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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
🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Girls
Crawford County 36, Howard 30
🤼🤼🤼 Wrestling 🤼🤼🤼
Dublin 39, Mount de Sales 27
Dublin 54, GMC 18
Mount de Sales 42, GMC 36
College
🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
W-Augusta 47, Georgia College 41
M-Augusta 87, Georgia College 64
W-Fort Valley State 54, Miles 44
M-Miles 55, Fort Valley State 50
Pro
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Damar Hamlin update
Signs of progress and improvement continue
A new wave of vaccine misinformation re-starts
NFL still considering options for this weekend
Anguish and resolve in Buffalo
Column-The games will go on, as always
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer falls in final second
WBKB-Big second half lifts FVSU
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Smith, Falcons support Hamlin family, affected
Atlanta mailbag-WRs, Ridder, more
Two ex-Falcons on Pro HOF finalist list
More changes to Key’s staff at Tech
Hunter, Collins stand out in Hawks’ road win
MBKB: Tech takes down No. 12 Miami
MBKB: Georgia knocks off No. 22 Auburn
College Football Championship
TCU tickets going for almost a quarter mil
What makes Georgia even better this year?
Bennett vs. Duggan: one-time underdogs fight for title
Horned Frogs showed Big 12 and Big Ten styles in semifinal win
Georgia’s defense pride wounded in two straight games
Florida players again give Georgia a boost
The portal is working, just ask TCU
Hartley on Bowers and Washington and the TE room
College Football
FCS championship: the battle of the Dakotas
And yes, Petrino bolts new job for A&M after all
Column-No need for Gundy to get petty at normal question
Southern Cal-‘It’s gonna linger’
College Football/Southeast
Column-Time for Saban to admit CFP committee got it right
Will Gibbs, Ricks, Harrell return to Bama?
DB Dent returning to Florida State
NFL/Football
Revis, Thomas among HOF finalists
Bucs punter Camarda (UGA) deflects raves
Jones provides sure-handed security blanket for Jags
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Williamson’s latest injury has him out 3 weeks
Vaughn-In this position because of Popovich
Soccer
Ronaldo turned down other offers for top Saudi deal
Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pele funeral
US men’s coach Burkhalter admits kicking (future) wife in ‘91
Reyna family flagged Berhalter incident; interim coach named
College Basketball
M-A&M down 1-0 before tip for being late
M-Missouri blows lead, loses to Arkansas
M-Duke no answer for State in ugly loss
M-Georgetown AD admits frustrations under Ewing
College Sports
NCAA recommendations call for bigger championship events
Baseball/MLB
Phillies officially add ex-Brave Kimbrel
Marlins, Segura finalize: $17 mil, 2 years
Golf
Column-New year on PGA Tour more mysterious than ever
Cantlay has no interest in LIV, sees benefits to PGA
UFC/MMA
White seen on video slapping wife
Scoreboard