Tuesday's Report: Mercer Tennis Classic, Macon TD Club/FPD/Tattnall/Rutland, Mercer; UGA-Texas week/Shovegate, Tech, Falcons; Collegeš, MLB playoffs, NFL, WNBA playoffs, š, NASCAR
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Alumni Update/Honor Roll
SoCon football: Mercerās Moore
Around/About Central Georgia
Seeds set for Mercer Tennis Classic
All of the seeded qualifying players advanced on Monday in the Mercer Tennis Classic at John Drew Smith Tennis Center.
Renata Zarazua is the top seed for the main draw, followed by Anna Blinkova and Maria Lourdes Carle.
Quin Ingride Gleason and Martins Gamarra are the doubles top seed.
Action begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday with several high seeds getting on the courts early.
Macon Touchown Club taps a Viking, Hurricane, and Trojan
Players from Tattnall, Rutland, and FPD are the latest Macon Touchdown Club players of the week:
Back: FPD quarterback and safety Major Simmons completed 11 of 15 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns, rushing 12 times for 66 yards and three more scores. On the other side, he had nine tackles, one for loss in the 49-21 win over John Milledge.
Lineman: Rutland defensive lineman Antonio Slocumb had nine tackles, four for loss, and forced two fumbles in the 49-0 loss to Callaway.
Special teams: Tattnall specialist Carson Burnett averageding 42 yards on four punts, one downed inside the 10. He also went perfect on four PAT tries in the 28-12 win over Stratford.
Around/About Georgia
Here comes Georgia-Texas week: A very different road trip for Bulldogs and their fans
Smart reaches out to Mississippi State QB Van Buren to explain sideline shove
And Sankey responds to the incident
SEC betting lines: The āBig Oneā features Georgia traveling to Texas as underdog
Smart had plenty to talk about to start a huge week
Key shares update on Georgia Tech QBās current status
Falcons are 3-0 against NFC South rivals as RBs Robinson, Allgeier take lead roles for offense
Column: The Falcons take another step on the road to eminence
Facts, stats, quotes from Falconsā win
College Football/South
Florida QB Graham Mertzās season and his college career are over because of a knee injury
No. 1 Texasā dominant defense will be tested by No. 5 Georgia and Beck
Wake Forestās fee for canceling football game vs. Ole Miss is covered by new Oregon State deal
No. 1 Texas putting the Golden Hat away with a focus on bigger trophies after a perfect SEC start
Why Memphisā season, playoff hopes might go the way of its offense
Baseball/MLB
Tuesday: AL-Cleveland at NY, 7:37 p.m., TBS/TruTV
Wednesday: NL-LA at NY, 8:08 p.m., FS1
Thursday: AL-NY at Cleveland, 5:08 p.m., TBS; NL-LA at NY, 5:08 p.m., FS1
Soto, Stanton homers back Rodón as Yankees take advantage of wild Guardians to win ALCS opener
Lindor homers as Mets stop Dodgersā scoreless streak in series-evening win
MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year
Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
Column-: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame ā¦ the writers deserve to have the final say
MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next season
Tuesday
Troy at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State, 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Florida International at UTEP, 9 p.m. | CBSSN
Thursday
Boston College at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Georgia State at Marshall, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
College Football
Too many men: No. 2 Oregon purposely induced late penalty in win over No. 4 Ohio State
Parity reigns as 4 ranked games reached overtime on Saturday; 4 more decided by 3 or fewer points
Extra Points: Nine teams hit midway point 6-0, and five of them are surprises
'I can't believe it': When Autzen Stadium impressed Woody Hayes
Oklahoma State coach Gundy has eye injury after ārun-inā with his cattle
College Sports, the changing landscape
Column: SEC, Big Ten become mob bosses while holding College Football Playoff hostage
Football/NFL/USFL
Allen and Bills overcome Rodgersā Hail Mary and beat Jets
Lawrence says Jaguars too āfragileā as Pederson cites ownerās backing
Lions throw shade over disputed 2-point play with tackle-eligible call on 1st snap at Cowboys
Hutchinson likely down 4-6 months with broken leg
Eaglesā Sirianni fuels critics after a sloppy win with his sideline antics
Sirianni apologizes for those antics
Rattlerās rough second half dampens an otherwise promising first start for the Saints
Cowboys suddenly lost at home with 4 losses in a row in Dallas since a 16-game win streak
āShockerā has Cowboys at crossroads as Jones says he isnāt considering a coaching change
Stefanski stands by Watson as beleaguered QBās struggles continue
Commandersā 4-win win streak ends and the lessons are just beginning
Panthers sticking with Andy Dalton at quarterback even after 2 interceptions in loss to Falcons
Najee Harris runs angry all the time. The Steelers relied on that fury in a win over the Raiders
Uncharacteristic penalties prove costly as winning streak remains elusive for Cardinals
Basketball/NBA
Basketball Hall of Fame to induct 13-member class led by Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups
Heat honoring president, ex-coach Riley by naming court after him
WNBA
Breanna Stewart vs. Napheesa Collier duel is star attraction
Playoffs ratings up 142% compared to last season, ESPN says
Can Lynx step up their offensive play in Game 3 vs. motivated Liberty?
College Basketball
Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason menās basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
Media picks Alabama to win SEC championship, guard Mark Sears is preseason player of year
Defending national champion South Carolina picked to win SEC womenās basketball title
Auto Racing
NASCAR aware of allegations a team engineer stole intellectual property to give to rival team
Hendrick Motorsports declines to appeal Alex Bowmanās disqualification from NASCAR playoffs
Hockey
Roundup: Senators outlast Kings in OT goal-fest
Scoreboards