Wednesday's News 'n notes: Scoreboard; Mercer; UGA WBKB, Ryan/Colts/Falcons, UGA FB, Braves; Sports/Ukraine, NCAA basketball, NBA, NFL, college FB, tennis

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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High School

⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Perry 7, Crawford County 3

          Brayden Long’s two-run double highlighted Perry’s five-run six to spark the win. Long had three hits and two RBI, and Tyler Newhouse had two hits and two RBI.

West Laurens 12, Baldwin 2

          Matthew Thigpen drove in six runs on three hits to lead the Raiders, who got two RBI from Eli Floyd. Thigpen struck out eight in three innings of work in the five-inning game, teaming with Camden Thomas for a one-hitter.

⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

Girls
Houston County 10, Northside 0

Boys
Houston County 6, Northside 1

College

⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Kennesaw State 14, Georgia Tech 12

Mercer 7, Jacksonville State 2

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Georgia 3, Clemson 2

Pro

NBA

Detroit 122, Atlanta 101

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 Around/About Central Georgia

BSB: Mercer rolls past Jacksonville State

Around/About Georgia

Georgia loses a head women’s hoops coach

And here’s an early list of possibilities

Now part of “a new wheel” with the Colts

A strange new post-Ryan world for rebuilding Atlanta

Ryan’s wife bids a tearful goodbye

Harrington has some advices for a new Falcon QB

Column: Falcons give Ryan a gift as rough seasons await

Smart’s modus operandi: day to day

Bennett on returning to UGA

Column: Remembering the Matt Ryan era

Analyzing the near-future of QB in Atlanta

Acuna still rehabbing knee

Five Braves among those headed to arbitration

BSB: Kennesaw State holds off Georgia Tech

Sports and Ukraine

Column: College basketball women’s coaches step up with support, where are the men’s coaches?

Griner seen by US official, is OK

Russia wants to hose soccer’s Euros, UEFA doesn’t want that 

NCAA Tournaments

Men’s scores and boxes and schedules

Women’s scores and boxes and schedules

(Note: annoying video at the start) 

W-So tough, they can’t guard each other – and they’re twins - in practice

M-Arizona could win title, and have it taken away

Big bonuses are coming

M-Sweet 16 in Chicago is a reunion, of transfers from teams in Chicago

M-Fiesta Kriisa keeps opponents and teammates on toes

M-Two St. Peter’s games land in Nielsen’s top 20 

College basketball tournaments

NIT

CBI

CIT

Women’s NIT 

College basketball

W-Ticket-price increase coming to South Carolina

M-Tradition matters in promoting assistants

M-SMU’s Jankovich retiring

M-Bama guard offers clarification on skipping shootaround comments

M-About South Carolina’s new head coach

M-South Carolina’s last coach may have a gig coming soon 

NBA/WNBA

Good news for Nets, Irving: NYC to exempt athletes, performers from mandate

She was a trailblazer in 1984, now just one of many 

Baseball/MLB

Pederson rips owners for ‘unacceptable’ payroll disparities

NFL

Boom: Chiefs lose Hill to Dolphins for draft picks

Heisman, No. 1 pick, but no team

Titans pick up Rams’ Woods 

College Football/South

South Carolina’s Doty clear-headed and happy

Heupel happy this spring looks nothing like last spring

Improving relationships, chemistry high on Harsin’s list

Tuskegee player shot to death

High Schools

Winningest coach at two schools fired again: too charitable?

Golf/Tennis

Column: Barty’s shocking but wise decision to choose enjoying life

Column: Priorities aren’t just money and trophies for Barty

Around the nation/world

Former UFC fighter Sonnen faces 11 battery charges

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball