Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Veterans signings; Mercer, FVSU; Acuna hot, Braves not; Georgia Tech, UGA; near perfect game; 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.
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Signings
At Veterans: girls basketball player Ansley Miranda to Point University; boys basketball player DeAngelo Hines to Covenant College in Chattanooga; Daniel Ekwese to Butler Community College for football; Justin McCarty to Campbell for football; girls soccer player Alex Whitley to Lyons (Ark.).
Around/About Central Georgia
FVSUās Flowers reviews win over Erskine
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Tech volleyball wins first NCAA Tournament match
Pastner recommits to Yellow Jackets
Alvarado will hire again, but might come back
Kendall Milton looking to boost RBU rep
Brooks not bailing on Crean despite transfers
Kennesaw State menās hoops adds transfers
Teen driver in Auburn announcer crash granted youthful offender status
UNC Greensboroās Miller headed to Cincinnati
Baseball
White Soxā Rodon barely misses a perfect game
Sonās no-hitter boosts familyās coffee shop
MLB working on some experimentation
Simmons out with COVID-19, not planning on vaccine
Sports and racial/social issues
Black HS player subjected to racial harassment says āIām fineā
Baylor refuses gifted vehicle after dealerās insensitive remark
Sports and COVID 19
Simmons out with COVID-19, not planning on vaccine
NFL
Brown juice up defense by signing Clowney
Buffalo looking at full vaccinated stadium this fall
NBA/WNBA
WNBA plans on schedule, breaks for Olympics
College Football
Tennessee State introduces Eddie George
College Sports
One-time no-penalty transfer coming to the NCAA
Column: Itāll be messy, and fair
Rutgersā Stringer signs a 5-year extension
Vandy plucks UConnās Ralph as new womenās basketball coach
North Carolina ex-athletes look to profit from Tar Heel careers
Arizona taps Gonzaga for new menās BKB coach
Around the nation/world