Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

 

ICYMI over the weekend: Full Friday high school playoff coverage, more HS basketball scores than anywhere else

 

Scoreboard

College

Basketball

W-Chattanooga 96, Georgia Southern 87

W-Georgia 69, Furman 43

M-Georgia Tech 97, Delaware State 69

M-Georgia Southern 119, Carver 43

 

GHSA championship schedule

Dec. 28

12 p.m.: Flag football, A-5A

1:30 p.m.: Flag football, 6A-7A

3:30 p.m.: A Private, Prince Avenue (12-1) vs. Trinity Christian (12-2)

7 p.m.: A Public, Irwin County (11-3) vs. Brooks County (13-1)

Dec. 29

12 p.m.: Class AA, Callaway (11-1) vs. Fitzgerald (13-0)

3:30 p.m.: Class 4A, Jefferson (12-0) vs. Marist (12-0)

7 p.m.: Class 6A, Buford (12-1) vs. Lee County (12-1)

Dec. 30

12 p.m.: Class 3A: Oconee County (12-0) vs. Pierce County (12-1)

3:30 p.m.: Cartersville (12-1) vs. Warner Robins (12-1)

7 p.m.: Collins Hill (12-2) vs. Grayson (13-0)

Tickets and other info

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Macon Mayhem tickets are on sale

Mayhem training camp roster set

Mercer women’s game Monday canceled

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia-Cincinnati, as expected

Some good defenses

Kirby on bowl pros and cons, and approaches

Peach Bowl: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

Lending Tree Bowl: Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern

“Falcon” was again a verb in loss to Bucs

The pattern continues

The lead was 17 points

But Koo sets a record

About that “spot” …

Georgia Tech football notebook

 

Sports and COVID-19

Michigan State skipping bowl

 

NFL

Brees struggles upon return in close loss to KC

Philly loses, but not because of Hurts

And Wentz is eyeing a departure

Jets – the New York Jets, the winless Jets – beat Rams

Henry closer to 2,000, Titans roll

New England to watch all of the postseason

Seattle nips undermanned Washington, clinches spot

Mayfield, Browns handle Giants

Jackson has a big day in romp

Race for the top draft pick

The playoff picture

 

College Football Postseason

Snubbed by the playoff system

No bowl for 9-win Army unless COVID hits somebody

Semifinal: Alabama vs. Notre Dame

And the Irish need perfection

Semifinal: Clemson vs. Ohio State

Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Citrus Bowl: Northwestern vs. Auburn

Texas Bowl: TCU vs. Arkansas

Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty

Boca Raton Bowl: UCF vs. BYU

Column: Is this a rerun?

The full schedule (as of now)

 

College Football

ACC had a good year

Does investigation put Pruitt on a fast-moving clock?

Gators will not have Pitts for the bowl game, he’s gone

Bama’s Jones, Tebow in mutual admiration group

Lea has dreamt of the Vanderbilt job

 

Around the nation/world

Supreme Court will hear NCAA compensation issue

NHL, players agree to a season

NFL Roundup/Scoreboard

College football scoreboard

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard