Wednesday's Report: Middle Georgia State AD, Bacon; Braves, Falcons; NCAA CWS, NBA, MLB, golf, tennis, NFL, colleges
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Around/About Central Georgia
Middle Georgia States names interim AD
Longtime MGSU AD announced retirement in May
Macon holds off Forest City
The Bacom took a 5-1 lead after three and held off a late rally to beat Forest City 5-4 at Luther Williams Field.
FPD grad and Middle Georgia State pitcher Austin Emender got the win with five strikeouts in two innings, while Veterans grad Hunter Varnadoe got the save with two-thirds of an inning of work, one of six Macon pitchers.
The Bacon host Savannah on Thursday.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Five-homer night lifts Atlanta to 13th straight
Hawks’ Bogdanovic undergoes knee surgery
Falcons finish first day of minicamp
NCAA Baseball/WCWS
‘Horns down’ from singer gets anthem ouster at CWS
Bianco answers the critics he doesn’t hear
From crying in T-ball to the College World Series
Notre Dame proves doubters wrong
Column: Minus showboating, on to CWS with dignity
NBA/WNBA
Griner’s detention stay extended again
Curry, Green, Thompson are one win from another title
Grueling playoffs taking toll on Boston
Baseball/MLB/College
St. Louis’ Mikolas one strike from no-hitter
Bassit goes eight in Mets shutout
Golf/Tennis
US Open to allow Russian tennis players
Koepka really tired of PGA/LIV debate
Column: Golf’s civil war unlikely to produce any winners
Football/NFL/USFL
Watson offers another round of denials
Ryan reminding Colts of a former great Indy QB
Del Rio apologizes to Washington players
College Football/South
College Football
Arizona State, Edwards slammed as ‘dumpster fire’
College Basketball
Wisconsin hoops in an MLB stadium?
College Sports
No angst at first NIL summit about college athletes cashing in
Soccer
How USWNT, WNBA fought and won agreements
Hockey
Final pits veteran Lightning vs. high-scoring Avalanche
Around the nation/world