Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer honor; UGA BKB, FB; Braves, Falcons; Sports/Ukraine, NCAA Tourneys, MLB, golf/tennis, NASCAR, NFL
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
NABC All-District: Mercer’s Haase
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
White to Georgia didn’t take long, introduced Tuesday
Brooks talks about the hiring process
New Bulldog basketball boss White has a plan
Olson signs long-term contract with Atlanta
Braves pick up another metro alum
Acuna belts bomb, and says: ‘I’m back’
UGA spring practice storylines
And Kirby talks about some of them, and more
Georgia replacing loads of NFL-bound defensive linemen
Transferring: Georgia OL Condon
Watson apparently interested in the Falcons
Falcons lose Gage to Tampa Bay
But are re-signing Koo, to be second-highest paid PK
Sports and Ukraine
Russian request to freeze UEFA ban denied
One-armed PGA pro raising funds for his old Ukraine orphanage
Swiss threaten boycott of world swims if Russians compete
NCAA Tournaments
The Madness and brackets, America is talking hoops again
M- Who has four teams in? Alabama
W-Impact freshmen and transfers to watch
M-First Four back in Dayton with a home team, Big Ten squad
M-Guards give Tennessee a shot for a nice run
M-Texas Southern wins another First Four battle
College basketball tournaments
Baseball/MLB/College
MLB to try more stuff in the Atlantic League
Judge sidesteps vaccine questions
Koufax to join Jackie Robinson with Dodger Stadium statue
College Basketball/South
M-Former Mercer foe Troy still holds the D-II scoring record
College Basketball
Inside NCAA’s gender inequities, and 2021’s exposure
NBA/WNBA
Towns went to town for 60, motivated by family emotions
Popovich cements spot among best ever
Golf/Tennis
Koepka teams with Mayfield to create special day for young cancer patient
Auto Racing
Suarez, Chastain have Trackhouse eyeing Ws
College Football
Michigan hires first female football grad assistant
Football/NFL
Mayfield teams with Koepka to create special day for young cancer patient
Browns next for Watson, after Saints and Panthers
Buffalo hires Shula as assistant
Rams’ Whitworth officially retires
Around the nation/world