Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Georgia-Alabama, Peach County's Fineran; Falcons, Atlanta Motor Speedway; college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, tennis, golf, UFC, more
Thursday'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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High School
College
Basketball
M-Augusta 73, Georgia College 53 (Wed.)
W-Georgia College 44, Augusta 42, OT (Wed.)
W-Coastal Carolina 72, Georgia Southern 69
M-Texas-Arlington 70, Georgia State 63
W-Kentucky 84, Georgia 76
Gymnastics
Michigan 197.750, Georgia 194.500
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Georgia vs. Alabama
Monday is “Stetson Bennett” and “Go Dawgs” day in Pierce County
The plan to contain Young is …
Kendrick back on national-final stage, this time with UGA
What was life like back in 1980?
Flawed, but peaking at the right time?
Sports and COVID
NCAA addresses guidelines, basketball scheduling
Alumni Update
Peach County’s Fineran makes AP’s All-Bowl team
Honor Roll
WSOC: Georgia College puts nine on PBC academic team
Around/About Georgia
No news flash: Atlanta has many good basketball players
Test drivers get a look at the re-brand new Atlanta Motor Speedway
A look at the foundation set by Atlanta’s new GM and coach
That Ryan touchdown that wasn’t
Olympic hopeful’s equipment stolen in Kennesaw
College Football/South
Napier: We’re going to do things with class
Calzada addition shows faith in new Auburn QB coach
Clemson’s Ross heading to draft
College Football
Playoff expansion announcement could come next week
Montana State in FCS final with home-state freshman QB
Spring season in the rearview, ND State eyes another title
The year in college football was a whopper
Column: Oklahoma response to Williams-to-portal is good for Oklahoma
Ohio State cuts offensive line coach free
Column: For some, not all, bottom line was more important than score
Baseball
Minor-league owners surprise employees with $600,000 from sale
College Basketball
Two teams who can’t find opponents find each other
They met in the middle at a JC in Utah
W-No.7 Tennessee hammers No. 25 Texas A&M
W-35 turnovers later, Pitt hammered by Louisville
M-After long break, UCLA cruises
W-Boston leads South Carolina over LSU
M-Wisconsin wins in battle of nation’s top scorers
NFL
Brown: Bucs made me play hurt, and …
Tampa Bay officially cuts him loose
Return of crowds didn’t do much for home-field advantage
Column: Season is one game too long, but NFL delivers again
Column: Writer isn’t a bum, but he was wrong, and should give up vote
The post-Brady slump is over after one year
Jags fans organize to urge firing of GM Baalke
Column: Trey Lance is no Garoppolo
Roethlisberger leaving Steelers in good hands
Column: Rodgers’ ignorance shouldn’t disqualify him from MVP votes
Jags fans to wear clown masks to season finale
Column: Grandfatherly Arians a win-at-all-costs coach after all
NBA/WNBA
Down 25, Knicks win on Barrett’s banked 3 at the buzzer
Auto Racing
Test drivers get a look at the re-brand new Atlanta Motor Speedway
Golf/Tennis
Djokovic gets defense from Fox’s Ingraham: Australia doesn’t deserve a grand slam
Cantlay, Rahm off to good starts at Kapalu
Around the nation/world