Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Hawks, All-Star game, Falcons, Braves, UGA; and more;
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
In Coverage: Central Georgia’s only daily Scoreboard, plus region tournament results/schedules
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Hawks look to repeat against Boston
Young fastest in team history to 4,000 points
NBA All-Star game set for Atlanta, HBCUs to benefit
How State Farm Arena became the All-Star host
Falcons open up some cap room, dump Allen and Bailey
Snitker talks on lineups, rotations, all sorts of stuff
Tech’s Oliver – not the Central Georgian – is transferring
UGA baseball going lefty in opening series
Sports and racial/social awareness
College athletes coming together to inspire change
Sports and COVID 19
Astros’ Baker gets vaccine, understands tentativeness
Ivy League cancels spring season for second year
College Basketball
Tennessee women get long-awaited marquee win
NBA
Butler racks up third straight triple-double
NBA All-Star game set for Atlanta, HBCUs to benefit
Baseball
Padres giddy about Tatis Jr.’s big deal
Minor leagues go to 6-game series, and more
Former Marlins owner reimburses $5.5 mil
NFL
Family to donate Vincent Jackson’s brain to CTE research
College Football
Playing two seasons in a year may wear on FCS players
Around the nation/world
Roush Fenway now carbon neutral NASCAR team
Dojo stays perfect in Aussie Open semis
No farewell from Williams; Osaka takes advantage
Osaka’s enthusiasm is ‘beautiful to see’
Michigan, AD agree on 5-year deal
Men’s college basketball scoreboard
Women’s college basketball scoreboard