It is almost time for the Christmas Tournament! The 66th annual Seven Hills Rotary/Rome News-Tribune Holiday Festival Basketball Tournament begins on Monday. Local high school girls and boys basketball teams are preparing to compete for a coveted Gold Ball trophy. Again in 2019, Georgia Highlands and Berry Colleges will serve as the host venues. Tune…… read more »
The Atlanta Hawks will be back at the State Farm Arena this evening to host the Indiana Pacers. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will mark the second of three games between the Hawks and the Pacers for the 2019-2020 season. The Pacers won…… read more »
The Atlanta Hawks wrapped up a three game road trip 1-2 with a loss to the Chicago Bulls 136-102 on Wednesday night in Chicago. Zach LaVine led the charge for the Bulls with a game-high 35 points. Lauri Markkanen had 22 points. Alex Len led the Hawks in scoring with 17 points off the bench. …… read more »
Georgia Highlands College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams nabbed a pair of victories at home on Wednesday evening, according to a GHC sports release. The Lady Chargers picked up a 91-47 conference win over Andrew College in the opener. Ja’Lyn Reese notched a game-high 25 points for GHC, which improved to 7-5 overall and 5-1…… read more »
The University of Georgia’s head football coach Kirby Smart paid a visit to Darlington School on Wednesday. The purpose of his visit, according to the school’s Facebook page, was to check in with recruit Tate Ratledge (as well as Darlington’s coaching staff). UGA’s new offensive line coach Matt Luke was also on hand. Check out…… read more »
The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Miami Heat 135-121 in overtime at Miami, FL on Tuesday night. Miami scored six points in the last minute of regulation and the first 16 points of OT to secure the victory. Kendrick Nunn led the charge with a total of 36 points. Duncan Robinson added 34 points, and…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr, Mike Soroka and Freddie Freeman all have been named to Major League Baseball’s first-ever All-MLB team. They were each second-team selections in the voting. Baseball’s Winter Meetings continue out in San Diego, California. … read more »
Georgia Highlands College has selected Savannah Sloan to serve as the head coach of the Lady Chargers softball team, according to a GHC media release. Sloan comes to GHC from LaGrange College, at which she has served as the assistant softball coach and recruiting coordinator since 2017. … read more »
The Atlanta Hawks will be in Miami, FL to face the Heat in NBA action this evening. Tip off is set for 8 pm Eastern at the American Airlines Arena. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. The Hawks are in the midst of a three-game road trip which they opened with a…… read more »
No. 5 Georgia will face No. 8 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. Both of the teams are 11-2 after being handed losses in their conference championship games on Saturday; Georgia fell to LSU 37-10, and Baylor lost to Oklahoma 30-23. … read more »