Saturday's Report: Henley still leads, Warner Robins' Callaway, Mount de Sales' Williams, Bacon; Braves/Fried, UGA, Falcons, Tech; college realignment/🏈, World Cup, MLB, golf, NASCAR, WNBA/NBA
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Alumni Update
Warner Robins’ Callaway happy to be reunited with Payton
Mount de Sales’ Williams progressing in rehab at Indiana
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley stays on top
Steady play continued for Russell Henley, who shot 4 under to stay in the lead at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.
Billy Horschel, 116th in FedExCup rankings, pulled into second with a five-shot improvement and a nine more are within five shots of Henley.
Top-50 players missing the cut: No. 25 Denny McCarthy, No. 47 Alex Smalley, No. 38 Patrick Rodgers, No. 44 Mackenzie Hughes, and No. 26 Chris Kirk.
Henley’s lone bogey – courtesy of a poor chip - came on the ninth hole, No. 18, but he birdied three of the final five holes. He dropped out of the lead only temporarily.
He was in the middle of the pack in driving distance at 297.2 yards, but first in total shots gained (11), tied for second in scrambling and third in shots gained putting. He drilled a 21-footer for a birdie on 17, and spent the day with more near misses for birdies.
Henley is one of six players to have the first and second-round lead this season on the tour, but only one – Lee Hodges in the 3M Open – went on to win.
Macon holds off Lexington County
Macon’s good start was better than Lexington County’s good finish in an 8-5 win at Luther Williams in the home finale.
Macon, which isn’t playoff bound, finishes the season at Lexington County on Saturday.
John-Reagan Freethy had three hits and two runs and Antonio Brown added two hits, both belting doubles and stealing a base.
The Blowfish scored four in the eighth to make it respectable – Macon led 8-0 after five – but that was it.
Around/About Georgia
Stellar return for Fried on the road
Former UGA LB back in role to help current athletes
Dumas-Johnson perfectly demonstrates why he’s ‘the voice’ for Georgia’s defense
Atlanta CB Okudah carted off with ankle injury
Is Falcons' run-first, 'positionless' path to playoff contention finally about to pay off?
Robinson has the potential to be scary
Tech’s Brooks on Wuerffel watch list
College Realignment
It’s official: Oregon and Washington to Big 12
Oregon State AD 'furious' as Pac-12 was 'literally hours' away from staying intact
Column-College sports leaders have always been hypocrites
With Pac-12 flailing in wind, it's clear everything is up for grabs
Column-Failed leaders, pathetic backstabbers ruining college sports
Column-Pac-12 down, Big 12 up as start of college football season overshadowed by realignment
Looks like it's time for Arizona State to leave Pac-12 and join Arizona in Big 12
Column-As realignment carousel twirls, SEC must stay vigilant, with eye toward the ACC
College football/South
Kelly has a unique new gambling-related injury reporting policy
A look at Clemson’s first practice
Steele stressing discipline to Alabama defense
Setting expectations for Ol’ Miss football in 2023 is hard for Kiffin
Scott, Auburn veteran DBs focused on trying to 'bring our freshmen up'
College Football
Netflix documentary 'Untold: Johnny Football' shows how the party ended for quarterback
Tucker happy with early returns at Michigan State
Soccer
Lloyd clarifies USWNT criticism after backlash from coach, former teammate
Meet Sweden, longtime US nemesis with one major skill
MLB/Baseball
Germán entered alcohol rehab after he reportedly 'grew belligerent' in clubhouse
Cole Hamels officially retires from MLB
Cape Cod Baseball League celebrates 100 years as pathway from college to majors
Golf
Shibuno maintains 2-shot lead in the Women’s Scottish Open
Tennis
Climate protesters briefly interrupt match between Andy and Fritz in DC
NFL
Campbell said the NFL wouldn't let him have a pet lion on the sideline
Kamara suspended for 3 games, apologizes for role in 2022 fight, thanks Goodell for meeting
Hurts continues to learn from Philly D
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Diggins-Smith addresses maternity leave from Mercury: 'Now I can’t possibly be the villain anymore'
Davis, Lakers agree on three years, 186 mil
Boxing/UFC/MMA
Diaz taking Paul very seriously
Scoreboards