The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Sunday's Report: MGSU, Georgia College, Mercer; Falcons opener, Braves fall; MLB races, NFL gets going, Reese done, US Open, NASCAR, HS death

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W-Middle Georgia State 2, Albany State 0

M-Middle Georgia State 4, Florida College 1

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Georgia College 3, Young Harris 1 (25-18, 22-25, 15-18, 27-25)

Mercer 3, Ohio 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-23)

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Toronto 9, Atlanta 5

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Around/About Georgia

Falcons and Steelers head into 2024 looking to put QB issues in the rearview mirror

How the Falcons, Steelers have fared in season openers – and what the numbers say for Sunday

The 'priceless' lesson Morris learned from Tomlin is now aiding Falcons

Horwitz, Berrios help Blue Jays win, knock Braves out of wild-card spot

 

Baseball/MLB

Quintana gets 100th win as Mets blank Reds 4-0 for 9th straight

Altuve and Peña homer in Astros’ 11-5 win over scuffling Diamondbacks

López a triple shy of cycle, Norby drives in 3 and Marlins bounce back with 9-5 win over Phillies

McCray homers twice and drives in 5 runs as the Giants beat the Padres

College Football/South

Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton, member of 2 national title teams, dies at 26

Alabama officially adds Nick Saban Field to stadium name in pre-game ceremony

Football/NFL/USFL

Saints seek 3rd straight win over rebuilding Panthers in season opener

No. 2 overall pick Daniels poised to make NFL debut for Commanders against Mayfield-led Buccaneers

With a healthy Joe Burrow, Bengals open the season against a Patriots team looking for improvement

Texans return to Indy as Colts try to snap league-high 10-game winless streak in season openers

Williams era begins in Chicago with Bears’ opener against Titans

Patriots begin post-Bill Belichick era against Joe Burrow and the Bengals

Harbaugh’s Chargers host Pierce’s Raiders as AFC West rivals start new eras

Vikings and Giants to meet in opener and hope to rebound from disappointing seasons

Rodgers and the Jets provide a good early test for the new-look 49ers defense

 

WNBA

Reese out for the rest of the WNBA season due to a wrist injury

High Schools

Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game

Auto Racing

Hill wins again at Atlanta to sweep Xfinity Series season at home track

Starting lineup in Atlanta

Jordan’s NASCAR team skips the deadline to sign a new revenue model with racing series

Tennis

Sabalenka beats Jessca Pegula to win the US Open for her third Grand Slam title

Pegula not quite ready to assess her run after losing

Fritz can end a Grand Slam drought for American men by beating Sinner

4 years later, what is happening with Djokovic’s Professional Tennis Players Association?

U.S. Open Women’s Champions

Soccer

Canada beats United States in U.S. for first time since 1957, winning friendly 2-1

Around the nation/world

Teammates and fans mourn Gaudreau brothers with vigils in Columbus and Calgary 

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games