Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer, Georgia College, Kirby Smart/TD Club, Tech BKB, Hawks; NFL, NBA, MLB, tennis
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
📰S📰C📰O📰R📰E📰B📰O📰A📰R📰D
High School
Basketball
Boys
Manchester 82, Macon County 64
Mary Persons 67, Howard 58
Soccer
G-Houston County 9, ACE 0
Madeline Richter, Whitley Anderson, Maike Austrup each had three goals for Houston County, along with Emily Grady, Mady Hughes, and Eryn Yarbrough.
B-Houston County 3, ACE 0
The Bears got goals from Padraig Littlefield, Manny Fernandez-Hernandez, and Thomas Bryant in the win over the defending Class A Public runner-up.
College
Basketball
M-Georgia College 69, Lander 46
M-Georgia Tech 75, Florida State 61
M-Southern Crescent 65, CGTC 61
Pro
NBA
Atlanta 121, Sacramento 104
📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB: Big second half lifts Georgia College on the road
MBKB: Mercer surprised in visit to Samford
Macon TD Club/Kirby Smart update
The date for Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s visit as the speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club’s year-end jamboree has been changed.
The UGA compliance department determined that Smart couldn’t speak in February at banquet-type setting with student-athletes present, so he’ll be in town for the new date of March 21.
TD Club executive director Bryant Longshore confirmed the change earlier this week in an email to members.
It will be held at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth on Pierce Ave. Information regarding cost and the amount of tickets available to the public has yet to be finalized.
Visit here for updates.
Calendar update
Some scheduling info on GHSA sports:
Feb. 10-12, Traditional wrestling championship
Feb. 22-23, First round of basketball playoffs
Feb. 25-26, Second round of basketball playoffs
March 1-2, Basketball quarterfinals
March 4-5, Basketball semifinals
March 9-12, Basketball finals
May 3-6, Soccer finals
May 14, Track finals, lacrosse finals, tennis finals
May 20-21, 23, Baseball finals
Around/About Georgia
Bogdanovic, Okongwu lead surging Hawks
MBKB: Usher leads Tech over Florida State
Sports and COVID
COVID’s impact on Auburn’s finances
Couple arrested for using fake vax cards for Bills game
College Football/South
Former Auburn DC Mason officially hired at Oklahoma State
College Basketball
M-Mack officially out at Louisville
M-Tennessee knocks off Florida
And things got chippy afterward
M-UNC shoots under 30 percent, and wins
M-Half-court buzzer-beater lifts Miami over Virginia Tech
M-Marquette showing toughness in Smart’s debut season
NFL
Chiefs fans donate thousands of dollars to charity in Josh Allen’s name
Rams hope this time is it vs. 49ers
Swag a little different at this year’s Super Bowl
Are the Chiefs the new dynasty?
49ers, Garoppolo continue odd marriage into playoffs
Is Stafford a win or two away from the Hall of Fame?
Brady: Gisele doesn’t like him getting hit
Bills’ Beane wants to continue clear progress
Among the names to watch for New Orleans
College Sports
LSU fires official who sued department
COVID’s impact on Auburn’s finances
NBA/WNBA
Jerry West reflects on the loss of Bryant and Baylor
Clippers record huge comeback, again
Baseball/MLB
Labor woes threaten another spring
Colum: Baseball hurt itself more than Bonds did
Beltran brings own baggage to next year’s HOF ballot
Golf/Tennis
Horschel leads at Torrey Pines
Australian Open: Medvedev saves match point, advances
Around the nation/world
UFC’s White goes off on criticism: ‘you idiots’
Rapinoe, Lavelle re-sign with OL Reign