Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Peach County's Fineran; Georgia-Alabama, Hawks, Falcons; college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, MLB,

Wednesday's News 'n Notes:  Scoreboard; Peach County's Fineran; Georgia-Alabama, Hawks, Falcons; college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, MLB,

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. 

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College
Basketball
M-Georgia College 71, USC Aiken 65

M-Georgia Tech 81, Boston College 67

W-Miles 71, FVSU 67

M-Miles 73, FVSU 43

M-Mississippi State 88, Georgia 72

W-USC Aiken 58, Georgia College 35

Pro
NBA
Miami 115, Atlanta 91

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Georgia vs. Alabama

‘They’ve become legendary’

Hustle play by Upson-Lee’s Walker was huge

Column: Georgia was THE team; Bennett, injuries=5 thoughts

Cook writes a farewell note to Georgia fans

Golfers Kisner and Thomas had a Tide-Dawg thing going

Column: Georgia joining Bama as twin towers should worry SEC

Column: Bennett sounds the right notes in and after big win

 Alumni Update

Peach County’s Fineran makes another all-bowl team

Around/About Central Georgia

MBKB: Second half surge lifts No. 24 Georgia College

WBKB: Blanked in a quarter, Georgia College suffers first home loss

Around/About Georgia

Four Bulldogs, one Peach County alum, & GSU Panther on all-bowl team

UGA’s to-the-portal number is up to four

CFP TV ratings were up, but middlin’

Slumping Hawks keep slumping in thumping by Miami

Atlanta’s Collins frustrated

MBKB: Good second-half start lifts Mississippi State over Georgia

WBKB: Maxwell leads Tech past BC

College Football/South

Column: Get used to SEC dominance, thanks to attitude and bank accounts

Column: Can anyone stop it?

College Football

Grades for all I-A football teams

West Virginia taps Harrell as OC                                       

Sanders, Jackson State get another elite prospect

Riley finishes staff at Southern Cal

College Basketball

W-Rare signs of fallibility at UConn

M-Duke tops Wake without Krzyzewski

W-Oklahoma knocks off Baylor

NFL

What went wrong for the non-playoff teams

Column: Wentz, too good for the vaccine, what’d you think would happen?

Saints weathered adversity, competitive to the end

Carolina will look at everything at QB

Column: Raiders have their coach after Bisaccia aces tryout

Browns ready for Mayfield in the fall

Column: Firing of Flores is an unjustified travesty of a clown-show owner

Titans hopeful on third top-seed try

Rams trip into playoffs

Column: Explanation for Bears firings was destined for disaster

NBA/WNBA

Popovich craves teaching time with young team

Caldwell-Pope, Harrell separated after halftime fight

Morant won’t high-five those in opponents’ attire

Hornets break 16-game losing streak

Baseball

Balkovec officially becomes first female manager in minors

Tampa Bay bullpen catcher dies unexpectedly, at 28

A bunch of statistical coincidences almost too unbelievable

Hernandez stunned by Mets jersey retirement news

Around the nation/world          

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball