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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Coastal Plain League

Florence at Macon, ppd.

Pro

WNBA

LA 85, Atlanta 78

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ACC Media Days

Collins, Jackets underwent ‘deep introspection’

Tech trio of players cover plenty of ground

Tech’s RB room and a new WR

What Collins said

From hype to anxiety

Is it still Clemson and everybody else?

RIP: Miami’s turnover chain

Louisville-Kentucky war of words starting

Narduzzi raises bar for defending champs

Quartet of new coaches adds some zip to division

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Getting to know FVSU men’s hoops coach Robinson

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Smart gets big money, big extension

Georgia’s pre-camp injury situation

Braves sign Southern pitcher

Bananas may be silly, but they win, too

Change in plans for Southern RB King

Falcons mailbag

Atlanta LB Jones on PUP list

Tech-Clemson game sold out

 

College Football/South

Ex-USCE QB Petty dead at 43

Look back: Petty was irreplaceable

College Football

The complicated politics of Jim Harbaugh

Obit: Former Colorado WR Johnson

Is Caleb Williams in danger of becoming Marinovich II?

College Sports

Column: ESPN blew a chance to lift female athletes with Boston/ESPY mess

Report: NCAA improved on gender inequality at tournaments

Baseball/MLB

Ohtano is ‘Made in Japan’ with American adaptations

Column: Dry eyes, renewed focus=Freeman is finally a Dodger

Retired Pedroia amped from watching Jeter documentary

Golf

Column: Stenson will regret LIV decision

Barkley looks at LIV involvement without ‘selective outrage’

Auto Racing

Weekend schedule at Pocono

Football/NFL/USFL

Bo Jackson paid for Uvalde funerals

JJ Watt steps up to help fan with family member’s funeral expenses

Is Matt Ryan pissed off?

Cards, Murray come to big terms

Cleveland works out QBs while waiting

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Sixers eyeing a $1.3 billion house

Colleges: NIL and portal

Cali gov Newsom wants UCLA to explain publicly its move

Column: But he forgot how he pushed NIL domino

Soccer

Stay or go? Ronaldo’s future uncertain

Around the nation/world

MLB games/scores

WNBA scores/games