Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer; Marquette King; GHSA hammers Valdosta; Braves, Hawks, Bulldogs, Jackets; more
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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Alumni Update
Why isn’t Marquette King (Rutland/FVSU) in the NFL? He tells us why
Around/About Central Georgia
Aided by 15 errors, FVSU gets softball sweep
Mercer football enters coaches poll
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
GHSA drops record-setting hammer on Valdosta, “recruited” players
Grissom vs. Glavine? Yup, in Georgia Tech vs. Auburn
Tigers handcuff Yellow Jackets’ offense
Duvall has dandy night in return to Atlanta as Miami cruises
United make quarters of Champions League
Some Bulldogs talk about practice
Tech’s Collins wants better from DBs
Georgia knocks off Georgia State
Sports and COVID
Sports and racial/social awareness
Timberwolves struggle with latest local shooting
NBA
Reggie Miller and Michael Jordan together? Impossible
Baseball
Old Negro League park in N.J. is getting new life
Bieber outdoes Giolito in duel
College Sports
Immediate eligibility is coming, soon
College Football
Just the beginning of big names at HBCUs?
NFL
Players expressing need for virtual offseason over in-person work
Marv Levy makes the Canadian Football League HOF
Around the nation/world
Ex-coach McCarty accused of rape, student suing Evansville