Thursday's Report: Taylor County's Dixon; Vin Scully; Braves, UGA, Falcons, Georgia Southern; MLB, college 🏈/South, NFL, NASCAR, golf
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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Vin Scully, 1927-2022
Scully’s reach was far, far beyond LA
Baseball’s merry poet laureate, and more
Alumni Update
After months at West Virginia, Taylor County’s Dixon heads to Tennessee
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
HR follows overturned call, Phils calm down Atlanta bats
Charge dismissed for UGA’s McIntosh
Atlanta DL Taylor suffers ruptured Achilles
Where does Georgia Southern fit in realignment?
Baseball/MLB
Trade deadline winners and losers
A look at the buyers and sellers
Soto’s trade leaves epic star hole in DC
Cheered by new team, which gets a slam from another newbie
Vogelbach, Alonso power Mets over Nationals
Mets, Cubs get move in just before deadline
Orioles get season sweep of Texas for first time
College Football/South
Socks key to turnaround under Napier?
Clemson S Zanders giving up football
How long can Beamer’s honeymoon last?
Big 12 title game staying at Jerry’s World
Kentucky’s Stoops will make UK history in ‘22
If Tennessee has to forfeit anything …
College Sports
Proposed transfer rule changes kicked back to committee
New online NIL marketplace connects fans, athletes
Tuberville, Manchin work on NIL bill
WBKB: Ouch – UConn star Bueckers done for year, torn ACL
MBKB: Kentucky fans show out for flood relief efforts
Football/NFL/USFL
As expect, NFL appeals Watson suspension length
Victim of assault suffers again after short suspension
Jets’ Wilson done with social media during season
Pederson handling Jags like ‘grown men’
Column: Dolphins’ chasing Brady leaves Tua in another rough spot
Auto Racing
Busch to miss third race, with concussion-like symptoms
Golf
LIV players sue PGA Tour over suspensions
DeChambeau catches grief after pizza shops/LIV/PGA comparison
Column: LIV is now branding itself as the MAGA Tour
Around the nation/world