Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Georgia College, Mercer, FVSU; Hawks, UGA, Falcons, Tech; NFL, college FB/BKB, NBA, Aussie Open, golf

Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Georgia College, Mercer, FVSU; Hawks, UGA, Falcons, Tech; NFL, college FB/BKB, NBA, Aussie Open, golf

Friday’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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Honor Roll

BSB: Two Bobcats make all-PBC preseason baseball, GC picked third

SB: Georgia College’s Hobbs earns preseason conference honor

 

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer at home for doubleheader

          It’ll be a full day of hoops at Hawkins with Mercer’s women and men at home.

          And Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper will be in the arena.

          Free tickets are available at mercerbars.com

          The women play Samford at 2:30 p.m. to end a four-game homestand. Mercer is 12-6 and 5-1, and Samford is 8-11 and 3-2. The Bears are in sole possession of first, while the Bulldogs are tied for fourth with Furman, Wofford and Chattanooga between them and the Bears.

          The men host Furman at 6 p.m.

          Mercer is 12-9 and 5-3, while Furman is 15-7 and 7-2. The Bears are in third place and the Paladins in second, right behind Chattanooga.

 

FVSU welcomes Allen for doubleheader

          The Wildcats are at home for the third game of a four-game homestand on Saturday against Allen, second of three at home for the women.

          FVSU’s women are 4-11, 2-8 in SIAC play. Allen is 5-13 and 0-3.

          The host men are 3-13 and 3-6 while Allen is 4-14 and 0-3.

 

MLAX: Mercer welcomes Bellarmine in opener

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Collins, Young lead streaking Hawks

Signing day and coaching decisions in Athens

Georgia adds Bobo as offensive analyst

Patterson named PFWA’s co-most improved

MBKB: Miami will focus on Tech’s Devoe

 

NFL/Football

Denver hires Hackett (is Rodgers coming?)

Giants pick Bills OC as new HC

Reid helps pave the way for young coaches

Non-QBs Kupp and Samuel lead teams into title game

Longtime Steelers GM done after draft

Pro Football Writers’ all-conference teams and honorees

College Football/South

LSU’s Kelly again gets jiggy with it

College Football

Arizona State OC resigns amid investigation

College Basketball

Auburn grabs hold of Pearl ‘for life’

Kentucky vs. Kansas in bluebloods battle

Former Horns coach Barnes: ‘I’m a Tennessee Volunteer’ 

NBA/WNBA

Artist hopes for permanent Bryant memorial location

Lakers’ Anthony miffed about Sixers fans comments

Morant drops a triple-double

Analysis: All-star voting by players flawed, again

Golf/Tennis

Australian Open: Decades of history on the line for Barty

Will Collins crash the Barty party?

Medvedev wins tempestuous semifinal

Nadal, Medvedev chase history

Rahm loses lead at Farmers

Kang contending at LPGA

Djokovic feted in Montenegro amid new test doubts

 

Sports and social/racial awareness

 

Around the nation/world           

Rangers retire Lundqvist’s jersey in emotional ceremony

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball