The Atlanta Braves fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 in an interleague Spring Training match at CoolToday Park in North Port, FL on Tuesday. Atlanta nabbed a brief 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on a two-run homer from Austin Riley. But Tampa Bay notched four runs in the top of…… read more »
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HAWKS WRAP UP HOMESTAND WITH LOSS TO GRIZZLIES
The Atlanta Hawks wrapped up a four-game homestand on Monday evening with a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies 127-88 at State Farm Arena. Nine of Memphis’ players scored into the double digits. Gorgui Dieng led the charge with 17 points off the bench, along with 10 rebounds. Trae Young scored a game-high 19 points for…… read more »
BRAVES FALL TO PHILLIES IN SPRING TRAINING ACTION ‘UNDER THE LIGHTS’
The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 in a Spring Training outing at CoolToday Park down in North Port, FL on Monday night. The Braves will play host to the Tampa Bay Rays in an interleague game this afternoon at 1:05 pm. Rome native Charlie Culberson was Atlanta’s lead-off batter on Monday.…… read more »
TUNE IN FOR ALABAMA MEN’S BASKETBALL ON WLAQ
Men’s college basketball will return to the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM tonight as Alabama hosts Vanderbilt in an SEC outing. Tip off is set for 8:30 pm Eastern; air time is 7:30 pm from Learfield IMG College.… read more »
HAWKS TO WRAP UP HOMESTAND WITH A MATCH AGAINST THE GRIZZLIES TONIGHT
The Atlanta Hawks will conclude their current four-game homestand with an outing versus the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. Tip off is slated for 7:30 pm at State Farm Arena. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. The Hawks picked up back-to-back victories at home over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night and over the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING UPDATE
In a Spring Training update, the Atlanta Braves ended the month of February with a shut-out win over the Tampa Bay Rays 12-0 this past Saturday in Port Charlotte, FL, but fell to the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday in Fort Myers to begin the month of March. They will host the Philadelphia Phillies…… read more »
HAWKS TO HOST NETS AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks will continue their current four-game homestand with an outing against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Tip off is slated for 7:30 pm at the State Farm Arena. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. The Hawks opened this homestand with a loss to the Orlando Magic 130-120 on Wednesday night. They…… read more »
BRAVES TOP CARDS IN SPRING TRAINING ACTION
The Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in Spring Training action at North Port, FL on Thursday afternoon. The Braves will play a pair of split squad games today. Mike Soroka will serve as starting pitcher for one squad that will host the New York Yankees, while Bryse Wilson will get the start…… read more »
CHATTOOGA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS FINAL FOUR-BOUND!
The Chattooga High School boys’ basketball team is bound for the Final Four of the GHSA Class AA playoffs! The Indians punched their ticket to the next round with an Elite Eight win over Banks County by a final score of 67-57 on Wednesday night in Homer. They will face Therrell in the semifinal round…… read more »
HAWKS FALL TO MAGIC AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks fell to the Orlando Magic 130-120 on Wednesday night at the State Farm Arena, which resulted in a 2-2 split in the season series among the teams. Trae Young had a game-high 37 points for Atlanta, though he was plagued by flu-like symptoms; he also had 11 assists. John Collins added 26…… read more »