Sunday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Demaryius Thomas tributes, Mercer, Falcons, UGA, Hawks, Tech, Valdosta State; NFL, MLB, college FB/BKB, NBA
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
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College
Basketball
W-UCF 61, Mercer 47
Pro
NFL
Atlanta 29, Carolina 21
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Around/About Central Georgia
Broncos honor Demaryius Thomas with rout
WBKB: UCF gets the best of Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Ryan, Falcons stay hot on the road
Atlanta responds to Smith rant, gets physical
Column: The surprising success is because of Smith
Tech loses popular assistant – and ex-RB – Choice to Southern Cal
Column: Oregon taking a gamble with Lanning
Valdosta State survives comeback in Division II semifinal
Baseball
Why the lockout isn’t so bad for baseball … yet
College Football/South
Auburn’s Nix leaving the Plains
Leach sounds off on skipping bowl games
Heupel sees value in Music City Bowl with recruiting
College Football
Will coaching changes make for a quieter early signing period?
NFL
Meyer threatens Jaguar employees who leak
Tennessee blanks Jags for first home shutout since 2000
Garoppolo OT TD lifts 49ers over Bengals
Hebert’s 3 TDs lead Chargers over Giants, Fromm doesn’t play
Garrett backs up words, Browns hang on
Mayfield not thrilled with game plan
Brady’s 700th TD gives Bucs OT win
Cowboys back up coach’s prediction, barely
Dallas brings own benches to Washington
Chiefs roll to record-setting win
Seattle tops Houston for second straight win
NBA/WNBA
And is fined for swearing at a Hawks fan
College Basketball
M-Maryland tops Florida in final seconds
M-Arizona took Ubers from Indy to Illinois after weather dooms flight
W-No. 7 Louisville tops No. 14 Kentucky
M-Top-ranked Purdue rallies in OT
M-Baylor set for No. 1 after romp over No. 6 Villanova
College Sports
MSOC: Clemson blanks Washington for NCAA title
Auto Racing
Verstappen wins first F1 title with last-lap pass
Around the nation/world
Pena finds shocking UFC win at end of rocky road