Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer volleyball honors, Mayhem; Braves opener good 'n bad, but interesting; Hawks, Falcons, Tech; NCAA basketball; Roy Williams; 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.
Honor Roll
Mercer volleyball takes SoCon coach of the year, two first-teamers
Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem nip Huntsville, clinch playoff spot
CGTC men open GCAA tourney on the road
Mercer women’s soccer wins on senior day
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
A frustrating and encouraging opener for Atlanta
A stutterstep and a perfect throw
It was still a pretty good day
All-Star Game in Atlanta is under microscope
Capela, Young lead Hawks to 2-OT win
Collins out for a bit with ankle injury
Three touchdowns worth of runs in battle of the GSUs
Tech starts off Virginia series with a win
Falcons to play home game in London
Atlanta re-signs Means, signs two linemen
Men’s NCAA Tournament
Baylor, Houston on the rebound
Blue-blood UCLA needed non-blue-blood Cronin
There are some big-time coaches still seeking first Final Four
Women’s NCAA Tournament
Mental toughness a key for young South Carolina
The fresh and familiar in albeit muted San Antonio
Stringer proud of Staley, Barnes
Who are the next torch-bearers on the sideline?
College Basketball
Roy Williams calls it a career
Former players come to grips with Williams’ departure
Williams a reminder that old guard slowly leaving
A Roy Williams timeline of stories
Another major shadow left at UNC
Women lack the same one-and-done option as men
No surprise: Garza the national player of the year
Michigan’s Howard takes COY award
Beard leaves Texas Tech for Texas
There was no tournament for Division III, again
NBA
Durant talks, including about profane spat with actor
Baseball
‘Little kid from Puerto Rico’ getting a $341-million deal
Essential workers to get tickets windfall
NFL
Warning: NFL looking at onside kick and OT rules
Chargers starting to have ownership issues
Around the nation/world
Column: Woods privacy vs. public’s rights