The Atlanta Braves fell to the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Seattle, Washington. That allowed Seattle to take the weekend set 2-1. Atlanta is now a game and a half back from the National League East-leading New York Mets (who beat the Miami Marlins earlier in…… read more »
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ATLANTA FALCONS OPEN ’22 REGULAR SEASON WITH LOSS TO NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
The Atlanta Falcons opened their 2022 regular season with a loss to the New Orleans Saints by 27-26 on Sunday in an NFC South battle at Mercedes Benz Stadium. The Falcons will head out to Los Angeles, CA next Sunday to take on the Rams; kick off is set for 4:05 pm.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES CONTINUE ROAD TRIP WITH STOP IN SEATTLE VERSUS THE MARINERS, ROME BRAVES TO WRAP UP THEIR 2022 REGULAR SEASON IN HICKORY VERSUS CRAWDADS OVER THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day Thursday and will continue their current eight-game road trip out west with a three-game interleague series in Seattle, Washington against the Mariners over the weekend. Charlie Morton will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta in tonight’s opener, while Robbie Ray will head to the mound for Seattle.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES COMPLETE SWEEP OF SEASON SERIES VERSUS OAKLAND ATHLETICS, ROME BRAVES SWEEP TWIN BILL VERSUS HICKORY CRAWDADS
The Atlanta Braves beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a two-game interleague set out in Oakland, CA; that allowed the Braves to sweep the four-game season series between the teams. Atlanta is currently a half game back in the National League East from the division-leading New York Mets, who…… read more »
WEEK FOUR OF 2022 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON, COMING UP!
Area high school football teams will take the field this Friday night for week four of the 2022 regular season. WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM are Rome’s radio homes for Darlington football; the Tigers are off this week. WLAQ’s Friday football programming will air this week, however. Tune in for This Week in Northwest Georgia Football,…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES ENTER TIE WITH NEW YORK METS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE NL EAST; ROME BRAVES TO PLAY TWIN BILL UP IN HICKORY, NC VERSUS CRAWDADS
The Atlanta Braves are now tied with the New York Mets for first place in the National League East, following a Braves’ victory over the Oakland Athletics by 10-9 on Tuesday night in the first match of a two-game interleague set out in Oakland, CA (and a Mets’ loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates). That was…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES HEAD WEST FOR SERIES VERSUS OAKLAND ATHLETICS, ROME BRAVES HEAD TO HICKORY, NC
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off day for Labor Day and will begin an eight game road trip out west tonight with the opener of a two-game series in Oakland, CA against the Athletics. Kyle Wright will serve as starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Cole Irvin will head to the mound for Oakland. First…… read more »
GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL IS BACK ON WLAQ; YELLOW JACKETS DROP SEASON OPENER TO CLEMSON
Georgia Tech football returned to WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM on Monday night, courtesy of the Georgia Tech Radio Network. And in case you missed it, the Yellow Jackets dropped their 2022 season opener to No. 4 Clemson by a final score of 41-10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Jackets will host Western…… read more »
TIME FOR WEEK THREE OF THE 2022 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON!
It is time for Friday night lights as area high school football teams take the field for week three of the 2022 regular season! Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM or 96.9 FM for Darlington football as the Tigers play their first home game of the year versus Christian Heritage. Darlington head coach Tommy Atha told…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES TAKE SERIES WIN OVER COLORADO ROCKIES AT TRUIST PARK; NL EAST SET VERSUS MIAMI MARLINS ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves shutout the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park; that allowed the Braves to take the series 2-1. Atlanta remains three games back from the National League East-leading New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Austin Riley opened up the scoring…… read more »