The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU, Chris Hatcher; Blackshear to Big Apple/UGA, Tech-UGA hoops, Braves, Mills Lane; college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, MLB

Tuesday'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/Players of the Week

WBKB: Georgia College stays at No. 7

MBKB: FVSU’s Lowe top newcomer

Alumni Update

Chris Hatcher earns FCS Region COTY

Mount de Sales’ Williams: From start to serious season-ending surgery

Around/About Central Georgia

MBKB: Mercer cruises past Middle Georgia State

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Blackshear to Big Apple

Bennett-as-finalist met with consternation (outside Dawg Nation)

A dozen Bulldogs on coaches’ All-SEC, but …

Mitchell’s return was huge

Ex-UGA QB Daniels on the move again

Young mad spat with McMillan went public

More than QB to be looked at by Falcons

MBKB: Tech nips Georgia in back-and-forth battle

MBKB: Kelly comes up big for Jackets

Swanson, Anthopoulos have a chat

Georgia Sports HOF and boxing ref legend Lane dies

 

College Football/Southeast

Auburn losing two pass rushers to draft

Bama’s Anderson wins Nagurski again

Maye plans to return to UNC

All-ACC teams

NC State QB Leary won’t return

Updating Auburn’s transfer portal

Beamer mum on bowl game play-caller

What got Tom Herman back, and to Florida Atlantic

College Football

TCU’s Riley wins award for top assistant

Ranking the bowl games

Column: Coaching color barrier firmly entrenched

Being a steppingstone is a good thing

Hired: UNLV picks former Missouri head coach Odom

Big 12 more contemporary, plus good football

NFL/USFL

Seattle’s Smith keeps adding chapters to comeback season

Packers want Rodgers back

Carolina owner scrutinized in probe

Tennessee fires GM

Rams claim Mayfield off waivers

No changes expects for Saints

College Basketball

W-Three teams withdraw from Vegas tournament

M-No. 9 Arkansas needs a rally to beat UNC Greensboro

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Mitchell’s 43 points lead Cavs to romp of Lakers

Rockets outlast Sixers in 2 OTs

Giannis’ looooong free-throw routine draws more scrutiny

Soccer

Morrocco beats Spain on penalties

Ronaldo dropped, Ramos scores 3

MLB

Source: Bellinger to Cubs for a year (roundup)

Judge to Giants?

Pirates win top pick in first draft lottery

Ohtani watching from afar

High Schools

Kansas schools investigate offensive chants at game

Scoreboards

NFL games/scores

College football scores/games

NBA scores/games

Women’s college basketball scores/games

Men’s college basketball scores/games