Sunday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer, GMC, FPD; Braves, Falcons; MLB, golf, NFL, NASCAR, colleges, MLB, more
Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
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High School
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ACE 4, Winder 0
Kennesaw 2, Houston County 0
Volleyball
Northside-Columbus 2, Stratford 0; Notre Dame 2, Stratford 0; Stratford 2, Kipp-Atlanta 0; Coahulla Creek 2, Stratford 0
College
Football
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Georgia College 3, Southern Weslseyan 0; Limestone 3, Georgia College 2
Pro
MLB
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Around/about Central Georgia
Mercer has record-setting opener vs. Morehead State
GMC thumps Georgia Christian 54-0
The Bulldogs cruised at home in the season opener. They host Monroe College in a week, the second of four straight home games.
GMC led 37-0 after a quarter.
FPD cruises in opener at West Georgia
Jakhari Williams completed 8 of 11 passes for 266 yards and three TDs to lead FPD to a 34-3 win over Chambers, Ala. 34-3 Saturday at West Georgia as part of
The Vikings led 34-0 at halftime.
Griffin Green ran for 83 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown. Williams ran for one score and passed to Carter Hayes for two touchdowns and Cole Hetes for another. Chambers broke the shutout with 3:28 left in the third quarter.
MSOC: Mercer visits No. 30 Georgia State
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
St. Louis scores in bottom of ninth to win
Ridder sharp as Falcons thump Jags
National title joy still lingers for Lassiter
Mariota, UFC legend Holloway bonded by Hawaii
Baseball/MLB/Baseball
Nimmo, Peterson lead Mets over Rockies
Mets retire Mays’ 24 on Old-Timers Day
Philadelphia wins sixth straight
Rodriguez + Mariners = $469 million
Is Cooperstown next for Ichiro?
Ichiro humble entering Mariners’ HOF
Reds OF Fraley says fan crossed a line
Golf
Rain interrupts play at Tour championship
Column: Golf’s season of discontent ends, but more coming
LIV joins suit, four players drop off
Trump’s NYC course to host Saudi-backed women’s event
Woods, McIlroy reportedly subpoenaed by Reed’s lawyer
Auto Racing
Saurez back to Trackhouse next season
College Football/South
Eastern Ky. player charged with robbing postal carrier
Prime time in Mississippi, with some Kiffin and Leach, too
Is Clemson facing a two-QB start to the season?
Sun Belt expands, hopes to continue progress
Eddie George’s recruiting rule for son: No Jackson State
College Football
Michigan celebrating the 1,000-day anniversary of beating OSU
College Sports
MBKB: Barry Sanders’ son makes Michigan State roster
VB: BYU fan banned after slur to Duke player
Basketball/NBA/WNBA
Williams pleads guilty of defrauding league health plan
Football/NFL/USFL/CFL
Brady sharp, Colts backups sharper
Bills cut punter after gang rape charge
Soccer
Column: When it comes to soccer, it’s all about the Benjamins
Around the nation/world