Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

 

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College
Basketball

W-Georgia Tech 55, North Carolina 38

M-Georgia Tech 103, Clayton State 53

W-Tennessee 63, Georgia 55

Pro
NBA

Atlanta 113, Charlotte 109

 

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Alumni Update

Dublin’s Height leaving Auburn for Southern Cal

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Henley gets top-20 finish at AmEx

          Russell Henley shot a steady 5-under final round to finish in a tied for 14th at the American Express in California.

Co-Georgia grad Hudson Swafford, in tribute to recently deceased father, won by two strokes.

          Henley finished 14 under with a final round of no bogeys and five birdies.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Heating-up Hawks rout chilly-shooting Hornets

MBKB: Tech expectedly cruises past Clayton State

WBKB: Tennessee D the difference in win at Georgia

Burton heading from Georgia to Alabama

And Brini to Arkansas

NBA at 75: Wilkins soared, felt unappreciated 

College Football/South

Column: Mason’s departure a cause for concern at Auburn 

NFL

KC heartbreaks Buffalo in an epic quarterback showdown

Column: Heartbreak, poor D, a remarkable game

Buffalo fights valiantly, but …

Rams heartbreak Tampa Bay with last-second field goal

Column: And now, LA vs. SF for the Super Bowl

Is Brady now on the retirement clock?

Brown shows pleasure in Tampa Bay loss

Column: Thank Gould for silencing Rodgers, platform

Henry’s return not enough to prevent Titans wasting top seed 

NBA/WNBA

Ex-UGA standout Edwards youngest to hit 300 3s

Bucks’ Allen suspended for a game for foul on Caruso 

College Basketball

LaSalle coach raises awareness for daughter with leukemia

W-South Carolina swaps UConn rematch for a conference game

W-Kansas State’s Lee sets record with 61 points 

Golf/Tennis

Nadal in Aussie quarters for the 14th time

Collins joins other Americans in quarters

Winless in ’21, Kang starts new LPGA year with win

Notes: Pegula planning around watching family’s NFL team 

Sports and social & racial awareness

ECHL player calls out another for racial gesture; suspended & released

Popovich speaks out on those blocking voting rights bills

Sports and COVID-19

Gonzaga suspends Stockton’s season tickets over mask rule, accompanied by bizarre statements

Around the nation/world

Drone causes suspension in play at EPL

Forsberg stops 35 shots in Senators win

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball