Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; FVSU's new coach, GHSA wrestling, Houston County's Woods, Mercer; UGA, Tech; NFL/playoffs/HOF/winners, Olympics, NBA, college BKB/FB, MLB, 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.
In Coverage: Central Georgians battle in the GHSA state traditional wrestling tournament’s first day
In Coverage: FVSU reaches up a level and into North Carolina for its latest head football coach
In Coverage: The only local high school and college scores, plus around the state; updated region tournament master
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Alumni Update
Houston County’s Woods earns preseason All-SEC
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB: Mercer picked second in SoCon, 5 make all-conference
WBKB: Defensive battle at home goes to Mercer
MBKB: VMI holds off visiting Mercer
Around/About Georgia
BSB: UGA picked third in East, Woods and Cannon cited
FB: Offense to go through Bennett in the spring
WBKB: Hot Virginia Tech upsets Georgia Tech
WBKB: LSU holds off visiting Georgia
UGA’s Seymour, Boselli, Mills highlight new HOF inductees
NFL
Rodgers wins fourth MVP (more awards)
Seymour (UGA), Boselli, Mills highlight new HOF inductees
Heavy SEC flavor in Super Bowl
Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism or discrimination
Simmons has been with Cincy for a good while, ‘finally’
Column: I was wrong, OBJ was a good move
Ex-tackle Robinson arrested on felony drug charges
Olympics
White just misses gold in career finale
Column: Shiffrin’s disappointment gets support, including from Biles
Doping hearing for Russian skater
NBA/WNBA
Oh yes they did: Harden for Simmons
For All-Star draft, no, Durant uninterested in Harden
College Basketball
W-The latest tournament reveal
W-South Carolina holds off Kentucky
M-Keels double-double leads Duke
College Football/South
Harsin departs SEC meetings through back door, is mum
Column: Another funky day with Harsin and Auburn
New analyst at Alabama: Mettenberger
College Sports
SEC hands out $55 mil to each school
MLB/Baseball
MLB has urgency in Tampa park search
Soccer
Players react to abuse allegations
Around the nation/world