Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, UGA's celebration, Russell Henley, Travon Walker, Mercer, Mayhem; Hawks, UGA, Falcons; colleges, NFL playoffs, Dojo, more

Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, UGA's celebration, Russell Henley, Travon Walker, Mercer, Mayhem; Hawks, UGA, Falcons; colleges, NFL playoffs, Dojo, more

Saturday’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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Henley takes lead at Sony into final round

          Maconite Russell Henley slipped back into a tie a few times on Saturday, but he regained the lead and has the top spot after three rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

          He birdied two of the final four holes, helping to counter two bogeys. Henley had two bogeys on Friday as well, after a bogey-free first round. He also had two eagles on Friday.

          Henley tees off with second-place Hideki Matsuyama at 6:15 p.m. EST. 

Alumni Update

Thomaston to honor Travon Walker

          The city of Thomaston will honor Upson-Lee graduate and Georgia starter Travon Walker on Tuesday. Festivities begin at 5:15 with a parade from Matthews Field to the courthouse square, fans encourage to wear proper team attire.

          The program at the school’s fine arts center begins at 6:15 p.m., doors opening at 5:30 pm., and masks are required.

          Upson-Lee legends Hugh Nall – a member of Georgia’s 1980 national championship team, and former assistant coach at Auburn – as well as Mike Cavan – part of a legendary Thomaston athletics family and still on the football administrative staff at Georgia - are part of the program.

 

Around/about Central Georgia

WBKB: Neal-Tysor passes 1,000 points in Mercer road win

MBKB: Johnson, Haase lead Mercer at home

Slade wins it for the Mayhem in OT 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Hawks fall again, at home, to Knicks

No panic for Smart and the Bulldogs

Georgia loses backup CB toooo Florida

Ridley likely gone from Atlanta

MBKB: Vandy ends seven-year Stegeman drought

MBKB: North Carolina pulls away from Tech 

College Football/South

Drinkwitz uses a dump truck in lineman recruiting

Neyland undergoing some work

Alabama CB declares

College Football

UCLA’s Kelly gets a new deal

Under fire, Hawaii’s Graham resigns

Lanning eyeing some Georgia recruits 

College Basketball

Obit: Kentucky legend Joe B. Hall

M-Syracuse at only .500

M-Below .500 after losing to FSU

W-UConn wins 165th straight conference game

M-No. 1 Baylor loses second straight home game

M-Northwestern surprises No. 10 Michigan State

M-Kentucky thumps Tennessee

M-Auburn rallies past Mississippi, Fagan leads Rebels

M-Arkansas finishes strong to knock off No. 12 LSU

M-Duke welcomes coach back with win 

NFL

Bengals break long playoff drought

Allen sizzles as Bills hammer Patriots

Buffalo in January? ‘like the Bahamas … no wind’

Column: And now, only one black head coach

Texans GM points to differences in opinion for firing

KC will be without Edwards-Helaire

Ex-NFL player dies in federal prison

Vrabel doing what he was hired to do

Golf/Tennis

Back in court in Australia

Djokovic saga: ‘Bit tired of the situation’

Getting to know Dojo 

Around the nation/world

Spanish soccer match marred by player hit with object

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball