Sunday's Report: Central Georgians/MLB draft, Dupree camp, Henley struggles, Bacon; Tech/Eubanks, Hawks, Braves, racing at AMS, UGA, United; MLB, Wimbledon, soccer, golf, NBA, colleges

Sunday's Report: Central Georgians/MLB draft, Dupree camp, Henley struggles, Bacon; Tech/Eubanks, Hawks, Braves, racing at AMS, UGA, United; MLB, Wimbledon, soccer, golf, NBA, colleges

 

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Coastal Plain

High Point-Thomasville 7, Macon 0

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Around/about Central Georgia

Central Georgians eyeing MLB draft

          Will somebody from a Central Georgia high school or college get a call in the next three days during Major League Baseballā€™s draft.

          Itā€™s a good bet.

          The draft starts Sunday at 7 p.m., resuming at 2 p.m. Monday with rounds 3-10, and Tuesday at 2 p.m. with rounds 11-20.

          Houston County outfielder Drew Burress, a Georgia Tech commit, is currently ranked 104th by MLB.com, which would put him going in the first three rounds. Futurestarsseries.com ranks him 162nd, Prospectslive.com at 144, and ESPN at No. 40.

          Former Bear and current Georgia Bulldog pitcher Jaden Woods is listed at 58th by Futurestarsseries.com and 203rd by Prospectslive.com, and 236th by MLB.com.

          Parkview shortstop Colin Houck, Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg shortstop Tai Peete, North Atlanta shortstop Antonio Anderson, Milton pitcher Luke McNeillie, and Cedartown shortstop Dylan Cupp are among the Georgians expected to go fairly early.

          In its extensive tracker compilation, MLB.com also lists Houston Countyā€™s Andrew Dunford, a Mercer commit, as well as Tattnall grad Dawson Brown (Georgia Tech), Westfieldā€™s James Hayes (Georgia commit), Mercerā€™s Carter Sanford, Landon Underhill, Middle Georgia Stateā€™s Logan Lee, and Houston County grad and former Mercer outfielder Treyson Hughes (now at Mississippi) as possible picks by the end of the draft.

 

Bud Dupree hosting camp Sunday at Crayton Park

          Wilkinson County grad and current Atlanta Falcon Bud Dupree is hosting a linebacker and lineman skills and drills camp, in conjunction with the Macon-Bibb Recreation Department.

          It runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Carolyn Crayton Park, formerly known as Central City Park.

          Registration is free, and it is limited to the first 50 applicants between 13-17 years old. Each participant will get a t-shirt and picture opportunity with Dupree.

          Dupree, owner if Vibez Brunch, Bar & Grill on Cherry Street in Macon, was recently the grand marshal of Maconā€™s Juneteenth celebration.  

 

Early struggles drop Henley

          The momentum from a good second round didnā€™t quite carry over for Russell Henley at the John Deere Classic.

          Despite three bogeys on the first nine holes, Henley stabilized a bit for a 1-under day to sit in a tie for 50th through three rounds.

          Brendon Todd  has the lead with a 16-under 197.

          Two bogeys in the first seven holes put Henley at the bottom of the leaderboard, tied for 67th, until a birdie on the eighth hole lifted him from there.

          Up to a tie for 56th. Temporarily, for a bogey a hole later dropped him into a tie for last again.

          Until he birdied the next hole, and jumped into a tie for 63rd. Another birdie was followed by six straight pars and then a round-ending birdie on his final hole.

          Henley is 6 under, and the highest-ranked player at that point or worse on the leaderboard. Matt Kuchar, No. 51 in FedExCup rankings, is tied for last at a 2-under 211.

          Henley is not in the field for the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky.

 

Bacon blanked at home

          A pitchers dual for five innings went awry for Macon, which gave up all seven runs in three late innings for a 7-0 home loss to High Point-Thomasville.

          Macon managed just four hits and only three walks, getting struck out 10 times.

          The Bacon are at Forest City on Monday and then host the Owls on Tuesday.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Techā€™s Eubanks reaches second week of Wimbledon

Meet Atlanta native Eubanks

Hawks and Thunder do some wheeling, dealing

Power on mound, plate leads Braves again

Nemechek steals Xfinity win at AMS in OT

          Mason Massey, who paid tribute to late Macon driver Beau Slocumb with his car design, finished 24th out of the 28 drivers who completed the race.

Three Cup cars fail twice, crew members ejected

Almirola snags Sunday pole in Atlanta

What to watch at AMS in Quaker State 400

Quaker State 400 notes

Hour after Bulldog pleads guilty for speeding, a signee goes 88 in a 55

United get a shutout on the road

 

MLB/Baseball

Reds rookie starā€™s latest? Steal second, third, and home

Starter, two relievers combine for Detroit no-hitter

Crews-Skenes 1-2 in draft, but could Pirates throw a curve?

All-Star Week info

Big hits, pitches highlight Futures Game

Roundup 

Tennis

Paul loses, US underdog stays alive

Alcaraz wants Djokovic; weather disrupts

Boulter handed reality check by Rybakina

Whatā€™s the Wimbledon prize money? 

Soccer

Rapinoeā€™s bomb: retiring at the end of the NWSL season

US vs. Canada Gold Cup info

 Golf

Hataoka comes up big to lead US Womenā€™s Open

Wie West, Sorenstam end US Womenā€™s Open careers at Pebble Beach

Todd scrambles late to take John Deere lead

PGA boss Monahan returning from leave 

NBA/Basketball/WNBA

Pop signs for five more years with Spurs

About that In-Season Tournament 

College Basketball

WVUā€™s Huggins says he didnā€™t retire, wants job back

Lady Vols remember McCray-Penson impact at Tennessee 

College Football

Remembering Dick Sheridan and what college FB was

Ex-Northwestern player details ā€˜vile and inhumaneā€™ hazing

Around the nation/world

Cavandeish crashes out of Tour de France

Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL

Hurts: ā€˜a thrill in not being satisfiedā€™

Column-Kelce knew backlash was coming, did Bud Light ad anyway

Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE

UFC 290 tracker

High Schools

New Mexico to strengthen penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games