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Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (state BKB, more); Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU, Mayhem; Hawks, UGA, Tech; College BKB, Sports/Ukraine, NBA, NASCAR, MLB, more

Saturday’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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Alumni Update

Baldwin alum Smith fired at S.C. State for demanding equality

Around/about Central Georgia

MBKB: An OT win on homecoming/Senior Night for Georgia College

WBKB: Big day from Titus leads Mercer to ninth straight W

MBKB: Wildcats never trail in homecoming/Senior Night win

MBKB: Early second-half surge lifts Wofford over Mercer

BSB: Mercer goes deep to thump SIUE

Mayhem rack up shutout win at home

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Young regroups with 41 in Hawks romp

MBKB: Georgia falls to 1-15 in SEC play

MBKB: Tech hammered at Notre Dame

 

College Basketball

It was historic chaos for top-10 teams

M-Top-ranked Gonzaga popped by St. Mary’s

M-Colorado takes down No. 2 Arizona

M-Team effort, comeback lifts Tennessee over Auburn

M-Michigan State’s Izzo gets milestone win over No. 4 Purdue

M-Baylor rallies to beat No. 5 Kansas

M-Arkansas stays hot with win over Kentucky

Fans called the Hogs at Calipari’s Friday dinner

M-Providence wins first-ever Big East regular-season title

M-Duke embarrasses Syracuse

M-TCU bumps No. 9 Texas Tech

M-Long 3 at the buzzer lifts FSU over UVa

M-A&M continues surge with win over Mississippi

M-Chattanooga clinches SoCon regular-season title

W-Stanford wins 31st straight Pac-12 game

Men’s top 25 roundup

Sports and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

College basketball player worries about family

NHL legend Hasek wants Russian players suspended

Ukranian boxer vows to get home to family

NBA/WNBA

Irving has season-high 38, Nets rally

Morant goes for 46

James’ agent denies pressuring Lakers for moves

Auto Racing

Lineup for the Wise Power 400

NFL

Nagy returns to Reid’s staff

College Football/South

Column: Hiring of Briles is offensive

Grambling’s Jackson has defended Briles before

College Sports

Auburn’s Lee makes gymnastics history

Baseball

‘I am a racist’, and Red Sox minor-leaguer released after posts

Talks turn a little hostile, owners don’t budge

Golf/Tennis

Callaway takes a break from Mickelson

Berger in full control at Honda Classic

Soccer

MLS set for 27th season at Qatar looms

Brazil team bus barraged, players injured

Around the nation/world

Killing of star makes Kenya confront abuse

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball