Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Henley even; Mercer women win; more area colleges; Blanks' civil rights donation; NFL, colleges, more

Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Henley even; Mercer women win; more area colleges; Blanks' civil rights donation; NFL, colleges, 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.

 

Scoreboard

High School

Basketball

G-Baldwin 51, Howard 10

          Nykeisha Thornton’s 19 points led Baldwin and topped Howard.

G-John Milledge 81, Windsor 25

B-John Milledge 82, Windsor 43

B-Westside 49, Perry 38

Soccer

B-Konos 4, Mary Persons 0

G-Mary Persons 1, Konos 0

B-West Laurens 2, Stratford 1

 

Tennis

B-Bleckley County 3, Veterans 2

G-Veterans 4, Bleckley County 1

 

College

Basketball

W-Albany Tech 62, CGTC 58

M-CGTC 76, Action Sports Academy 44

W-Georgia 83, Alabama 76, OT

W-Mercer 69, Western Carolina 62, OT

 

Baseball

Reinhardt 4, Middle Georgia State 2; Reinhardt 7, MGS 3

 

Pro

NBA

Utah 112, Atlanta 91

Around/About Central Georgia

Henley even after first round

          Russell Henley shot an even 71 Thursday in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

          The Stratford grad started on No. 10 and had a bogey on 14, then countered a bogey on 2 with two pars.

          Henley missed the cut last year with a 1-over 143.

Mercer women storm back in fourth, win in OT

Georgia College 21st in one preseason baseball poll

Mercer picked second in Southern Conference softball

Samford-Mercer men’s hoops moved to Monday

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Blank donating $17 mil to civil rights museum

Shorthanded, offense challenged Hawks fall to Jazz

Atlanta to host the NBA All-Star game next month?

SEC revenue increased in 2020 fiscal year

 

Sports and racial/social awareness

Blank donating $17 mil to civil rights museum

 

Sports and COVID 19

Krzyzewski gets second COVID shot

  

NFL

Reid: Philly never asked to talk to Bieniemy

Washington looking at many QB options, including Watson

“Shady” a lucky charm?

Fournette and Bell get a really nice second chance

Column: Antonio Brown needs to regain a grip

Goff not sure when it went south with LA, but he’s happy now

San Diego’s Hebert ready for another transition

Goodell said NFL will learn plenty from 2020

 

College Basketball

No. 8 Ohio State edges No. 8 Iowa in Iowa City

Ex-Michigan State guard donates $32 mil

 

College Football

Small-college football gearing up for spring season

Will virtual strategies in recruiting stay?

Ohio State expects normal spring practice

Clemson’s Elliott up to $2 mil now

McCaffery joins dad Ed at Northern Colorado

 

Around the nation/world

SEC revenue increased in 2020 fiscal year

Wimbledon to have reduced capacity

Enthusiasm growing as NASCAR season approaches

NHL teams using two goalies through pandemic

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard

NBA scores/games

NHL roundup/scoreboard