Monday's Report: HS schedule, FVSU wins, Russell Henley; Falcons' thriller, Braves/Mets, UGA-Bama follow; NFL, college f, MLB, golf, WNBA, NASCAR,
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Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU dominates Savannah State in adjusted Sunday game
Georgia Southern’s Helton to speak at Touchdown Club
Third-year Georgia Southern head coach Clay Helton is Monday night’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.
The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Admission for non-members is $30. Membership for the year is $250.
It will be Helton’s fourth visit to the club since he was named as the Eagles’ head coach last November of 2021, almost two months after being dismissed at Southern Cal. He spoke about two weeks after being hired in Statesboro, in his first public appearance.
The Eagles are 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the Sun Belt after Saturday’s 38-21 win over Georgia State at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta. He is 15-16 at Georgia Southern, 61-40 overall in eight seasons.
Helton was head coach at Southern California for six seasons, and a game as interim in 2013 and the first two games of 2021.
He has a background in the South, as a Gainesville, Fla. native who played at Auburn and Houston. He was at Duke, Houston, and Memphis from 1995-2009, working with running backs, wideouts, and quarterbacks.
The Eagles have a slew of Central Georgians on the roster: WR Marcus Sanders Jr., Macon County, Jr.; TE Tyler Fromm, Warner Robins, Gr.; QB Dexter Williams, Mount de Sales, Sr.; DB Jaquari Brown, Houston County, Fr.; WR Carmelo Mayes, Southwest, Fr.; DB Dorrian Smith, Peach County, Jr.; WR Deuce Petty, Warner Robins, Jr.; LB Demarcious Robinson, Warner Robins, Jr.; LB Brandon Alford, Mary Persons, Fr.; TE Khai Isaac, Warner Robins, Fr.; OL Chandler Strong, Houston County, So.; OL Caelan Williams, Trinity Christian, Sr.; OL Weston Wallace, Gatewood, Sr.
Kennesaw State’s Brian Bohannon is next week’s speaker, followed by Fort Valley State head coach Shawn Gibbs.
Around/About Georgia
Koo’s drills a record FG for a thrilling win
Falcons specialists were unsurprised by Younghoe Koo's game-winning field goal
'They deserve it': Unsung heroes Andersen, Alford notch career nights in victory over Saints
Back to reality for the Saints after another close loss, this one to the Falcons
Morris on Pitts’ no-catch day: ‘stats are losers’
Bonus UGA-Bama notes and observations upon further review
Braves fall to Royals 4-2, will play doubleheader against Mets to determine whether in playoffs
Mets-Braves: How did we get here? Who's going to pitch? And what are the possible outcomes?
Baseball/MLB
As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Marlins part ways with 2023 NL Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker
NL playoff matchups pending Mets-Braves makeups on Monday. AL set with Astros-Tigers and O’s-Royals
Arraez denies Ohtani NL Triple Crown, set to win batting title for 3rd team
Mets blank Brewers 5-0 behind Lindor and Peterson to move 1 win from wild card
Nola earns 14th victory as NL East champion Phillies beat the Nationals 6-3 in regular-season finale
White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with win over playoff-bound Tigers
College Football/South
Auburn hands Oklahoma victory with late pick-six at Jordan-Hare
Column: Nick Saban isn’t wrong when he says it’s a Gator problem, not a Napier problem
Kiffin, Ol’ Miss have an average SEC offense, other overreactions from Kentucky loss
Gambles from Stoops key in Kentucky upset
Ouch: Auburn cheerleader flattened by Sooner
Saban on transfers: ‘They thought the grass was gonna be greener on top of the septic tank’
UCF not ready for prime time or ‘Prime Time’ in Colorado rout
Frazier, TJ Magee lead Davidson over Presbyterian 48-37 in delayed conference opener
College Football
AP Top 25: Alabama overtakes Texas for No. 1 and UNLV earns its 1st ranking in program history
USA Today Sports/US LBM coaches poll
Winners and losers: Alabama-Georgia thriller debunks CFP narrative
Gabriel throws for 3 TDs as No. 8 Oregon beats UCLA 34-13 in first Big Ten game
Sacramento St. announces plans for a new stadium that could help the school make a move to FBS
Football/NFL/USFL
Darnold and undefeated Vikings dominate first half and hang on to beat Packers
Mayfield throws for 347 yards and accounts for three TDs to lead Bucs over Eagles
Henry runs for 199 yards and Jackson has 3 TDs as Ravens rout previously unbeaten Bills
Rookie QB Daniels stars again in desert return, Commanders beat Cardinals for 3rd straight
Nix throws his first NFL touchdown pass to help Broncos slip past Rodgers and the Jets
Raiders hold off Browns behind defense and newfound running game
Mahomes and Kelce help Chiefs rally over Chargers
Undefeated Seahawks aiming to defeat Dan Campbell-led Lions for 4th straight season on Monday night
Carolina owner Tepper, wife Nicole donate $3M to Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Golf
Americans get biggest road win and capture the Presidents Cup for the 10th straight time
Player performances in the Presidents Cup
International player takes shot at American, deletes tweet; U.S. player responds
WNBA
Opinion: Caitlin Clark needs to call out the toxic segment of her fan base
Mabrey’s six 3s lift Sun to 73-70 win over Lynx in first semifinals game
Stewart and Ionescu lead New York Liberty to 87-77 Game 1 win over the Las Vegas Aces in semifinals
Auto Racing
Chastain passes Truex on late restart to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway
Busch's chance to snap career-long winless streak ends with spin at Kansas
Tennis
Alcaraz reaches winning landmark at China Open and Pegula continues late-season charge
Scoreboards