Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Warner Robins repeats; UGA/Lanning, Falcons, Tech, Braves, Hawks, college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, more
Saturday’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: Another trip to the state final, another state championship for Warner Robins
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Around/about Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer solid in taking down Georgia Southern
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Finally, Oregon officially hires Georgia’s Lanning
As for the defense and the playoffs …
Is Atlanta’s Patterson creating a new non-position position?
Run game to be watchable in rematch with Carolina
MBKB: LSU recovers from slow start to top Georgia Tech
A look at UGA’s redshirt situation
Lockout takes some shine off World Series win for Braves
Obit: Former Hawks owner and exec Gearon Sr.
College Football
As expected, Heisman goes to Young
Unemployed no more, Penn State hires Diaz as DC
Column: Big-money coaches, contracts sign of misguided priorities
Racial gap in grad rates narrows for bowl teams
College Basketball
M-Minus suspended Pearl, Auburn pounds Nebraska
W-UConn avoids first two-game skid since 1993
M-Virus outbreak forces a Tulane shutdown
M-Late dunk lifts Alabama over No. 14 Houston in frisky game
M-Oklahoma frustrates No. 12 Arkansas in first loss
M-Kansas blows out Missouri in resumption of Border War
W-UConn’s Bueckers considering surgery
M-Liddell leads No. 21 Ohio State past No. 22 Wisconsin
NFL
Ex-Bulldog Michel may be Rams’ rushing star
COVID forces Lions to pull players off practice squad
Report: Meyer rips assistants as experience spirals downward
NBA/WNBA
Cavs score 81 in the first half
Sixers delay Curry’s 3-point record bid
Zion’s return delayed again
Around the nation/world
NYCFC wins MLS Cup in a shootout