Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Central Georgians win in GHSA cheerleading; UGA wins; colleges, pros; Dan Mullen; Australian Open

Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Central Georgians win in GHSA cheerleading; UGA wins; colleges, pros; Dan Mullen; Australian Open

Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

Central Georgia’s only daily and complete Scoreboard – high schools and colleges, more than basketball – is up in Coverage (where the efforts on Tuesdays and Fridays are never ignored)

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Dodge County, Mary Persons, and West Laurens take state cheerleading titles

          Three Central Georgia schools didn’t have to travel far – to the Macon Coliseum – for the GHSA state cheerleading championships.

          Dodge County in AA, Mary Persons in 3A, and West Laurens in 4A all were crowned state champions.

          Bleckley County was second and East Laurens fifth in AA, which was completed on Monday.

          Houston County finished second in 6A, 1.5 points behind champ Carrollton.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Georgia storms back to stun Missouri

The Bulldogs were down 16

Atlanta mayor not thrilled about All-Star game, wants no visitors

Are Titans about done with ex-UGA OL Wilson?

Dan Mullen talks … and avoids trouble

Gators’ Johnson “blessed” to be alive after collapsing

 

Sports and racial/social awareness

Players, execs discuss increase baseball’s diversity

 

College Basketball

Arkansas tops Florida for seventh straight SEC win

Gators’ Johnson “blessed” to be alive after collapsing

 

NBA

Green unhappy with players to be traded and treatment

Column: Griffin, Pistons breakup may be win-win

 

Baseball

Detroit thinking about a six-man rotation

 

College Football

Dan Mullen talks … and avoids trouble

 

NFL

 

Around the nation/world             

Barty upset in Australian quarters

Williams’ court-covering level is pretty high

1996 Olympic swimmer ran a drug ring

Column: Raiders’ owner buying WNBA team a big signal

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard

NBA scores/games

NHL roundup/scoreboard