Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer pops GSU; UGA W🏀, Tech M🏀, Falcons, Braves; NCAA 🏀, NFL, golf, more

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

FB: UGA notebook

MBKB: White’s getting some big bucks in Athens

Mariota a veteran with something to prove

Falcons bolster WR room a bit

Braves injuries and moves

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

NIT

CBI

CIT

Women’s NIT

 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

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball