The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Saturday's Report: Bacon, GMC JC, HS FB, Covenant, Mercer; UGA arrest, Falcons camp, Tech practice, Braves stumble; Olympics open, NCAA lawsuits, college 🏈, MLB, NBA TV contract

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 Lexington County 14, Macon 8; Macon 4, Lexington County 0

           Macon, which sits in seventh place in the eight-team West Division, hosts Florence on Saturday in the season finale. 

Pro

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NY Mets 8, Atlanta 4

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Atlanta 3, Washington DC 3

 

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Honor Roll

GMC JC softball players honored

          Several GMC JC softball players were recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as scholar-athletes, for a 3.5 GPA or better:

          Alyssa Jones, Emma Riner, Hailey Morgan, Isabella Owens, Karleigh Taylor, Paris Kirby, Emily Thompson, Hailey Daughtry, Hudson Smith, Kaitlyn Hallman, and McKenzie Maddox. 

Central Georgians make Atlanta TD Club all-state team

          Three area players were picked as all-staters by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta:

          Running back Ahmad Gordon of Class 4A state champ Perry made the offense. The group also picked Houston County offensive lineman Peyton Joseph, who played at Peach County as a sophomore but didn’t play last year after transferring to Houston County after no gaining eligibility with the GHSA.

          Defensive line standout Isaiah Gibson of Warner Robins was the lone area defensive pick.

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Murphy out, Humphrey in at Covenant

          The acclimation period is ending, and pads practice begins on Monday.

          That’s not the only thing that starts Monday at Covenant. The Rams will hav ea new head coach, Clint Humphrey taking over for Matt Murphy.

          The school announced the hiring Friday on its Facebook page, but never announced Murphy’s departure after one season.

The school participates in 8-man football in the GIAA..

          The John Milledge (and Georgia College) grad has spent his career in coaching and administration at GISA/GIAA schools, including as a coach and principal at Westfield.

          He returned to his alma mater in June of 2022 as head of school, after 11 years at Southland. But he and the school parted ways in early June.

Mercer’s Jacobs builds on advice from Tressel, Nehlen, and dad

Fan Day set for Mercer

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia suspends Thomas after arrest, charge with cruelty to children

The Atlanta passing game that was promised

Falcons ramp up intensity in Day 2 practice

Tech completes day 3 of practice

Georgia eager to 'embrace' difficult schedule

Swinney shares Clemson perspective for opening game with Georgia

Mets move past Braves in wild card race as Senga gets hurt again, Martinez hits slam

 

Baseball/MLB

Scherzer passes Verlander for 10th on career strikeout list with 3,400, most among active pitchers

Minor leaguers Perez, Jimenez and Frias given 56-game suspensions for positive drug tests

Freeman scratched, returning to Los Angeles to be with family

Lively strikes out 6, Guardians top struggling Phillies in interleague showdown of MLB’s best

Young hits bases-loaded triple in the 10th in the Nationals’ win

Red Sox overcome Judge’s 470-foot homer, rally with 3 runs in 8th to beat Yankees

Olympics/Olympic sports

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies

No major reported issues, French official says

Snoop Dogg carries the torch before opening ceremony

Nigeria women’s basketball team denied entry to opening ceremony boat by federation, AP source says

What to watch: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27

Olympics schedule

Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis

USWNT wins Olympic opener over Zambia, but should they be disappointed?

Biggest threats to James and Team USA winning gold

Taurasi can become most decorated team-sport athlete in Olympic history; she's not done

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation

College Sports, the changing landscape

The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of challenges

Who is getting paid and how in the landmark settlement of NCAA antitrust cases

Media Days

After 3 straight losses to Michigan, Ohio State coach Ryan Day finds himself on hot seat

Jackson remembered by his Oregon teammates at Big Ten media days

Fleck's message at Big Ten Media Days: ‘In 2024, it’s OK to love where you’re at’

Syracuse Brown says his wife helped Orange land former Ohio State QB McCord

Swinney says he would be 'greatest' portal recruiter if he left Clemson

Lanning and Smart exchange barbs, spice up media days

Minnesota expects to fully dive into revenue-sharing model

Stanford, Cal ready for cross-country flights this football season in their new ACC home

College Football/South

Florida seeking more big plays from WRs

Why Alabama QB Milroe called Saban's retirement crazy, awesome and wild

College Football

It’s a college football player’s paradise, where dreams and reality meet in new EA Sports video game

still 'Natty or bust' for Ohio State football as training camp approaches

New Michigan coach addresses hiring 2 staffers from Ohio State

OSU has more money than anyone, how will the Buckeyes handle it?

WNBA

How the Olympic break may help rookies Clark and Reese

Basketball/NBA

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer

Veteran guard Russell Westbrook agrees to 2-year deal with Denver Nuggets, AP source says

“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know

Football/NFL/USFL

Packers QB Love agrees to terms on historic 4-year contract extension worth $220 million

Jaguars pass rusher Josh Hines-Allen building legacy while embracing maternal roots with name change

Dolphins agree with Tagovailoa on a 4-year, $212M contract extension, AP source says

Browns RB Chubb does post-practice sprints as he continues rapid recovery from gruesome knee injury

Hulk Hogan visits Detroit Lions camp, says coach Dan Campbell missed his calling as a wrestler

Heyward expresses desire to retire with Steelers, not giving up hope of getting a new contract

Tennis

Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis

Golf

Pendrith leads the 3M Open in pursuit of his 2nd victory of the year

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games