The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Sunday’s Report: Area colleges, FVSU game changed, Henley/Presidents Cup; Falcons/Saints, Braves; full college football, NFL, WNBA, MLB, NASCAR, tennis

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M-Mercer 3, Air Force 0
W-Mobile 3, Middle Georgia State 2
M-Mobile 6, Middle Georgia State 1

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Mercer 3, The Citadel 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20)
Middle Georgia State 3, Life 0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-15)

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Atlanta 2, Kansas City 1 

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Around/About Central Georgia

FVSU-SSU game moved to Sunday, to FVSU

Henley and Scheffler get back on track

          After a solid Thursday and sluggish Friday, Russell Henley and Scottie Scheffler were back on track Saturday for the United States in the Presidents Cup in Montreal.

Is Henley the new ‘Scheffler Whisperer’?

          They again had the biggest margin, 3 & 2, as they did in Thursday’s four-ball.

          Henley didn’t compete in the Saturday morning’s four-ball, but Scheffler did, winning with Collin Morikawa as the U.S. won 3-1. In the afternoon session, Henley and Scheffler helped the U.S. to another 3-1 win, for an 11-7 lead entering Sunday’s singles.

          Henley did a heap of work on Saturday as Scheffler struggled in many areas early on, Scheffler missing two gimmes inside six feet.

          Henley got some early momentum by draining a 33-footer for a birdie on No.2. His 26-footer on 6 left Scheffler with a 2-inch putt for another birdie.

          A 13-foot bridie putt by Henley on No. 7 put them up 2 up. The lead dropped to 1 up for two holes and then a tie for two more.

          Scheffler’s 133-yard approach set up Henley for a 17-incher for a birdie on 14, the first of three in a row en route to sealing it after 16 holes. Henley went nearly 140 yards on 15 to leave Scheffler with a 13-foot birdie.

          They sealed it when Henley’s 24-footer came within three feet of an eagle, Scheffler easily dropping in the hirdie.

          The final day is singles matches, and Henley goes against Sungjae Im in the fourth matchup, teeing off at 12:38 p.m. 

Around/About Georgia

Cousins and the keys to victory against the Saints

Bitter NFC South rivals meet in Atlanta when the Falcons host the New Orleans Saints

D’Arnaud hits walk-off homer in ninth as Braves keep up playoff push with 2-1 win over Royals

Baseball/MLB

Column: This Congresswoman tried to save the Athletics. Here's why she says she couldn't

Rookie Skenes finishes 11-3 with 1.96 ERA, retires 6 straight batters in Yankee Stadium debut

Verlander earns his 262nd win as AL West champion Astros beat Guardian

Freeman aiming for NLDS return; Shohei Ohtani making triple crown push

Phillies lock the No. 2 seed in National League after loss to Nationals

College Football/South

Davidson-Presbyterian game postponed due to impacts of severe weather from Tropical Storm Helene

Football/NFL/USFL

Jaguars look to avoid 0-4 start in visit to Texans, who try to bounce back from first loss

Eagles heading to Florida where they will try to avenge a lopsided playoff loss to Bucs

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase looks to exploit Panthers secondary that has allowed 7 TDs in 3 games

Rodgers and Jets look to improve to 3-1 when they face Nix and Broncos, who are coming off a big win

Chiefs seek to continue winning ways, road streak against Chargers

Vikings put their unbeaten record on the line as they visit the NFC North-rival Packers

Washington, led by star rookie QB Jayden Daniels, tries to keep rolling vs. Cards

Steelers stingy defense poses a new challenge for QB Anthony Richardson and Colts in Week 4

The 49ers hope a visit from the struggling Patriots helps them snap out of their 2-game skid

Top pick Caleb Williams goes against Matthew Stafford as Bears host Rams

Mahomes and Chiefs could be in for another close finish when they visit Chargers on Sunday

Golf

Scheffler and Cantlay put the Americans back in control at Presidents Cup

Presidents Cup at a glance

Chippy Saturday ends with celebrations and accusations

Kim: U.S. players 'cursing at us' during foursomes

Report: Scheffler's caddie screams at Presidents Cup fan over wife comment

WNBA

Aces and Liberty set to meet in the WNBA semifinals after playing for the title last year

Collier and the Lynx will find scoring harder to come by against the Sun in the semifinals

Basketball/NBA

Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado agrees to 2-year extension worth $9 million, AP source says

Auto Racing

lmirola crashes victory lane in NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener at Kansas Speedway

Briscoe is on baby watch as the NASCAR driver tries to stay alive in Cup Series playoffs

Tennis

Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz advance at the China Open

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