Saturday's Report: Braves/Phillies, Tech/AD, KSU to CUSA, Falcons; college 🏈&🏀, MLB/playoffs, NFL, golf, NASCAR
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Peach State college football previews; high school football roundup
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College
Volleyball
Georgia College 3, Young Harris 1
Pro
MLB
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Coming Up
Braves schedule
Saturday, 2:07 p.m., at Philadelphia, if necessary, FS1; Sunday, 4:37 p.m. vs. Philadelphia, if necessary, FS1
MLB Playoffs-Saturday
2:07 p.m., Atlanta at Philadelphia, FS1; 4:07 p.m., Houston at Seattle, TBS; 7:37 p.m., New York at Cleveland, TBS; 9:37 p.m., Los Angeles at San Diego, FS1
Sunday
1 p.m.: San Francisco at Atlanta, FOX
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Philadelphia mauls Strider, Braves
Shortest outing in Strider’s career
Brief stint in Philly a turning point for Morton
Georgia Tech plucks Alabama for new AD
It’s official: Kennesaw State to Conference USA
Brady fined $11K for kick at Jarrett
College Football/Southeast
Boosters help fund out-of-control arms race for coaches
Which college coaches are ready to cash in?
The most overpaid coaches list begins with …
Jackson, Miss, council for a new stadium, but …
What’s wrong with Swinney’s coaching tree?
College Football
Game delayed because a pony mascot did what?
Third quarter lifts SMU over Navy
College Basketball
ACC aims to build on ‘down’ year’s flourish
MLB/Baseball
Cleveland rallies past Yankees to tie series
Snell, Grisham lead Padres over Dodgers for lead
Football/NFL/USFL
Report: Snyder claims ‘dirt’ on owners, Goodell, will fight to keep team
Al Michaels pushes on air for Snyder to sell
Column: Stop argument about fourth-down calls (a bad debate)
Aikman ponders: Rush or Prescott?
Bowles on facing Tomlin: ‘We don’t look at color’
Golf
Fowler, Putnam lead Zozo in Japan
Koepka up top in LIV Saudi Arabia event
Auto Racing
Around the nation/world