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
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
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