Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer gets NCAA Tourney foe; Alumni Update (Dodge County, Peach County, Bleckley County); Ex-Bobcat Grant gets big gig; hoops axes fall
Monday'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: Mercer didn’t have to wait long to find out it was facing a recent national champ in the women’s NCAA Tournament. UGA and Tech got their news, too.
And Central Georgia’s only daily scoreboard
Alumni Update
Dodge County’s Floyd gets a nice new deal
Peach County grad Fineran earns SoCon honor
GCAA picks Bleckley County’s Odom as pitcher
College players of the week
SSAC volleyball: Middle Georgia State’s MacFarland
Southern Conference baseball: Mercer’s Delano
SSAC baseball: Middle Georgia State’s Brooks
Around/About Central Georgia
Former Georgia College hoops standout now boss at Boston College
Hire may lack ‘wow’ factor, but …
Georgia College postpones mid-week baseball game
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
UGA releases COVID info through fall semester
Richt likes UGA assistant influence at Tennessee
College Basketball
Six officials sent home because of protocols
Column: Tournament is wiiide open, except for Gonzaga
Out: Iowa State’s Prohm, after worst year since 1925
Out: Minnesota’s Pitino, after eight seasons
Out: Washington women’s coach Jody Wynn
NBA/WNBA
Yet another Freak triple-double
NFL
Patriots jump out as free agency begins
The new quarterback in Washington is …
Sports and COVID-19
Six NCAA men’s officials sent home because of protocols
Around the nation/world
Column: Hagler got his break, and took advantage
Keyshawn Johnson’s first-born daughter dies
Men’s college basketball scoreboard