Wednesday's Report: Southwest's Askew-Daniels, Russell Henley; Georgia Southern/Georgia State/U.S. Open, Falcons, Braves, UGA; NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, golf, NASCAR
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Around/About Central Georgia
Alumni Update
Henley takes top-35 ranking into U.S. Open
Russell Henley takes a top-35 FedEx Cup and Official World Cup ranking into this week’s U.S. Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club’s North course.
He tees off Thursday at 4:21 p.m., with Tom Kim and Sahith Theegala, all on No. 10. Kim and Theegala are also both in the top 35 in both rankings.
Henley has made three of the last four U.S. Open cuts, and finished in the top 30 in those three full tournaments.
Draftkings has Henley as a player to definitely watch, FanDuel likes him on a fantasy team.
TheLines.com – after “Known best for giving away tournaments on Sundays …” – has Henley as a quality sleeper/longshot.
CBS Sports doesn’t have him among the nearly 40 in the hunt in categories that include “could be frisky” and “sleepers”. Covers.com has him in the top 40.
The course – new to most of the field - is long, but wide fairways play into Henley’s game, giving him some leeway to set up his iron play.
He missed the cut in last year’s event, at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr tees off at 5:05 p.m. on No. 10, and Georgia State’s J.J. Grey goes 12 minutes later off No. 1.
Around/About Central Georgia
Macon wins battle of big innings
Forest City took the lead with six runs in thet op of the fifth, only for Macon to grab eight in the bottom half en route to a 10-6 win in Coastal Plain action at Luther Williams Field.
Elijah Frank had three hits and two RBI and Connor Hill two hits and four RBI to lead Macon, Benjamin Schechterman and Matthew Delay Jr. adding two-hit nights.
Macon, 4-6, is scheduled to play Forest City again at Luther Williams on Wednesday.
Around/About Georgia
Georgia Southern’s Carr, at U.S. Open, lets slip a Masters breaking-and-entering story
Georgia State’s Grey motivated by tragedy
Jarrett feels lucky to be rookie Robinson’s teammate
Jarvis Jones impacting the Bulldogs long after playing days ended
No baseball in Detroit, doubleheader on Wednesday
Bruise, no serious injury, for Ozuna
BSB-Georgia’s new HC interrupts CWS duties for intro
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Vindication, for so many throughout Nuggets
Decades of players, coaches, fans have waited in Denver
Inside the winning locker room
Mass shooting follows championship win
Kroenke has NFL, NHL, and now NBA titles in consecutive seasons
Denver built a championship team the right way, and to last
Jokic joins pantheon of game’s legends
In praise of Malone’s Nuggets culture
MLB/Baseball
Oakland fans tell Fisher to sell during reverse boycott
Steinbrenner on cheap owners, Oakland and others: ‘not good for the game’
Reconstructive elbow surgery for deGrom
NCAA softball/baseball
How a bet in Ohio rocked college baseball, put gambling in forefront
LSU’s Skenes closing in on strikeout record
Wake Forest, Oral Roberts give CWS a new look
Southern Miss bids farewell to retiring legendary coach
NFL/USFL/ XFL/Football
Sooner remembers Bulldog in Tampa Bay camp: ‘I still don’t like you’
Hillis gives harrowing details of near-death rescue of niece
Ex-Seattle lineman Okung lost 100 pounds on water fast, was ‘brainwashed’ by Carroll
Cleveland unveils new dawg-like logo
Obit-NYJ, Denver kicker Turner
Golf
Fitzpatrick tries to be first repeater since 17-18
Teeing off together: PGA/McIlroy and LIV/Koepka
Saudi and LIV a topic with no answers on eve of US Open
Monahan blames U.S. lawmakers for PGA plight vs. LIV
Norman’s victory lap a bit premature?
Auto Racing
Top teams cool with NASCAR takes only break in rough schedule
Tennis
Owner of 23 slams, Djokovic leaves GOAT debate to others
NHL
Las Vegas blows out Florida to win first Stanley Cup
Marchessalt earns playoff MVP honors
Billioniare to buy Ottawa for a bil
Around the nation/world
Pro options increase for softball players as sport grows
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