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Monday'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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Coastal Plain
Macon 15, Lexington County 3; Macon 5, Lexington County 3
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College Realignment
What’s next, and should be next?
Arkansas grateful to Broyles for early party invite
Column: The cannibalization of college sports
Alumni Update
Houston County grad Fromm living in Athens, practicing, waiting
Around/About Central Georgia
Macon takes two from Lexington County
In an apparently unscheduled-until-Monday doubleheader, Macon swept a Monday doubleheader at Lexington County.
Macon won the afternoon opener 15-3 in eight innings with the hosts and then held on 5-3 in the seven-inning nightcap.
There was no social media mention by Macon of the schedule change, and from Lexington only a few hours before first pitch – which came an hour before posted – which said that the teams were resuming a suspended game from July 3 and following with a seven-inning game.
The Blowfish tweeted that the teams will still play a doubleheader in Macon on Saturday to make up a rain day from July 8.
Jarrod Belbin and J Fields had three hits each and combined for six RBI in the opener, Holden Breeze with two hits and three runs and Jake Larson with four runs. Belbin, Larson, and Tanner Tweedt had homers.
Macon scored two in the top of the seventh to win the nightcap. Antonio Brown walked, stole second, then scored after two wild pitches.
Tyler Martin, who also walked, eventually scored on a wild pitch, too.
Tyler Rigot fanned four with a walk in 3.1 innings of relief for the win.
According to the schedules, the teams play again in Lexington County on Wednesday, and again in Macon on Saturday. Macon – which doesn’t update its website schedule – hosts Florence on Thursday and Catawba Valley on Friday.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Mets’ Max disables Braves offense
Big-money Maxterpiece Theater (NY Post headline)
The fifth brothers to start All-Star game
Analyst: Five-win pick for Atlanta ‘disrespectable’
Basketball/NBA/WNBA
Summer league hosts HBCU Showcase
Baseball/MLB
LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week
HR Derby: Acuna, Alonso, Pujols, and more
Missing from ASG rosters: $100 million contracts
Unvaccinated Phils out vs. Toronto
White Sox GM blasts players and staff
Auto Racing
In a wild NASCAR year, Elliott is steady
Notes: Elliott slams door, Hamlin mad at Chastain
Tennis
Andy Murray saved Kyrgios’ life
Federer unranked for first time this century
Woman of “700 drinks” insists she had good intentions
Analysis: Unvaccinated Dojo’s pursuit of Nadal on hold
Golf
Report: Justice Dept. investigating PGA Tour for antitrust violations
St. Andrews still packs appeal and a test through centuries
Tiger moments at St. Andrews about more than claret jugs
Column: Norman’s St. Andrews snub should be cheered
College Football
Elite Florida State prospect says FSU ‘gave up or something’
Mighty different Big 12 media days for Oklahoma
Michigan loss still stings Buckeyes
Grambling’s past opine about Grambling’s future, and Hue Jackson
Obit: Former Michigan coach Moeller
Olympic Sports
Champ Farah says he was taken to UK using different name
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