Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Signing-Mary Persons; Peach County, Warner Robins, Perry in scrimmage; Braves shocker; Olympics, NFL, college, NBA, more
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
Pro
MLB
Atlanta 7, St. Louis 4
MLS
Atlanta 2, Montreal 2
Signings
Mary Persons grad Antonio Davis has signed to run track at Brewton-Parker. He ran sprints and relays for the Bulldogs.
Around/About Central Georgia
From two scrimmages and four teams to one three-way gathering in Peach County
The new stadium at Peach County will get a nice introduction when the Trojans host Perry and Warner Robins on Friday night in scrimmage action.
Warner Robins was to scrimmage Crisp County, but that was canceled on Wednesday because of COVID protocols. Tickets are $10 and available on www.gofan.com, and at Peach County.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Hawks snag Collins for five years, big bucks
Braves’ shockers: a second straight win, a .500 record
Falcons practice report: Patterson looks good
Olympics
US men’s track seeking first gold to go with many other medals
US eases past Australia, into gold medal game
DeChambeau no regrets about no vaccine and bump from Olympics
Women’s VB team has a bond with the 1980 team
College Sports
NCAA recommends routine COVID testing for unvaccinated
AAC boss said league didn’t collude with ESPN to poach teams
Ex-Penn State president out of jail after two months
Texas’ Beard diving into the portal
NFL
NFLPA to ask for more testing of the vaccinated
DoorDash to the NFL: making ends meet before getting the call
Clowney off to strong start in Cleveland
Bears sign former UGA LB Ogletree
Browning getting a lot of work at Vikes’ ‘lone’ QB
Rodgers relationship with GM a work in progress
NBA/WNBA
Lakers have a mighty interesting roster
Auto Racing
NASCAR requiring masks in enclosed areas
Around the nation/world