Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Braves/Olson/Acuna-Betts, Dream, UGA, Falcons, Georgia Southern; MLB, tennis, college sports, NFL, WNBA/NBA
In Coverage: Friday night’s Central Georgia football scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions, Central Georgia composite rankings, The Sports Report predictions
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High School
Football
Jones County 54, Locust Grove 12
The Greyhounds cracked the 40-point mark for the third time this season with their biggest win since last year’s 62-0 win over Locust Grove, and sixth 40-point under head coach Mike Chastain while opening 2-5A action with an easy win.
Rutland 41, Central 20
The Chargers scored their first points of the season, but trailed Rutland from the start, the Hurricanes improving to 2-2.
Washington County 50, Glenn Hills 0
The Golden Hawks led 21-0 after one and 42-0 at the half en route to their highest point total and first shutout under head coach Robert Edwards in his second season. It’s Washington County’s biggest margin of victory since 54-6 over Jasper County at the end of the 2020 season.
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
ACE 8, Crawford County 4
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ACE 2, Southwest 0; ACE 2, Northeast 0
Jackson 2, Peach County 0 (25-16, 25-7)
Uzzhia Rumph had five blocks and three digs for Peach County (5-10, at Mary Persons on Tuesday).
College
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Georgia Southern 3, Mercer 1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-13)
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Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Unspoken bond between Olson and longtime friend
Analysis: Acuña vs. Betts showdown for NL MVP highlights MLB’s award races as the season winds down
2023 MLB postseason chase: This could be just the beginning of the Atlanta Braves' reign
Dallas hosts Atlanta to open WNBA playoffs
Vision is huge for quarterbacks, especially young ones like Ridder
,Wilson showing dependability on UGA O-line
What Danielson said is different with Georgia football in 2023 & SEC on CBS last year
Robinson a bright spot in Georgia RB room
Georgia Southern has Wisconsin connections, familiarity
Wisconsin wary of upset-minded Georgia Southern
Baseball/MLB
Red Sox fire boss Chaim Bloom while stumbling to third last-place finish in 4 seasons
Story’s 3-run homer lifts Red Sox over Yankees 5-0 after Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom fired
Rodriguez ratted out Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun to feds in PED probe, report says
Tennis
Gauff’s US Open win outdraws Dojo’s by 1.1 million, sets record
College Football/Thursday night
Van Dyke accounts for 3 TDs in No. 22 Miami romp
Watson rushes for 169 yards and a TD to lead Memphis over Navy
College Football/Southeast (SEC/ACC states)
Saban address criticisms from former Saban players
Another theory why Saban’s dynasty has slipped
Freeze on shuffling quarterbacks: It's not 'healthy for anyone'
'The play can't start without the center': FSU football's Washington on center spot
New USF boss’ task in third game is hosting Bama: ‘Just beat ‘em! Shouldn’t be an issue’
College Football/South
Coach feels TCU has mirrored last season’s playoff team. Except these Frogs already have a loss
Mullen: Memphis facilities better than many Power 5s
College Football
Picks: No. 1 Georgia steps into SEC play, No. 11 Tennessee heads to The Swamp
Colorado State coach 'tired' of all the Colorado and Sanders hype ahead of Rocky Mountain Showdown
Is next year the year fans tune out college football because of the 'disaster' that is NIL?
More about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community
For ACC and power conferences, off-site help on football replay reviews is now essential
College Sports
Dartmouth College basketball players file petition seeking to be represented by union
Kansas guard Morris ends assault case in Texas with plea deal
Brandon Hunter, former Ohio U star who played 2 years in NBA, dies at 42
High Schools
Alabama high school forfeits game over gift cards to players: It is ‘school’s responsibility’
Auto Racing
Van Gisbergen moving to NASCAR in 2024
NFL/USFL/XFL/Football
Tuohys fight allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
Why we shouldn't be so quick to assume the Jets are doomed without Rodgers
All eyes on Joe Burrow. The highest-paid player will try to bounce back from his worst day as a pro
Goodell suggests NFL will investigate claims in Jim Trotter's lawsuit
Rodgers says surgery 'went great' Wednesday after Achilles tear
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Defending champion Aces begin WNBA playoffs with 87-59 win over Sky
Report: Damian Lillard will only report to training camp in Miami or Portland
What year is it?! Suns offering fans TV antennas
MMA/UFC/Boxing/WWE
UFC-WWE merger complete, what we know
Scoreboards