Christmas Day News 'n Notes (early edition): Scoreboard; Jake Fromm, Quez Jackson; Hawks, Falcons, Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Southern; college FB, NIL, NFL, NBA/
Friday and Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Early edition, may be updated.
Santa’s missive to go with a later-in-the-day Christmas Sports Report coincided with The Sports Reports reporter spending about eight hours at the Middle Georgia Veterinary Emergency Center in Warner Robins – thumbs up to those folks – to deal with a puppydawg, who has now given permission to catch up a bit.
College Football
Georgia State 51, Ball State 20
NBA
New York 101, Atlanta 87
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Sports and COVID
Two more games postponed for No. 5 UCLA
Alumni Update
Fromm goes from COVID QB to starter on Sunday
The debut comes 19 months after The Tweet
Inside Fromm’s mind before the start: Q&A
Peach County’s Jackson confirms NFL plans
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Walker’s triple-double leads Knicks over Hawks in battle of short-handeds
NFL prospect galore with Michigan and Georgia
Central Georgians in Saturday’s bowl
Georgia State: Offensive lineman Trey Bonner played. DB Jaquez Pennimon of Southwest, OL Travis Glover of Dooly County, and TE Ezeqiel Marion of Perry didn’t play.
Grainger, Georgia State hammer Ball State
Domination in record eighth win
Georgia Southern adds three more power-5 assistants
College Football/South
For final Vols of 2017, staying and going
Sisters prepared Bama’s Anderson for the SEC
UCF won more than just a bowl game
College Football
Wyoming doesn’t hide that it needs quarterbacks
College Sports
Foreign athletes left out of rush for NIL windfall
NFL
Rodger sets team record as Packers nip Brown
Late: Indianapolis vs. Arizona
Giants coaches, players surprise staffers with big holiday bonuses
“All Madden” labor of love for Fox Sports
Saints try to talk Brees into un-retiring
Cards faces Colts hoping to clinch playoff spot
Steelers trade Ingram to KC, now face him
Raiders’ Crosby finally fulfilling potential
Jags’ Armstead back after COVID scare
Notes: Pro Bowl in the family for Diggs brothers, and …
NBA/WNBA
Bucks rally late in Antetokounmpo’s return
Curry, Warriors regain top spot with win over Suns
Late: Brooklyn vs. L.A. Lakers
Late: Dallas vs. Utah
Around the nation/world