The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Thursday's Report: HS scores, Georgia College vs. MGSU; GHSA punishment, Falcons/Cousins/changes, UGA, Tech, Braves; full college f & NFL, WNBA, golf, NASCAR, tennis

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High Schools

Softball

Cross Creek 9, Howard 8
          Cross Creek led from the start but held off Howard’s rallies, winning despite being outhit 15-6, the Huskies stranding 13 runners. Abby Davis and Anna Nash each had 3 hits for Howard (8-11/6-3).

Crawford County 5, Rutland 2
          Kinley Howard whiffed 10 batters in 6 innings, the Eagles outhitting the Hurricane 4-3, taking advantage of seven walks. Bailey Phillips had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Griffin 9, Jasper County 1

Treutlen 11, Hawkinsville 10

Windsor 11, Central 3
          Central took a 3-1 lead in the top of the second, but Windsor answered with 4 in the bottom half, and then sealed it with 5 in the sixth, aided by 8 Charger errors. M Price had 3 hits for the Knights, Piper Lambert, Kyndall Bowen and Zoe Bishop with 2 hits each.

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Georgia College 4, Middle Georgia State 1

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Washington 5, Atlanta 1

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Around/About Georgia

GHSA hands down fines for fight at game in Savannah

Cousins: 'Needed to play better'

Column: If Falcons can't conjure a quick cure for their offense, trouble looms

What stat line must Falcons change for offensive improvement? 

"We've got the best running back room in the country."

UGA news and notes

Tech eyes bounce-back game, sharper performance

Braves RHP Reynaldo López heads back to injured list with shoulder inflammation

Atlanta goes from 12 runs to 1, falls to Nats

Baseball/MLB

Lindor’s leadoff HR in 9th ends Francis’ no-hit bid and Mets rally fpast Blue Jays

Wilson drives in tiebreaking run with infield single as Phillies beat Rays

Mariners righty Woo loses perfect game in 7th inning on homer by Tatis Jr.

Falter carries no-hitter into 7th inning, Pirates beat Marlins for sweep of season series

College Football/South

Spurrier gives passionate plea on school shooting, AR-15s: ‘We’re messed up in America’

‘Just keep scrolling’: How Auburn’s players are making sure one game doesn’t beat them twice

ACC programs plug and play first-year transfer quarterback with strong early success

Clemson's top-rated freshman, said about playing time increase, mullet maintenance

Where Auburn's 'thin' secondary stands

Playing at Jacksonville State vs. playing at Notre Dame

What to expect from Wisconsin, Camp Randall, per ex-Big Ten players

South Alabama searching for first win amid short week

College Football

NIU’s win over Notre Dame gave G5 schools glimmer of hope, but evolution may force more abrupt changes

Century-old rivalry games in Week 3? Welcome to the new reality of college football

Plenty of former NFL coordinators have found a home as assistants in Big Ten

Day happy for former Ohio State QB McCord's strong start at Syracuse

Colorado’s leaky offensive line is exposed again as Nebraska racks up 6 sacks

College sports, changing landscape

Sources: Pac-12 rebuilding conference, targeting Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State

Football/NFL/USFL

Roger Craig and Ken Anderson are among the senior nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Bengals kept an icky tradition alive, the Falcons Falcons-ed and 10 things we learned in the NFL's Week 1

Attorney for police officer involved in Hill case speaks out

Hill, Dolphins look to overcome hectic week when they host AFC East rival Buffalo on Thursday night

Williams looks to move on after shaky debut as Bears get ready for Stroud, Texans

Saints alter schedule as Hurricane Francine arrives, but continue preparation for Cowboys

The 49ers put tumultuous training camp aside in an overpowering win in the opener

Judge orders former NFL star Peterson to turn over assets to pay $12M debt

Saleh says 0-1 with Rodgers feels better than 1-0 last year without him

NFL tries to tackle tackling with a new Next Gen statistic

WNBA

Commissioner says WNBA has a 'Bird-Magic moment' with a white Caitlin Clark, Black Angel Reese

Players and union speak out against commissioner after she failed to condemn fan racism

Aces star Wilson breaks single-season scoring record with 941st point

Aces beat Fever for 14th straight time

Golf

Rahm refuses to pay LIV fines to be eligible for the Ryder Cup

Auto Racing

NASCAR playoffs go to Watkins Glen, IndyCar finale at Nashville, F1 returns to track in Azerbaijan

'Built for the playoffs': Joey Logano, Team Penske shift into peak postseason mode at Atlanta

Tennis

Davis Cup: US, Spain, Italy and Britain win their opening group matches

Soccer

USMNT's Gio Reyna will miss a few weeks for Borussia Dortmund due to injury

GM survey: NWSL execs on breaking rules, USWNT players, best/worst front offices

College Basketball

Gonzaga coach Fortier says she’s been undergoing treatment for breast cancer

College Sports

Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by Michigan State University

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games