Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: GHSA opens locker rooms; MdS signing; Peach Belt moves; MLB gets started; and more
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
GHSA’s latest adjustment will inspire joy
It’ll be a long time before GHSA coaches and players take locker rooms for granted.
They’ve been off-limits since the start of guidelines regarding COVID-19
As expected, Wednesday’s regular meeting between the GHSA and its Sports Medicine Advisory Council led to more updates to the football workout routine, and other fall sports.
There is no longer a limit to the numbers in groups, a change from 50 people per group. The GHSA advises still putting a number on groups.
And locker rooms – for changing, not congregating – are now open, but must be cleaned and sanitized between uses.
Football’s official conditioning week starts on Monday, with pad practices beginning on Aug. 1, also the date when softball, cross country, volleyball, and cheerleading can start.
Signings
Mount de Sales grad Kobe Sewell has signed to play men’s basketball at Savannah State.
Around/About Central Georgia
Peach Belt pushes fall sports back
Update: Georgia College baseball players in summer action
Around/About Georgia
Braves notes: Third base is clearer
Georgia State adds Connecticut to future schedule
Play ball (baseball)
The baseball season we’ll never forget
‘Unconventional’ is an understatement
Bob Uecker, your 86-year-old play-by-play man, is back
Pittsburgh welcomes the Blue Jays, but the Pa. Dept. of Health does not
Complaints about official scoring? Text or call, because scorers aren’t there
Sports and social awareness+COVID-19/Georgia
Sports and social awareness
Jets owner, UK ambassador facing charges of racist and sexist talk
Giants’ first-base coach was a woman
Trump back into advising sports on kneeling
NFL to allow statements on helmets
Social media led to change at Oklahoma State, but OSU RB Hubbard’s feed a landing spot for hate
Black fans watching NASCAR’s diversification efforts
WVU DC Koenning dismissed after remarks
Sports and COVID 19
Is the college football best-scenario still alive?
College football asks NCAA board for some time
The cost of no football? Staggering
Sports are stretching the COVID testing ability for non-sports people
College football’s schedule scramble is already fierce
Husband and wife coaches have quite the problem
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Around the nation/world
Dodgers’ Betts to get big, burly, bountiful bucks
How could a football-free fall impact the presidential election?