Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; GHSA wrestling; Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU; UGA BKB, FB; Daytona 500; NFL, more
Saturday’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: Central Georgia’s only wrestling coverage wraps up with Saturday’s action, and a review of the area’s performers
In Coverage: Central Georgia’s only Scoreboard, with high school and college basketball, college soccer, and Hawks
Around/About Central Georgia
Strong first half leads Georgia College
Georgia College slows after good first quarter in loss
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Alabama hot from deep in thumping Georgia
Fourth-quarter troubles bounce Atlanta
Soroka wins arbitration against the Braves
A look at Georgia football’s head coach assistants
Not easy for Stafford to leave Detroit
But the Staffords leave with class, and a huge donation
Daytona 500
Party in a pandemic: Folks not too worried
Rain takes care of final practices
Social justice takes a prominent spot as season starts
The impact of Earnhardt’s death saved lives
AP’s original story on Earnhardt’s crash and death
College Basketball
Coach’s 5-year-old cruises through national anthem
No. 12 Oklahoma edges No. 14 WVU in double OT
A look at Krzyzewski on birthday 74
The NBA pioneer you’ve not heard of
Sports and social/racial awareness
NAIA team to stay in locker room for anthem to avoid suspensions
Sports and COVID-19
Update: UNC-Virginia Tech ppd., and more
NFL
Column: Urban gets an NFL lesson
Tampa Bay’s Wingfield: just had to taunt, fine is fine
Column: Texans mastering how to implode
Baseball
Around the nation/world
Dream or nightmare to face legend in Aussie Open?
Williams back in quarters, as is male qualifier
Johnny says he’s done with football … kinda
Men’s college basketball scoreboard