Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Georgia College's Bochniak; SIAC/vaccines; Braves win; Falcons, United, Hawks; college FB; NBA finals, NFL, Olympics
Tuesday'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: Georgia headlines the second day of the annual SEC media gathering
Scoreboard
Pro
MLB
Honor Roll
Georgia College’s Bochniak a national nominee
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
SIAC mandates vaccines for athletes
Toussaint sharp in first game back
Atlanta may have a dynamic tight end collection
Ex-Falcon assistant Knapp in serious condition after bike accident
United’s Martinez, who had heart issue from COVID, OK with firing
Months later, services set for Doc Ayers
Some improvements Trae Young might consider
Sun Belt’s preseason poll and all-conference teams
College Football
Swinney not for the playoff expansion
Sanders walks out of SWAC media event: “You don’t call Nick Saban ‘Nick’
Former Aggie star wants to play Texas again
NBA/WNBA
Giannis drops 50, Bucks break 50-year title drought
OMG: Ohhhh, Milwaukee’s Giannis
Suns’ feel-good story ends in frustration
Baseball
Oakland OKs a $12 billion complex, A’s not happy
Olympics
Column: Welcome to the joyless, soulless Tokyo games
NFL
Tampa Bay visits the White House, and Tom Brady’s got jokes
Report: Rodgers turned down big bucks, extension
Jags finish signing draft picks, including Etienne
Rams lose RB Akers to Achilles
‘Put up or shut up’ time for Newton?
Around the nation/world