Thursday's Report: Scoreboard; Braves, Bananas, UGA, NIL, HS FB, MLB, colleges, NFL, NASCAR, golf, NBA
Wednesday'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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High School
Cross Country
B-Walker Bethune Invitational, Stratford
Central Georgia top-10 finishers: 2. Emanuel Dixon, Baldwin; 3. Wes Flournoy, Stratford; 4. Sean Fisher, Westfield; 5. Ethan Sevigny, Mount de Sales; 6. Jose Morales, Mount de Sales; 7. Nathan Mitchell, Baldwin; 8. Jack Harrington , Stratford; 9. Andy Cheek, Stratford; 10. David Kay, Mount de Sales.
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ACE 12, Rutland 0
Dixiana Sims fanned 17 in a no-hitter.
Eastside 9, Jasper County 3
Perry 17, Warner Robins 3
Ashlyn Sanders threw a complete game, the offense led by Chloe Davey’s three hits and three RBI. Six Panthers drove in two runs.
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Harris County 2, Houston County 1; Harris County 2, Perry 0
Houston County 2, Perry 0
Northside 2, Perry 0
Pro
MLB
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Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Bananas leaving summer league for full-time touring
Braves bounce Pirates to complete sweep
Athens has an NIL club for Georgia football players
UGA pondering some position changes
Smart likes scheduling big games
High Schools
Alabama trying to replace 1,000+ officials
HS freshman, 5-9 and 155, has five college offers before first HS game
Baseball/MLB
Realmuto leads Phillies over Reds
Verlander cool with hook after six no-hit innings
Phillies’ Harper hits two bombs in rehab game
The new schedule for next year has changes
Six minor-leaguers get 60-game drug suspensions
Mic’d-up Schwarber crashed into wall
College Football
Former Ohio State LB charged with kidnapping, robbery
College Football/South
22 questions about the SEC in ‘22
Tennessee LB suspended after domestic assault arrest
Can Jahmyr Gibbs be better than Najee Harris?
College Sports
ABC to air women’s basketball title game for first time
Winningest softball coach in NCAA history retiring
Column: Memo to the ‘nobody cares about women’s sports’ crowd
Football/NFL/USFL
Obit: HOF QB Dawson was ‘Lenny The Cool’
Auto Racing
Nothing to be fixed between Elliott and Larson
Viewers guide for the weekend at Daytona
Golf
PGA Tour unveils loads of changes, new things
Woods, McIlroy behind tech-infused golf league in TV venture
NBA/WNBA
Exec on Durant: ‘He will burn your house down
OKC rookie Holmgren may have ligament damage
Little League World Series
LLWS official find ‘no ill intent’ after video sparks racial inquiries
Coaches teach how to lose as well as win
Around the nation/world