Thursday's Report: Mercer football, Mercer Tennis Classic; UGA legend Trippi dies; UGA, Tech, Falcons. Hawks, Georgia State; MLB playoffs, college š, NFL, NASCAR, NBA
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Around/About Central Georgia
Few upsets early in Macon Tennis Classic
The second round of the Mercer Tennis Classic will feature five of the top seven seeds still in action.
Wild-card Anna Rogers advanced with a win over Maria Mateas in three sets - 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 ā to set up a second-round meeting with fourth seed Katie Volynets.
Second seed Panna Idvardy missed an upset, holding off Victoria Osuigwe 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 in a second-round match.
Former tournament champ Kateryna Bondarenko was sharp in stopping Katrina Scott in straight sets.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Georgia legend Trippi dies at 100
Oldest living Pro FB Hall of Famer
National football champ, baseball All-American
Hawks open season dumping Houston
One more time: Kirby doesnāt hate WLOCP
Division resurgence threatens No. 1 Georgia
Gilbertās TD important to teammates
Bengals-Falcons at āprove itā intersection
Mariota enters stat category with Walter Payton
Calipari high on Georgiaās White
App State finishes strong in downing Georgia State
Baseball/MLB
Padres bounce back big to even series
Verlander sharp to lead Astros over Yanks
Not much brotherly love between Nolas right now
As playoffs expand, regular-season success matters less
College Football
Midseason analysis: Buckeyes, Tide on title-game paths
Column: Is Notre Dame the nationās dumpster fire?
Pac-12 playoff hopes muddled with Utah win over Southern Cal
Hold you breath for nail-biting Big 12 games
College Football/Southeast
Mississippi State freshman lineman dies
Alabama looks into incident with Burton and UT fan
Volsā McCollough not suspended
Tulane offers lesson in dramatic 1-year turnaround
Saban addresses targeting no-call with Young
High-powered QBs for UCF, East Carolina
Cutcliffe on Heupel, first check from Majors, and 1998
College Sports
Marshall brings back menās track teams
NFL/USFL/Football
Column: Browns continue to waste the greatness of Chubb
Column: If Bucs donāt turn around, Brady deserves heat
Second-half woes plagued San Fran in Atlanta
Tied for No. 2 all-time in throwing pick-6s? Stafford
Bills, Chiefs expect a rematch
Tampa Bay searching for answers
Broncosā struggles because of rookie head coachās approach?
Analysis: Brady losing more than his cool
50 years later, Dolphins remain unmatched in perfection
Auto Racing
Bell: Wallace apologized on flight home
Golf
Elevated events show divide among PGA Tour events for 2023
McIlroy like a heavyweight seeking his belt back
LIV showing how much money is out there
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Williamson drops 25 on Nets in return
Playoff loss drives Antetokounmpo
Big bucks for āInside the NBAā crew
Around the nation/world