jamboree in early 2022.

          The club gathers at the Metehodist Home for Children at 304 Pierce Ave., with the program starting at 6:30 with dinner. Dues for the season are $250, with weekly guest fees of $30.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Bombs from Freeman, Riley and Swanson, and Atlanta’s alone in first 

Martinez, United get win

Falcons update

Bulldog corners off to a good start

And Smart knows it

UGA offensive line looking to answer questions

Ex-Bulldog LeCounte has nice debut

Baseball

Cleveland’s McKenzie takes perfect game into the eighth

Tatis returns in style

College Sports

 Column: NCAA has failed with women’s hoops tourney, so here are fixes

NFL

Big crowd watches LA vs. LA and little O

Eason, Ehlinger trade decent play in Colts win

The post-Brees era off to rough start, Ravens top Saints

Auto Racing

Wild road racing at Indy survived by Allmendinger

Going in, there were mixed reviews

Golf/Tennis

LPGA veteran O’Toole finally gets first win

Federer to miss U.S. Open

Around the nation/world

 MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games