Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, HS playoffs; Mercer; Braves, Hawks, UGA; Chauvin verdict; NFL Draft; 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.
In Coverage: the only place to find out who’s doing what in the state high school playoffs, with nightly scores and updated pairings for soccer and tennis
Around/About Central Georgia
Yeager, Ammons lead Mercer to rout of Georgia State
Stuckey’s? Stuckey’s Field at Middle Georgia State? Connected, and special day Friday
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Braves notebook: injury update (get comfy)
Knicks pop Hawks in OT for eighth straight win, Young hurts ankle
News increasingly optimistic for Pickens
Column: Crean still the right guy for Georgia
Hines Ward joining Florida Atlantic staff
Auburn picks up College of Charleston guard
Sports and racial/social issues
Raiders catch grief for “breathe” tweet, but Floyd’s brother expresses thanks
Column: Somber statements state obvious, don’t really address issues
Favre has unique take on the Chauvin verdict
Sports and COVID 19
Magic gets vaccine, hope players follow
NFL
Opt-outs from 2020 add to normal draft guessing
Seahawks’ Smith surrenders in Louisiana
NBA/WNBA
College Football
Fields confirms that he has epilepsy
SWAC moved football title game to neutral site
College Sports
Florida’s Johnson waiting to be cleared
Around the nation/world