Michael A. Lough

Warning: home to an open mind. Morphed from sports only to general. Unfollows need no apologies.

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News you woke up to in The Central Georgia Sports Report, to read, enjoy, share, and tell a friend: @FPDVikingSports @FPDBaseballFPD's @Keon_Johnson_34 is now a professional baseball player.
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Time to catch up on moves in Central Georgia, from @TaylorCoSchools @TCVikingsFB County to @CCMHS2024 to Covenant to @dcsirish to @UpsonLeeKnights to @WSide_Athletics to @GatewoodSchool . More to come (always)
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Man, it has been a week for @tattnallsports grad Brayden Smith, one of the nation's top FCS players. The eyes of the conference are upon him. Come in & read about him, Georgia/SEC Media Days, more World Cup, more CFB, and the mess of college sports, and so much more.

[Michael A. Lough @MLoughMacon]

Goooood. Tack on our rebate from Canada to the big Doge check and rebate/tariff checks that are coming any day now, and just in time for fall fashion shopping ... Cha-ching indeed.
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Good way to pass a Monday afternoon away? Read, read, read. Knowledge, knowledge, knowledges. Interesting, funny, head-scratching. Here every day. Enjoy, tell a friend. The Central Georgia Sports Report.

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After feeling like he was playing well, @SAEagleSports @stratfordeagles @UGAGolf @synovus @HenleyLegion Russell Henley's game caught up to that, and lifted him into contention for a quality finish at the 154th Open Championship.
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College football? Got it.
Major leagues? Got 'em.
The Open. In here.
Braves and Falcons and Dream and Hawks? Yesm.
NFL? NBA? The spinning world of college sports?
All here, all the time. There's more to sports than routine stuff. Broaden your horizons every day, and tell folks.

[Michael A. Lough @MLoughMacon]

@cwhitfieldSCP90 Can democracy die of embarrassment?

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The British Open hasn't been too nice to @SAEagleSports @stratfordeagles @UGAGolf @synovus @HenleyLegion Russell Henley Russell Henley, although they've gotten along better the past few years. Will that continue?
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Tell us that no reach is too long no matter how much of a stretch and lacking real context it has without telling us ...

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Broadcast brutalization notwithstanding, maaaaan, Argentina-England was another one of those things you just wanted to keep going and going. The last 20 minutes and then extra time were absolutely glorious.

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The teevee people do what they can to make their programming pretty much unwatchable or painful. Fox? Bludgeons us with stalking fan shots - all the same - unlike anybody else. Airtime for screamers compared to the athletes? Way too close. World Cup? At its worst, and that's a challenge.

[Michael A. Lough @MLoughMacon]

@APStylebook Apologies for the quick hijack:
Blessedly, AP has skipped it, but what in the bleep is this bleep during the World Cup with national outlets.

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Maaaaaan, talk about one packed day in your daily sports sectio online, from non-sound-bite coverage of Central Georgians in the draft to a wiiiiiild early-morning finish in Atlanta to the All-Star game to Wimbledon to the World Cup to some college sports to that speedy UFC battle to all sorts of interesting stuff. Really, check it out. Gain knowledge. Tell a friend. Share.

[Michael A. Lough @MLoughMacon]

RT @CentralGaSports: A big phone call Sunday went to @tattnallsports grad Benjamin Stubbs, who helped dazzle its way to the College World S…

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As expected, @isaiah_galason Isaiah Galason's phone rang on Day 2 of the MLB Draft, the former @hchsbeardown @HocoAthletics @hocobaseball shortstop being picked by Washington in the 17th round, with the 496th pick overall. That's good news for Georgia Tech, which likely has him now locked in for 2027 and beyond.

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Switzerland and officiating just made this even more true.

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About the MLB draft, and Central Georgians @drew_burress08, @Keon_Johnson34, and @isaiah_galason from @hocoathletics @hocobaseball and @fpdvikingsports @fpdBaseball ...
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It's been a win-win situation for @fpdvikingsports @fpdBaseball @Keon_Johnson_34 Keon Johnson for awhile. Now, he has to decide which win he'll take, after being picked by Houston with the 93rd overall pick on Saturday. He has signed with Vanderbilt. Decisions, decisions.
Plenty more on Saturday's action - some Central Georgia draft history and context - in the morning. More than sound nuggets.
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The wait was about as expected for @drew_burress08: Not long. But it was a hair longer than expected when Baltimore surprised and went elsewhere at 7. The former @hocoathletics @hocobaseball and @GTBaseball star went the Athletics eighth.
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