Sunday's Report: Scoreboard; GISA state track, Mercer/Georgia College ⚾; Braves, UGA, Ga. Southern; NBA, MLB, NASCAR, USFL, more
Saturday'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: Central Georgians take home titles, set records at GISA track meet
Scoreboard
High School
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Crisp County 8, Mary Persons 7
Mount de Sales 14, Peach County 2
The Cavs put up 10 in the third to end it in five. Fernando Washington had three hits and two RBI, and Jordan Green had two hits and two RBI. Bricen Smith drove in three runs and Landen Moore two.
Savannah Country Day 10, Stratford 8; Savannah Christian 9, Stratford 2
College
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Columbus State 14, Georgia College 7; Georgia College 6, Columbus State 1
Georgia Southern 7, South Alabama 4
Jacksonville 10, Kennesaw State 6
Middle Georgia State 7, Mobile 3
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Coastal Carolina 12, Georgia State 10
Columbus State 12, Georgia College 6; Columbus State 7, Georgia College 3
ETSU 3, Mercer 2, 10 inn.; Mercer 2, ETSU 1, 8 inn.
Georgia Tech 3, Charlotte 2; Georgia Tech 8, Charlotte 2
Middle Georgia State 6, Faulkner 0; MGSU 11, Faulkner 9
Texas State 5, Georgia Southern 1
Pro
MLB
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Softball umpire punched by parent after youth game; abuse/harassment getting worse
Column: Amid increased abuse, officials flee sports
Around/about Central Georgia
BSB: Georgia College takes series at No. 2 Columbus State
BSB: Mercer suffers rare home shutout – first since 2020 - in series loss
Around/About Georgia
Chisholm barely misses cycle as Miami tops Atlanta
Banged-up heat look to bounce back
BSB: Cannon big on return in Georgia win
Southern breaks ground on covered facility that includes tailgating
Basketball/NBA/WNBA
Jazz spoil Doncic’s return, even series
Boston a game away from sweep of Brooklyn
Edwards, Towns lead Minnesota to tying win
Toronto’s Barnes edges Mobley for top rookie
MLB/Baseball
Rivas drives in five in Cubs’ 21-0 win
Rays lose combo no-hitter in 10th, rally for wild win
Yanks fans ugly at end of Cleveland game, throw trash at players
Adames steals home for Brewers’ win
Replay on plate-blocking give Texas a win
Golf/Tennis
Cantlay, Schauffele hammer 54-hole mark for big lead
Hataoka takes advantage at LA Open
Auto Racing
Ty Gibbs now NASCAR’s newest villain?
How Talladega’s start-finish line got this way
Gragson takes Xfinity race in triple OT
Busch uncertain about future with Gibbs
Football/NFL/USFL
Browns not looking to make Mayfield situation worse
Watson’s legal woes far from over
Soccer
US under-17 team sets record in 20-0 win
Boxing
‘Legend’ Fury retains heavyweight belt in finale
Around the nation/world