Friday's Report: Bibb County HS 🏈, Russell Henley; Braves-Mets, UGA, Tech alum; legends lost; college 🏈, realignment, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, golf
Thursday'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: Bibb County high school football teams talked football and 2022
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Griner found guilty, sentenced to nine years
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley off to another good start
Russell Henley turned another steady round and is tied for 23rd after one round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Similar to his start last week in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Henley was bogey-free, with three birdies in five holes after 10 straight pars.
He’s among more than a dozen at 3 under, and six back of leader John Huh.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Mets score early, take opener over Atlanta
Acuna shows some spark in loss
Bennett’s new look, with ‘Buzzcut Boys’
Smart’s contract guaranteed for first five years
Ex-Tech star Shumpert arrested for felony pot at airport
Legends lost
Scully and Russell: essential voices lost
Even taking a knee in solidarity, Russell towered
Rick Monday, Scully remain linked after decades
Dodgers to honor Scully in pregame ceremony
College Football/South
Auburn QB Finley charged with eluding police after violations
Finebaum accuses Saban – yes – of excuse making
Seeing the humor in Tennessee cheating scandal
Former Bama star McClain arrested again
College Football
Thompson gives Oregon a quarterback race
OSU’s Day gives $1 mill toward mental health research
One man’s look at a bigger playoff field the last few years
College Basketball
Bueckers’ injury a gut punch to UConn Nation
Staley offers support to UConn’s Bueckers
College Realignment
ACC works on revenue gap amid competing world views
A look at Mizzou-A&M decade as SEC eyes west
Commish has a plan to save Pac-12
College Sports
Senators re-intro “College Athletes Bill of Rights” with updates
Spurrier, ex-teammate on opposite ends of NIL
Baseball/MLB
The Mets have a plan to win it all
Seven solo bombs, and you lose?
Golf
Daly begged Norman to let him in the ‘big party’
Auto Racing
NASCAR has a bumper-cars problem, getting out of hand
Busch’s ‘sugar daddy’ is leaving, and his future is unsettled
Football/NFL/USFL
Former attorney general to hear NFL appeal
Raiders top Jags in HOF game, Walker makes plays
League hopes to reduce head injuries with experiment
The Jimmy and Jerry Feud in Dallas continues
Judge shortens road to decide NFL discrimination suit
Rams’ Stafford has “abnormal” elbow pain
High Schools
Parents want suspended coach to return
Around the nation/world
Ric Flair says goodbye in fitting fashion: showy robe, bloody face