Saturday's Report: Bleckley County's Mims, Macon County's Smith, Stratford's Henley; Hawks, Falcons, Braves, UGA 🏈, college 🏈&🏀, NFL, NBA, Australian Open, golf, high schools
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Alumni Update
Bleckley County’s Mims shows growth, progress from patience
Macon County’s Smith makes first All-Pro team
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley loses ground, still in hunt
Russell Henley’s second round at the Sony Open wasn’t flashy or shaky.
His 1-under 69 dropped him into a tie for 33 rd, seven shots back of leader Chris Kirk.
Henley had two birdies and a bogey on the front nine, and one of each on the back nine.
Henley has had seven straight under-par rounds, dating back to the second round of the Houston Open, in which Henley missed the cut.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Collins tip-in beats buzzer for Hawks
Ridder learned from those final four games
Braves, Fried headed to arbitration
Atlanta edges Indiana on tip-in at the buzzer
College Football Championship
Georgia’s biggest opponent in 2023? Not a team
Chris Smith: ‘a problem for years to come’
Super seniors cherish magical ending to careers
Who might stand in Georgia’s three-peat way?
College Football
Alabama loses DC Golding to Kiffin
Ohio State promotes Hartline to OC
FSU’s Norvell set for state speaking tour
Revisiting one set of college predictions, and takes for 2023
Mason – ex of Auburn and Vandy – leaving Oklahoma State
College Basketball
M-Florida forward Felder leaves for personal reasons
M-Kentucky season on bring after surprising loss
M-WVU dismisses long-time Huggins assistant, associate HC
Football/NFL/USFL
Column-Super Bowls before the Super Bowl?
Kelce, Jefferson unanimous All-Pros, 16 first-timers
McVay to stay with Rams for 2023
Column-Lawrence must conquer elite AFC QBs for a decade
Mr. Irrelevant set for first playoff test
So Buffalo’s Dawkins compared a third meeting with a third date how?
Clowney apologizes to Garrett for favoritism comments
QB Carr ready for new city, new team
Video of Beckham’s ejection from airplane
Brady lost $40 mill in FTX collapse scandal
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Spurs-Warriors face nearly 70,000 fans
College Sports
Fisk the first HBCU to compete in Super 16 gymnastics
Tennis
Australian Open-Gauff, a teen in a tennis hurry
Tennis without Serena begins in earnest
Swiatek is No. 1, Gauff seeks first slam
Barty still in news, not on court
Golf
Kirk leads Sony, and Spieth drops from up top to missing cut
High Schools
Coach on leave after 300-pushup workout puts kids in hospital
Scoreboards