Tuesday'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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Players of the week

Southern Conference WBKB: Mercer’s Dougherty 

Alumni Update

Saints’ Callaway (Warner Robins) first 100-yard receiver in a year

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

JT Daniels tests positive for COVID, mild symptoms

Dawgs’ D has a statement to make against Michigan

UGA notes I

UGA notes II

Tech’s Gibbs is headed to Alabama

Capela, Gallinari join COVID list

And so slips away the Falcons’ playoff chances

Detroit’s Goff highly doubtful for Atlanta game

Lions hope to keep momentum going

Georgia Southern names new defensive coordinator

MBKB: Usher drops 30 in Tech OT win over Georgia State

MBKB: Georgia Southern game with Fordham canceled

WBKB: Georgia cruises past South Alabama

WBKB: Tech rolls past Boston 

Sports and COVID-19

Colleges: Miami bowl game in jeopardy, program in protocols

Texas A&M program in shutdown

Silver: no plans to pause NBA season

Rodgers says COVID conversation not centered around health

Central Georgians in Wednesday’s bowl

Army: 1 CB Daelan Smith, Peach County, So.; 39 DB Tavores Pearson, Westside, Sr.
Missorui: none

Experts mixed on new NFL protocols 

College Football/South

Column: Bama’s high booster rate a competitive advantage with omicron surge

McCall plans to return to Coastal Carolina, really plans to

Jackson State player arrested on COVID unemployment fraud

Receivers stepping into Metchie void at Alabama 

College Football

Famous Idaho Potato: Wyoming outguns Kent State

Frisco: Big passing night lifts San Diego State past UTSA 

A transfer portal update

NIL was a signing-day factor, but the debate is how big it was

Mizzou’s Drinkwitz sits start to preserve NFL Draft prospects

MAC commish hacked at Cure Bowl officiating

Transfer: USC QB to Pitt 

College Basketball

Column: Hardaway’s COVID negligence threatens season

M-Davidson survives No. 10 Alabama comeback

W-No. 1 South Carolina rallies past No. 2 Stanford 

NFL

Missed chances hurt Seattle in loss to Rams

Decimated Washington runs out of gas against Hurts, Eagles

NY governor has faith Buffalo stadium deal can get done in time 

College Sports

Pac-12 tapping stars to boost conference rep

Baseball

MLB sued by former affiliates

 Around the nation/world

College football scores/games

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball