Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Warner Robins/Northside coach Gann obit, Russell Henley, Mercer; Liberty Media/Braves, UGA, Tech, GHSA issue; conference tournaments, colleges, NBA, MLB, more;
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Former Warner Robins, Northside coach Gann Sr. laid to rest
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Alumni Update
How Baldwin grad “Tasha Tough” Butts is inspiring others
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB: Neal-Tysor goes off in Mercer opener rout
MBKB: Mercer tries to avoid first-game upset
Henley in the hunt early at Bay Hill
Scores early on at the Arnold Palmer Invitational aren’t dazzling, with 62 players at even or better, putting them only seven strokes out of the lead.
In the middle of that pack is Maconite Russell Henley. The Stratford grad shot a 2 under and is among 20 tied for 21st.
The day started badly for Henley, with a double bogey on his second hole and bogey on his fourth. Finally, a birdie two holes later preceded four pars and another bogey, and then birdies on five on his final six holes.
Around/About Georgia
Why can’t Georgia win in basketball?
Liberty Media, Braves blast revenue record in Series run
Young goes for 39 as Hawks come back
WBKB: Even without Cubaj for most of the game, Tech wins
WBKB: Hot Alabama too much for Georgia
Late bracket change by GHSA ruffles feathers at Berkmar
And before the end of the day, the GHSA walks it back
BSB: Tech looks for statement win against Georgia
Falcons meet with ex-Bulldogs White and Cook …
Pickens shows confidence at Combine
Former players give thumbs-up to Searels
College basketball conference tournaments
M-SEC
M-ACC
Big South already has a load of madness
W-Virginia Tech advances to quarterfinals
College Basketball
Pitino says he’s staying at Iona
Retirement looms, but Krzyzewski’s influence built to last
Tennessee’s Zeigler plays through emotions after major family fire
Boeheim has a retirement plan, no date
W-Virginia fires Thompson after four seasons
W-Arizona State’s Thorne retiring after 25 years
Sports and Ukraine
Ukraine asks FIFA to postpone World Cup playoff
Russian NHL players mostly silent
NASCAR owner Childress donating ammunition to Ukraine
UEFA bars Belarus from hosting games, bans loom
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Kings keep Pop short of tying record
Golf/Tennis
McIlroy off to good start at Bay Hill
MLB/Baseball
Parties meet, discuss next step
Analysis: Anger as much as money at center of broken talks
Minor-league baseball, hockey teams seek COVID relief
College Football/South
Column: How college football helped Alabama and Saban this offseason
NFL
Offensive linemen making a case for the No. 1 pick
Massive Faalele is less massive, but still huge
Razorback and former hog-chaser getting attention
McVay not thinking about TV career
Column: Malik Willis tunes out doubts, adopts good mindset
Around the nation/world