The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 in Spring Training action at Bradenton, FL on Wednesday afternoon. Peter O’Brien led the charge with a couple of home runs to include a solo homer in the top of the second inning and a two-run shot in the sixth. Sean Kazmar and Greyson Jenista also had…… read more »
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GEORGIA TECH MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CONCLUDES HOME SCHEDULE WITH WIN OVER PITTSBURGH
The Georgia Tech men’s basketball team emerged as the victors in their final home game of the season by a final score of 73-57 over ACC rival Pittsburgh at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta on Wednesday night. This win allowed the Yellow Jackets to improve to 16-14 overall, 10-9 in conference play. The Jackets will…… read more »
COLLEGE HOOPS ROUND-UP
The Alabama men’s basketball team lost their final home game of the season on Tuesday night to Vanderbilt by the final score of 87-79 in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide has now fallen to 16-14 overall and 8-9 in the SEC. Their final game of the regular season is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Missouri; it…… read more »
BRAVES FALL TO RAYS AT SPRING TRAINING
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 »
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 »