Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; FVSU legends Porter, Poole; Mercer, Ga. College, FVSU hoops; GHSA reclassification; UGA, Tech hoops, Braves, Falcons; SEC; nat'l colleges, 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: GHSA’s latest tweaks for reclassification
Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s predictions
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High School
Basketball
G-Sumter County 45, Central 34
College
Basketball
W-Andrew College 72, CGTC 71
M-CGTC 109, Southern Basketball Academy 57
M-Florida A&M 76, FVSU 63
W-Georgia College 66, Edward Waters 48
M-Georgia 82, Memphis 79
M-Mercer 73, Kennesaw State 71
M-Morehead State 59, Georgia Southern 51
W-Purdue 53, Georgia Tech 52
W-Southern Miss 64, Georgia State 56
M-Wisconsin 70, Georgia Tech 66
Pro
NBA
Atlanta 114, Indiana 111
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MLB’s first work stoppage since 1995 is underway
Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU legends Porter & Poole finalists for Black College FB HOF
MBKB: FVSU falls at Florida A&M
WBKB: Georgia College gets redemption in home opener
MBKB: Mercer survives last-second shot at Kennesaw State
SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia
Bennett gets another crack at the Tide
The challenge of defending QB Young
How are Saban and Belichick different?
Bama’s Young trusts the offensive line, even after Saturday
Some LT questions for UGA with Anderson await
Around/About Georgia
MBKB: Georgia closes strong, knocks off No. 18 Memphis for Crean’s 400th
MBKB: Georgia Tech rally falls short against Wisconsin
Young clutch at line in Hawks win
30 years later, the Falcons’ ‘Rudest Team’ has no regrets
Braves complete deals with Arcia, Heredia
College Football/South
Third downs key in ACC title game
Column: This Billy is Florida’s best hire since the last Billy (Donovan)
Column: Stoops isn’t going anywhere … big boys aren’t smart enough to hire him
College Football
Fickell: ‘There is no speculation’
Crazy numbers on flurry of coaching moves
Harbaugh donates bonus money to athletics department workers
Kelly: ‘I wanted to be with the best’
Quinn blasts Kelly for Notre Dame departure
Oklahoma picking up the pieces after sudden change
Stats Watch: Poor Huskers, dandy Dawgs, more
Southern Cal tries to keep focus with new boss watching
Black College HOF releases finalists for Class of 2022
College Basketball
M-North Carolina hammers No. 24 Michigan
W-Princeton pulls off upset of No. 22 FGCU
M-No. 12 BYU knocked off by Utah Valley
M-Oklahoma surprises No. 14 Florida
M-Coastal Carolina handles South Carolina
NFL
Bucs’ Goodwin: rescue dogs, train them, provide veterans with service dogs
AFC has record 12 teams at .500 or better
NBA/WNBA
Celtics’ Freedom becomes citizen: ‘most unforgettable moment’
Baseball
Is MLB’s work stoppage just around the corner?
A reason for every team to be thankful
Rays, Kluber finalize 1-year, $8 mil deal
Auto Racing
Women’s tennis tour suspends China events
Crew chief Daniels rode intense drive to title
Around the nation/world