Friday's Report: Bacon lose, Westside/UGA transfer; Braves, UGA< Falcons; SEC meetings, NCAA baseball/softball, NBA, MLB, tennis
Thursday'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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Alumni Update
Former Westside defensive back Jehlen Cannady is transferring from Georgia, where he was a preferred walk-on, to Tulsa, where he visited last month. He played in two games last season and recorded a solo tackle and two assists.
Around/About Central Georgia
Savannah takes down Macon again
Savannah marched out to a 6-1 lead after four and Macon’s rallies fell short in the Bananas’ 6-4 win at Luther Williams Field.
The visitors outhit the hosts 11-5 and got a 15-strikeout night from four pitchers. Savannah got to Macon starter and FPD grad Austin Emener for all six runs, reliever Carter Gannaway following with six strikeouts in three innings.
The teams play Friday night in Savannah.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
D’Arnaud goes off on Colorado pitching for slam, 6 RBI
Contreras making a case for more ABs
Samford announced $65 million athletics plan
SEC Meetings
The Feud calms, and the game must move on
Smart, UGA “beast of East” status?
Kiffin against Bama proposal on transfer deadline
Saban unmoved by interloper’s retirement offer
A&M to host Horns in Texas SEC debut?
NCAA Baseball/WCWS
Can Georgia Southern break its drought?
A look at the Statesboro Regional
A look at the Hattiesburg Regional
A look at the Chapel Hill Regional
Tar Heel pitcher now getting plenty of attention
Fireball reliever a key for favored Vols
Missouri State in nasty hotel for regional
S-Top seed Oklahoma rolls past Northwestern
S-Parity puts pressure on defending champ
College Baseball
Column: On selections, schedules, RPI, teams stumbling, omissions
Column: Clemson’s next coach may not be far away
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Horford leads Celtics to road comeback win in opener
Baseball/MLB
Taillon loses perfect game in 8th, Yanks hold on
Ortiz life has change since HOF vote
Football/NFL/USFL
Murray returns to Cards’ practice field
Gore finally retires, will sign for a day to be a Niner
Golf/Tennis
Gauff advances to final, make gun violence plea
Djokovic: ‘Lost to the better player’
What really lies ahead for PGA and Saudi league?
Column: Presented a test of character, Johnson failed
Lindblad sets US Women’s Open amateur mark
College Basketball
Would Smith have gone to Auburn in NIL era?
SoCon player of the year heading to Gonzaga
College Football/South
New feud: Alabama fans and HBCU’s Tuskegee coach
Idaho State assistant charged with murder
Virginia goes for function over flash in $80 mil football facility
Hockey
Around the nation/world
Thomas: transgender competitors don’t threaten women’s sports
Data backs that up
NCAA went from pioneer to pawn in transgender issues