Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Sports and George Floyd, COVID-19; around the nation
Sunday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Part of Southwest basketball dynasty dies
Head coaches get the attention, thanks very much to the work of assistants.
Such was the case at Southwest under legendary Donald “Duck” Richardson, whose legendary status may not have reached quite the same level without Ronald Taylor.
Taylor was a longtime assistant at Southwest during the Patriots’ glory days as a basketball powerhouse.
Taylor died Thursday at the age of 69.
He followed his coaching career with one in administration and counseling/advice, remaining in Bibb County and retiring after 31 years. The Indiana native held degrees from Ball State, Troy State, and Georgia.
He is the second member of the Patriots family under Richardson to die recently. Terry Fair, part of the 1979 “national championship” team who went on to play at Georgia, died in January of natural causes.
Sports and George Floyd
Saturday’s compilation of the sports world and Floyd’s death
Former Hawk Sefolosha has been there
Michael Jordan: “truly pained and plain angry”
NBA’s Silver addresses recent incidents in memo
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has experience on the subject, pens op-ed
College coaches begin making statements
Column: NFL statement’s concerns erased by actions with Kaepernick
Sports and COVID-19
Games, yes. Fans, no. What might that all look like?
Around the nation/world
Eight years after leaving Syracuse, graduation
MJ’s expensive love letter to an actress
Experience will be huge in SEC after COVID slowdown