Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mount de Sales' Williams; Mercer; GHSA football; Braves win; Hawks; NFL Draft

Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mount de Sales' Williams; Mercer; GHSA football; Braves win; Hawks; NFL Draft

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

 

Alumni Update

Mount de Sales’ Williams was doing well at Indiana, and then …

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer women’s golf gets at-large bid to NCAA tournament

Bombs away for Bears in win at Kennesaw State

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

GHSA releases first draft of high school football schedules

Ynoa whiffs nine and … goes yard

And Freddie whiffs at the arm of another first baseman

Soroka can start throwing

Freeman’s son picked out his walk-up music, and …

Atlanta hammered by 76ers, who clinch spot

Analysis: Draft trade makes sense for Falcons

How long will Julio be around?

Fontenot on Atlanta’s options

 

Baseball

Bauer grumbles about Castellanos’ suspension

Phillies Harper hit in face by 97 mph heater

Sports and racial/social issues

Florida State task force votes to keep stadium name

 

NFL

Record run of QBs coming?

Five possible surprise first-rounders

Draft in Cleveland brings back memories of Jim Brown
Seahawks say all’s well with Wilson

Bridgewater to Broncos?

Brown back to the Bucs?

 

NBA/WNBA

Spoelstra gets win No. 600

Love apologizes for tantrum

  

College Sports

Final approval to transfer rule given, starts in 2021

Big cha-ching for Mulkey at LSU, but Geno’s still No. 1

 

Around the nation/world

NASCAR has a new All-Star format

MLB scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL roundup/scoreboard

College football scoreboard