Saturday's Report: Russell Henley, FVSU hoops; Falcons win, Braves, Rome Braves, UGA, Tech; realignment, colleges, NBA/Hall of Fame, World Cup, MLB, golf, NFL, NASCAR, UFC
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Houston County 6, Lowndes 3
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley inside top 20 after two rounds in Memphis
Russell Henley found an odd niche in the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
First nine, he reeled off a pair of birdies, and instead of getting on a run, he then bogeyed. Same thing happened on the second nine.
It was good enough for a 2-under day and tie for 18th, five shots back of leader Lucas Glover.
Henley was otherwise cruising along with pars, outside of the 2-1 birdie-bogey ratio.
He tees off at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday, with Adam Schenk and Patrick Cantlay.
Get to know FVSU women’s hoops coach Robertson
Around/About Georgia
Alford’s 79-yard punt return TD helps Falcons top Dolphins
In crowded RB room, Igwebuike hopes to catch attention
Braves’ High-A affiliate in Rome is dropping the parent club’s nickname for 2024
Morton untouched despite career-high 7 walks as the Braves beat the Mets
Acuna the MVP leader, but Olson doing monster things
Georgia preaches versatility, cross-training
Bowers is ‘the ultimate competitor’
College Realignment
Column-Leaders’ arrogance, envy doomed Pac-12
American evaluating possible expansion
Former Arizona State football coach slams AD Ray Anderson: 'Not qualified to be an AD'
College football/South
Florida names ex-Wisconsin QB as starter
Vandy stadium undergoing upgrades
Spurrier is planning to attend Clemson season opener against Duke
Chadwell: Liberty freshman’s death not football related
College Football
Coastal Athletic Association to add Bryant in 2024, 16th football team
Column-Iowa State player allegedly gambling on teammates to lose is as bad as it gets
West Virginia getting physical
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Basketball HOF’s Class of 2023
2023 Hall of Fame-Wade was undeniable even among other greats
Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class
How 1992 Dream Team shaped Nowitzki, Gasol and Parker on way to Hall of Fame
A’ja Wilson’s career-high 40 points lead Aces past Mystics 113-89
Soccer
Who will be the next US women’s coach?
MLB/Baseball
Sale faces Cabrera for last time, jokes, ‘I helped you get to Hall of Fame’
‘Fernandomania’ lives again at Dodger Stadium with retirement of Valenzuela’s jersey
Will Milwaukee Brewers look to relocate if state stadium financing package fails?
Golf
Glover with a 64 leads Spieth by one in playoff opener
Ewing delivering good impression of Harman with strong start to Women’s British Open
Tennis
Tommy Paul beats top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in Toronto quarterfinals
Jessica Pegula beats doubles partner Coco Gauff in Montreal quarterfinals
NFL/Football
Column-Commanders may have an ‘us’ problem, not a Bieniemy problem
Can Jalen Hurts level up after his near MVP campaign?
QBs Watson, Howell have solid starts, Brissett has TD run in Commanders’ 17-15 win over Browns
Mayfield takes another step to follow Brady in the Buccaneers’ 27-17 preseason loss to the Steelers
Auto racing
NASCAR bans Byron from Brickyard qualifying
Boxing/UFC/MMA
UFC on ESPN 51 weigh-in results, notes
Scoreboards