Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Signings (Mount de Sales, Houston County); Mercer/Georgia College BSB; Braves, Hawks, Tech, UGA, state BSB; MLB, NFL, NBA, colleges, soccer
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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Signings
Mount de Sales’ Matthew Rogers signed with Georgia College to play golf.
Houston County had a busy day with signings: Alexis Williams, McKenzie Arline, and Marquia White to Brescia U. in Kentucky for women’s basketball; Anna Brown with Point for women’s cross country; Blaydn Alaniz to Gordon State for baseball.
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB: Mercer avoids upset at FAMU
BSB: No. 29 Valdosta State breaks Georgia College’s heart
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Albies, Ozuna, Braves bats awaken in rout
Hawks: From conference finals to play-in battle
MBKB: Longtime Pastner assistant heading west
MBKB: UGA’s White completes staff
BSB: Georgia survives slugfest at Kennesaw State
BSB: Georgia State outhits Georgia Tech
BSB: Georgia Southern holds off Presbyterian
FB: Yes, Georgia has lost ‘5-stars’ under Smart
Sports and Ukraine
FIFA warns of Cup chaos if Russia playe
Baseball/MLB/College
Giants’ Nakken becomes first MLB female on-field coach
Reds’ exec has warning for fans
Aaaaand then has an apology for fans
Rays’ Phillips had a wild adventure
NBA/WNBA
Irvin, Durant lead Nets in play-in for No. 7
Edwards, Russell lead Wolves in play-in
Nets donate $50,000 to recovery after subway shooting
That time when Magic wanted to punch Howard Stern
Westbrook bemoans rift with Vogel
Auto Racing
Logano watches Gibbs scrap with bemusement
College Football
Haskins was a mentor to current OSU QB Stroud
College Basketball
M-Hired: Mason to replace Holloway at St. Peter’s
W-LSU star Augustus to get a statue
Football/NFL
Column: A reminder of how athletes, NFL players are dehumanized
Fans’ tribute to Haskins: donations to animal rescues, a Haskins cause
Congress tells FTC that Washington may have broken laws
Soccer
Nashville’s huge soccer-only home nears completion
Madrid fends off Chelsea comeback
Around the nation/world