Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer set for UConn; Freeman/Braves divorce snippy, Hawks, Braves; NCAA Tournament HQ, NASCAR, NFL, colleges
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Girls
Houston County 7, Lee County 0
Mary Persons 2, Alexander 2
College
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Georgia 11, Mississippi State 0
Wake Forest 5, Georgia Tech 3
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M-FVSU 3, Morehouse 0
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SPHL
Roanoke 6, Macon 1
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Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB: Monumental upset on Mercer’s agenda
WBKB: Mercer gets a healthy UConn
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
WBKB: Georgia wears down Dayton to advance
WBKB: Kansas duo too much for Georgia Tech
Bogdanovic puts up 30 in Hawks win
Collins out indefinitely with injuries
Atlanta adds closer Jansen for a year
Freeman stung by departure, thrilled with landing
Braves made the move without telling Freeman? But he’s home
No loyalty in baseball: Explaining Freeman and Atlanta
Former UGA LB Anderson motions to dismiss case
NCAA Tournaments
Men’s scores and boxes and schedules
Women’s scores and boxes and schedules
(Note: annoying video at the start)
Round 1: What’s old is now again
W-South Carolina led 44-4 at halftime, sets defensive record
M-SoCon champ Chattanooga had Illinois all but beat, but …
Mocs’ emotions strong after near miss
M-Smith leads Auburn to opener romp
W-Dunk highlights Stanford romp
W-FGCU knocks out Virginia Tech late
M-FTs in final seconds lifts Miami
M-Late win, long trip, little rest no problem for Notre Dame vs. Alabama
M-Davidson scares Michigan State
W-Ole Miss loses to first-time winner South Dakota
W-Iowa State outbattles Texas-Arlington with Joens’ 36 points
M-‘Damn’ floor at Greenville was a problem
M-First tourney win since 1987 for TCU
M-Ohio State gets going, sends home Sister Jean
More
M-Was Iowa on the wrong side of iffy calls?
College basketball tournaments
College Basketball
M-Martin at peace after dismissal by South Carolina
W-Coastal Carolina makes a change
Auto Racing
What can people expect from the redone AMS?
NFL/Football
Obit: Longtime ESPN reporter Clayton
College Football/South
Alabama moving on from neutral-site openers
High Schools
Fan throws popcorn at ref, attacks him
Around the nation/world