Sunday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Taylor County's Dixon; Falcons-Eagles; Braves; UGA, Tech; full NFL & CFB; MLB; US Open, NASCAR
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: This week’s high school football schedule, along with recent changes; Coming: Monday Afternoon Quarterback, with polls and Loughdmouthings, and more
Scoreboard
College
Golf
M-Golfweek Fall Challenge, first round, Mercer, first
Soccer
M-Davidson 2, Mercer 1
W-Georgia Southern 1, Mercer 0
W-West Georgia 2, Georgia College 1
Volleyball
FVSU 3, Paine 0; Edward Waters 3, FVSU 0
Pro
MLB
Atlanta 5, Miami 3
Alumni Update
Taylor County’s Dixon in a Clemson doghouse?
Around/About Georgia
New era in Philly thumps new era in Atlanta
Gut reactions from Eagles-Falcons
Column: Smith takes the blame, but …
Column: Accountability as a priority will only increase
Eagles kept O scheme quiet in preseason, worked
Freeman belts 30th HR on 32nd birthday to lead Braves
Social media goes fairly crazy over Bombs-Away Bennett
‘Stet has lived the life of a college athlete to the fullest’
UAB, Clark knew what Bennett could do, were surprised at schemes
Domination was just what Georgia Tech needed
Baseball
Scherzer gets 3,000th strikeout, goes five outs from a perfect game
Lindor’s three homers lift Mets past reeling Yankees
Lauer takes no-hitter into sixth of Brewers’ rout
College Football/South
College Football
Why didn’t FSU play prevent defense at the end?
Column: Time to fire USC’s Helton is now
Ohio State doomed after drum major falls down?
Buckeyes need to work on defense
NFL
Misplaces Saints and Winston smash Packers
Winston: ‘That was for the city’
Taylor and Texans dump Lawrence and Jags
Column: Don’t feel bad for Jags and Urban
Darnold and D leads Panthers over Jets
Herbert goes for 337 to lead Chargers
49ers lead by 28, win by eight
Jones sharp, but Tua leads Dolphins past Patriots
Bridgewater solid in Broncos debut
Auto Racing
Gibbs team asserting itself early in playoffs
Golf/Tennis
Stunner: Djokovic goes down in straight sets to Medvedev, relieved
Column: Pressure for Dojo was massive
Britain savors new star in Raducanu
Around the nation/world