Tuesday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer/FVSU honors; Braves/Phillies, UGA, Falcons, Hawks; MLB, NFL, colleges, basketball
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Coming Tuesday: Monday Morning Quarterback – It’s early, but … Upsets, surprises, Loughdmouthings, Central Georgia polls
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High School
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Bleckley County 5, Hawkinsville 3
Dublin 7, Northeast 6
Jeff Davis 8, Dodge County 0; Jeff Davis 10, Dodge County 2
Rutland 15, Central 1; Rutland 18, Kendrick 1
Lacey Caldwell and McKenna Hallman got the wins for Rutland on senior night.
Strong Rock 1, Mount de Sales 0
West Laurens 1, Tattnall 0
College
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Coming Up
Saturday
1 p.m., Central Arkansas at Kennesaw State, ESPN+
2 p.m., Morehouse at Fort Valley State
3:30 p.m., Vanderbilt at Georgia, SECN
4 p.m., East Tennessee State at Mercer, ESPN+
4 p.m., James Madison at Georgia Southern, ESPN+
Sunday
1 p.m., San Francisco at Atlanta, FOX
Braves schedule
Tuesday, 1:07 p.m., vs. Philadelphia; Wednesday, 4:35 p.m., vs. Philadelphia; Friday, TBD, at Philadelphia; Saturday, at Philadelphia, if necessary; Sunday, TBD, at Philadelphia, if necessary
MLB Playoffs-Tuesday
1:07 p.m., Philadelphia at Atlanta, Fox; 3:37 p.m., Seattle at Houston, TBS; 7:37 p.m., Cleveland at New York, TBS; 9:37 p.m., San Diego at Los Angeles
Honor Roll/Players of the Week/Alumni Update
SIAC FB: FVSU’s Farmer and Manns (Peach County)
Around/About Central Georgia
FB: Mercer up to 11th in coaches poll
MGLF: Jonsson leads Carolina Cup, Bears drop
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Battle-tested Braves start quest to repeat
Strider gets six years, $75 mil from Braves
Three reasons the 2022 Braves are better than 2021
Confidence abounds with Fried on mound
Atlanta pen brings humor, late-game dominance
Bennett again shows he can move
Kirby talks about a lot of things
Boger’s issues with roughing-the-passer continue
Atlanta needs more balance in run-heavy offense
Brown-Falcons make Jones trade official
Terrell talks about his penalty
Young’s hot first half lifts Hawks
Baseball/MLB
Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray, 8 teams left
Philly signs Thomson to two-year deal as manager
Cleveland ready for rowdy in New York
Dominant Dodgers, hot Padres renew SoCal rivalry
Pujols will honor 10-year personal-service contract
Swept, Jays face winter of discontent
Mets flash cash, pays off through summer, spent by playoffs
Ray’s Fairbanks couldn’t feel his fingers
Minor-league attendance down a good bit
College Football/Southeast
Alabama’s Young still day to day
Column: Kelly was right, UT staff better
Harsin knows what he wants the O to be, but …
Swinney: We weren’t running up the score
Rattler gets last laugh in UK upset
Tennessee S arrested on felony assault
Napier could have fit in at LSU, but …
What Kentucky loss means, and a look at the SEC East
Football/NFL/USFL
Carolina cans Rhule after 1-4 start
Kansas City storms back to edge Raiders
And there was an iffy roughing call
Questionable roughing calls raise more questions
Midges swarm Browns field, stands
Mayfield to miss time with ankle sprain
Miami’s Bridgewater still in protocol
‘Philly Special’ goes bad for Bengals
Rams have offensive line issues
College Football
Wisconsin handled the emotions of Chryst’s firing in first game
Michigan’s Hart “trending in a positive direction”
Column: A fallen coach, silent stadium, and moments that remind us who we are
Stat watch: Air Force on pace for another rushing title
Top-25 Reality Check: Good win or bad loss, check resume
College Sports
“Remove the wolves,” say Huntington alums regarding abuses
MBKB: 25 years since Dean Smith retired, 24 hours that changed UNC hoops
WBKB: Staley wins Billie Jean King leadership award
Basketball
Spurs practice, fair brings joy to Uvalde
Auto Racing
Playoff picture: who’s already playing catch-up?
Soccer
Viewer’s guide for World Cup in Qatar
Around the nation/world