The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Friday's Report: Baldwin grad Welch, new Mayhem coach, Bacon swept; Falcons, Cousins start camp, Smart on Bama, Braves fall; Olympics update/schedule, more CFB media days/coverage

Coming Saturday: Central Georgia teams participate in Central/South Georgia media day

 

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 Lexington County 7, Macon 5; Lexington County 2, Macon 1

          Macon made the opener close with 3 in the bottom of the ninth, but the whole was too big. Gage Harrelson, Ben Tryon, and Charlie Dean each had two hits for the Bacon, who struck out 8 times, as did the Blowfish.

          The visitors broke a scoreless battle with two in the top of the seventh as the nightcap neared midnight, the hosts getting one back in the bottom half of the seventh, the final inning.

          Macon, which dropped to 16-29, visits Lexongton County for two on Friday, and closes the season at home on Saturday against the Flamingos.

Pro

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NY Mets 3, Atlanta 2

 

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Alumni Update

Baldwin alum Welch in hunt to start as freshman

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Mayhem name Pszenyczny as new head coach

 

Around/About Georgia

Cousins is 'ready to go' as training camp begins, says Morris

And he didn’t relinquish control in first Falcons training camp practice

Morris details participation levels for Kirk Cousins, Grady Jarrett

Smart expects more of the same with Alabama as DeBoer steps in for Saban

McNeil’s single in 10th falls in and lifts Mets over

McNeil's walk-off spoils Sale's stellar outing as Mets beat Braves in 10

Injuries & Moves: Short DFA'd; Hernández recalled

 

Baseball/MLB

Subway Series: Mets northbound and Yankees heading south

Red Sox manager Cora agrees to 3-year contract extension

Oakland All-Star closer Miller breaks left pinky finger pounding training table in frustration

Kershaw returns from shoulder surgery, Ohtani hits 31st homer, Dodgers beat Giants

Cease throws second no-hitter in Padres history, over Washington

Roundup 

Media Days

Are four Big Ten newcomers ready for the ‘NFL of college football?’

Riley 'not getting into' OU AD  Castiglione's SEC move comments

Big Ten Media Days: 5 takeaways from Ohio State's Day

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney isn’t big on transfer-portal recruiting. That’s at odds with his ACC peers

UCLA's Foster stumbles before regaining footing at Big Ten media days

Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Ward brings optimism to Miami as it seeks first ACC Championship

Northwestern coach David Braun returns to Indianapolis with plenty of support and no interim tag

Penn State coach James Franklin questions if radio helmets will solve sign stealing

North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton wants to become more versatile like Christian McCaffrey

College Football/South

Can Florida football offensive line do a better job protecting QB Graham Mertz?

What we didn't learn from Kiffin, Ol’ Miss at SEC Media Days

What made Chad Johnson challenge Kentucky Barion Brown to a race

College Football

How much have Ohio State players earned in NIL? AD Bjork sheds light

Michigan, Washington field overhauled teams in quest to return to national championship game

South Dakota athletics receives record donation of about $5 million from ex-football player’s family

Olympics/Olympic sports

Snoop Dogg aims to inspire global audience at Paris Olympics as torch bearer before opening ceremony

What to expect during an audacious opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics

Opening ceremony time, details

Canada women’s soccer coach removed by Canadian Olympic Committee over drone controversy

Swanson’s 2 goals lead US over Zambia at the Olympics, Canada tops New Zealand after drone scandal

Gauff is excited to meet LeBron James but promises not to pester him at the 2024 Olympics

Eiffel Tower stadium wows Olympic beach volleyball players: ‘I got goosebumps’

Olympics schedule

Sinner withdraws from tennis at the Paris Olympics, making Djokovic and Alcaraz top seeds

James, Stewart using Team USA wake-up calls as fuel

Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics, IOC leaders tout games as multilateral unifier in divided world

WNBA

Rookies Clark, Reese have WNBA's top two selling jerseys amid record sales

These 16 WNBA players will compete against Team USA at the Paris Olympics

College Sports

USA Softball Player of the Year Canady reportedly gets a $1 million NIL deal to transfer to Texas Tech

Wisconsin gives AD Chris McIntosh a 5-year contract extension that includes pay raise

Marcum, AD at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died at age 87

Football/NFL/USFL

Kamara says he doesn’t want to risk fines or let down teammates

QB Lawrence says ‘time’s now’ after the Jags commit nearly $500M to retain 3 key starters

Browns place star RB Chubb on PUP list as he recovers from serious knee injury and surgeries

Lions aiming for Super Bowl after breakout season that was the franchise’s best in generations

Bills’ Miller says he believes domestic assault case to be closed, with no charges filed

Shanahan says Belichick turned down an offer to join the 49ers staff

Golf

Stefan Schauffele: My son Xander will complete career slam before Rory McIlroy

Coughlin leads LPGA Tour’s CPKC Women’s Open in chilly Calgary

Bridgeman shoots an 8-under 63 at the TPC Twin Cities to take the 3M Open lead

Boxing/UFC/MMA

Alvarez to defend super middleweight titles against Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games