Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Demaryius Thomas, Bud Dupree, Mercer, Central Georgians/bowls; Valdosta State, Falcons, UGA, Tech; college FB/BKB/Bowls, NFL, NBA, Tiger
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Alumni Update
Tennessee activates Dupree (Wilkinson County) for Pittsburgh
Around/about Central Georgia
Watch Demaryius Thomas’ funeral procession
WBKB: Santa to watch UAB at Mercer
MBKB: Trip down Memory Lane with Mercer at FGCU
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Ferris State routs Valdosta State for D-II national title
Samuel vs. Patterson duel tops Niners-Falcons battle
49ers can prove playoff mettle vs. Falcons
Former Bulldog RB Thomas Brown thriving with Rams, McVay
Tech gets Alabama offensive lineman transfer
MBKB: Good start lifts George Mason over Georgia
College Football/South
Auburn hires new OC, from Seahawks
Bowls
Central Georgians in Saturday's bowl games
Peach County's Noah Whittington ran seven times for 150 yards and an 86-yard touchdown in Western Carolina's romp over App State. Dublin's JaQues Evans had four tackles and a fumble recovery. Northside's Cory Munson averaged 63.1 yards on 10 kickoffs, and had two assists.
Warner Robins' Ahmad Walker had seven tackles - his second-highest total of the season - and a sack in Liberty's romp over Eastern Michigan.
Column: Of course, Sanders was the star
Fresno State wins first bowl game
On-target Hopkins leads UAB to upset of No. 12 BYU
Louisiana-Lafayette wins 13th straight, tops Marshall
College Football
Utah State’s Anderson apologizes for stunning sexual assault remark
Bowl storylines, playoffs and otherwise
FCS: Montana State wins first semi since 1984
College Basketball
Officials tournament play to be the same
M-Purdue’s size overwhelms Butler
M-Memphis COVID issues forces cancellation with Tennessee
M-Former Razorback leads Hofstra over Razorbacks
W-Stanford holds off Tennessee rally
M-Kentucky routs North Carolina
M-Auburn rallies past St. Louis
College Sports
Ole Miss in trademark tussle with ‘New Miss’
NFL
League, union agree to new protocols
Testing reduced for asymptomatic vaccinated players
Colts’ Taylor runs all over Patriots
Race to the playoffs has a crowded field
Chargers’ Parham in stable condition after slamming head
NFLer-turned-boxer Gore ready for NFL return
Column: The ‘winner’ who won two games out of 13
Jags fired Meyer for cause, won’t pay the rest of his contract
Column: Meyer learns – probably – that bullies run out of rope fast in NFL
Najee Harris, working hard and hardly working
NBA/WNBA
Nets up to nine in protocols, Durant included
Beal’s 37 leads Wizards over Jazz
Lakers’ AD out at least a month
Sports and COVID
AD: ‘really, really challenging’ to get fans to mask
Baseball
Trickle-down economics at the heart of dispute
Golf/Tennis
Around the nation/world
Horan voted US Soccer’s female POTY