Thursday's Report: Bleckley County's Mims; Braves, UGA, Falcons; MLB, NFL, college sports, NASCAR, +

Thursday's Report: Bleckley County's Mims; Braves, UGA, Falcons; MLB, NFL, college sports, NASCAR, +

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

In Coverage: Central Georgia tennis guru Craig Jones is in another hall of fame

 

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Coastal Plain

Savannah 7, Macon 0

Pro

MLB

Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 2

WNBA

Seattle 82, Atlanta 72 

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Alumni Update

Bleckley County’s Mims back on track at Georgia 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Philadelphia rolls to take series from Atlanta

UGA standout Taylor: from disabled after collision to Braves’ gameday staff

Patterson wants to break KO return TD record

‘I have a record to break, man’

Atlanta makes some front-office moves

UGA has players on Nagurski, Outland lists

Bennett’s ‘pinch me ‘ moment: Manning QB camp

Bulldogs happy with Cochran’s return, progress

UGA’s Smith big on NIL responsibility, all responsibility

 

Baseball/MLB                                                                           

Trout faces huge back issue, claims career not over

NL NY nips AL NY to take series

Rangers sign fourth-round pick after getting Rocker

No. 1 pick gets $8.19 million bonus

College Football

Why did the Big Ten head West? Commish talks

Nebraska’s Frost checks in on changes

College Football/South

Is Casey Pruitt a cheater or a great football wife?

ESPN: Manning no longer No. 1

Petty’s family thankful for support

Where are some of the great 2013 Seminoles?

Heupel can use allegations to his benefit

College Sports

Big hoops recruit gives South Carolina hope, and USC lives on hope

Football/NFL/USFL

49ers’ O is now Lances’s

Belichick trying the no-OC route

Jags get police escort to high school for camp

A study hall clause in Kyler Murray’s contract?

Darnold OK with Mayfield trade, competition

Peyton brings out the NFL’s goofy side, thankfully

Auto Racing

Notes: A thousandth of an inch problem, and a ‘taped’ apology

McDowell team gets 100-point penalty, suspension

NBA/WNBA

Harden, Sixers come to big-money terms

Around the nation/world

MLB games/scores

WNBA scores/games