Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Locals moving from GHSA to GISA; Mercer-FVSU, Georgia College; Hawks, UGA, Richt, Falcons; NFL, MLB, NASCAR
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Macon’s four private-school GHSA schools are moving to a GISA league
Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s predictions;
Scoreboard
College
Basketball
M-Mercer 93, Fort Valley State 61, exhibition
W-Middle Georgia State 72, Carver 48
W-Tennessee 108, Georgia College, 44, exhibition
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World Series champs
A two-part parade in the works
Column: Georgia, Hawks, Falcons, and others are on the clock
How Soler’s rocket ended up at an apartment party
Albies FaceTimes his puppydogs
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer puts four in double figures in exhibition win
MBKB-Wildcats waited a looong time for hoops Wednesday
MBKB-Georgia College men get region votes
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Durant goes off, Nets bomb away over Hawks
Biggest cheers Saturday in Athens will be for Richt
Lessons for the Bulldogs from Braves
College Football/South
SEC has reloaded at QB pretty well
College Football
College Basketball
W-South Carolina’s Boston wants the big shot
M-NCAA denies Oklahoma State appeal
M-Insurance payout or pro career awaits Florida’s Johnson
College Sports
James Madison barred from CAA titles if it bolts
NFL
Green Bay’s Rodgers in COVID protocol, out Sunday
Thomas done for New Orleans, Hill returning
Chiefs won’t change plans without Rodgers
Column: Favre should pay up and shut up
Obit: Baltimore Colts legend Tom Matte
Auto Racing
Ganassi hitting the breaks on 20 years
Baseball
Buster Posey calling it a career
A nice list of free agents, headed by some Braves
Correa’s postgame sounded like farewell