Thursday's Report: Russell Henley, Roquan Smith, Lyn-J Dixon; Braves, UGA/UF/WLOCP, Falcons, Tech; MLB, colleges, NFL, NASCAR, golf, soccer
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: Russell Henley enters PGA playoffs with some attention, and momentum
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High School
Softball
Piedmont 7, Locust Grove 3
Pro
MLB
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Serena’s retirement
The immeasurable greatness of Serena Williams
Tough call resonates with women
Legacy: plenty of wins, strong stands on issues
Alumni Update
Latest on spat with Macon County grad Smith and Chicago
Taylor County’s Dixon eligible at Tennessee
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Prospect Grissom homers in debut, Braves bats roll
Hosting recruits in Jacksonville at the WLOCP coming?
How the Schumann-Muschamp experiment is going so far
Schumann anxious to see LBs progress
Mariota will play in preseason as much as allowed
Patterson starts “get Roquan” movement
Atlanta’s Anderson ready for next opportunity
Hard work paying off for Tech’s Sims
Baseball/MLB
Construction cancels 2023 Field of Dreams game amid big plans on site
Johnny Bench shares video from Field of Dreams cornfield
Cell-phone-in-pocket on the field a teachable moment for Pirates rookie
Tigers fire GM after seven seasons
College Football
Lanning sees ‘a lot of compete out there’
Ex-Washington State coach sues for COVID-related dismissal
Column: Should Gundy’s unpardonable seen be unpardonable?
College Football/South
Swinney remembers ‘crusty dudes’ at first ACC meeting
No. 1 again for Saban, who’s not slowing down at 70
Fisher snaps back at anonymous coach’s 8-4 jab
Football/NFL/USFL
Browns name Watson starter in preseason opener
Goodell says Miami didn’t tank, going against evidence
Tua on Miami, Brady, tampering: ‘I’m still here’
Carolina going forward with McCaffrey, injuries be damned
Ex-RB Gore arrested for simple assault in domestic violence incident
Auto Racing
Busch to miss fourth race with concussion-like symptoms
Golf
FedEx Cup playoffs are here, and LIV lingers
Soccer
Vela gets MLS All-Stars going in win over Liga MX
Around the nation/world