Wednesday'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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Around/About Central Georgia

BSB: Nine-run second lifts Mercer to easy win

MBKB: Senior Night rally falls short for Mercer

MBKB: Late run disrupts Georgia College upset bid

 

Around/About Georgia

A look at UGA’s offensive line in 2022, with Bleckley County’s Mims

MBKB: Georgia Tech stalls in second half

MBKB: Kennesaw State gets first sweep in four years 

NFL

Flores turned down offers from Miami to be quiet

Is Aikman heading to ESPN and MNF? 

College Football/South

Recruiting should be the least of Auburn’s worries in 2022

College Football

Column: SEC biggest loser in latest playoff debate moves,  and that’s an OK thing

College Basketball

Virginia gives Krzyzewski a pregame tribute

M-Duke holds off Virginia

Column: Show me the last game ugly crowd chants won

M-Kessler, Auburn rebound past Mississippi

M-Kentucky rallies, survives LSU

M-Three OTs with Providence and Xavier

M-Howard-less Wolverines win

W-UConn wins its latest Big East regular season

M-South Carolina tops Mississippi State

M-Six dangerous tournament bubble teams

College Sports

Marshall sues C-USA

NBA/WNBA

Bird says all signs point to this final season

Auto Racing

Cindric earns his keep inside Penske home

Olympics

Record low ratings

Baseball/MLB

No shocker: Season set to be shortened

Lockout could cost Scherzer $232K a day … a day

Around the nation/world

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball