Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer pops GSU; UGA W🏀, Tech M🏀, Falcons, Braves; NCAA 🏀, NFL, golf, more
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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Around/About Central Georgia
BSB: Mercer bats take down Georgia State
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
WBKB: Abrahamson-Henderson has major playing, coaching pedigree
MBKB: Tech alum Alvardo, from undrafted rookie to multiyear contract
MBKB: White’s getting some big bucks in Athens
Mariota a veteran with something to prove
Atlanta opener with Cincy on ESPN2
BSB: Georgia gets past Georgia Southern
NCAA Tournaments
Men’s scores and boxes and schedules
Women’s scores and boxes and schedules
(Note: annoying video at the start)
W-Familiar names survive wild, balanced tournament
M-Buzzer-beaters, NBA stars highlight Duke-UNC rivalry
W-UConn survives more injury adversity than usual
W-Engstler’s grit helps Louisville
More
M-Why St. Peter’s was the ultimate underdog
M-Holloway wants to replay the UNC game
College basketball tournaments
College Basketball
Vitale battling cancer for childhood victims more than himself
Golf/Tennis
Let the daily “Is Tiger playing Augusta?” obsession begin
College Football/South
Why Auburn’s Etheridge stayed, even with sniff from UGA
Pro Day is a pretty big deal at Alabama, too
College Sports
C-USA lets Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss leave early
Football/NFL
New overtime rules! New overtime rules! Well *sigh* only for playoffs
Goodell: No timetable on Watson investigation
Soccer
Ronaldo makes another World Cup
Around the nation/world