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 »
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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 »
GHC TOPS EAST GEORGIA STATE IN MEN’S HOOPS
The Georgia Highlands College men’s basketball team picked up a victory at home by a final score of 103-87 over GCAA rival East Georgia State College on Wednesday evening. The Chargers will conclude their regular season this Saturday afternoon in Macon with a conference game versus Central Georgia Technical College at 3 pm.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING UPDATE; JUST 28 DAYS ‘TIL OPENING DAY!
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in an interleague Spring Training game on Wednesday afternoon down in Sarasota, FL. Highlights for Atlanta included a home run by Travis d’Arnaud in his first at-bat as a Brave. Bryce Ball also had a solo home run. The Braves will return to North Port to…… read more »
ROCKMART LADY YELLOW JACKETS HEADED FOR FINAL FOUR!
Rockmart High School’s girls’ basketball team is bound for the Final Four in the GHSA’s Class AA playoffs! The Lady Yellow Jackets secured their spot in the next round with an Elite Eight victory on the road at Vidalia by a final score of 62-57 on Tuesday night. The Yellow Jackets’ season drew to a…… read more »
COLLEGE HOOPS ROUND-UP
The Alabama men’s basketball team was defeated by Mississippi State 80-73 on Tuesday night in an SEC outing at Starkville, MS. The Crimson Tide will continue conference play on Saturday at home versus South Carolina. Tip off is slated for 8:30 pm Eastern in Tuscaloosa, AL. The game will air on WLAQ 1410 AM and…… read more »
HAWKS TO HOST MAGIC AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks will host the Orlando Magic in NBA action tonight. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 pm at State Farm Arena. It will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will be the fourth and final game between the teams for this season. The Hawks currently lead the series 2-1.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING UPDATE
In a Spring Training update, the Atlanta Braves’ match on Tuesday ended in a tie with the Minnesota Twins 4-4 in North Port, FL. Freddie Freeman was not in the starting line-up due to inflammation in his right elbow. He had surgery on that elbow in mid-October. The Braves will face the Baltimore Orioles in…… read more »
HAWKS FALL TO 76ERS IN PHILLY
The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 129-112 in Philadelphia on Monday evening. This allowed the 76ers to take a 2-1 lead in the four-game season series between the teams. Joel Embiid led the charge with a career-high 49 points and 14 rebounds for the 76ers, who were without Ben Simmons due to injury.…… read more »