Men’s college basketball will return to the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM this evening as Alabama hits the road to face Mississippi State. The SEC outing is scheduled for 9 pm Eastern in Starkville, MS. Air time is 8 pm from Learfield IMG College.… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING UPDATE
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in an interleague Spring Training game on Monday in Dunedin, FL. The Braves will be back on their home field at CoolToday Park in North Port, FL this afternoon as the hosts to the Minnesota Twins; first pitch is set for 1:05 pm. Opening Day…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS READY FOR ELITE EIGHT ROUND OF GHSA STATE PLAYOFFS
Rockmart High School’s basketball teams are bound for the Elite Eight round of the GHSA’s Class AA playoffs this evening. The Lady Yellow Jackets will head down to Vidalia for an outing at 6 pm. The Yellow Jackets will travel to Swainsboro; that match is also slated to tip off at 6 pm. The Chattooga…… read more »
HAWKS IN PHILLY TO FACE 76ERS TONIGHT
The Atlanta Hawks will be in Philadelphia to face the 76ers in NBA action tonight. Tip off is slated for 7 pm at the Wells Fargo Center. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will be the third of four games between the Hawks and the 76ers for this season; the series…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN ’20 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE WITH A WIN AND A LOSS
The Atlanta Braves are 1-1 in Grapefruit League play. They opened their ’20 Spring Training schedule with a 5-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles this past Saturday afternoon at CoolToday Park down in North Port, Florida, but were handed their first loss of the year by the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, on Sunday (at the same…… read more »
THE HAWKS BEAT THE HEAT AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Miami Heat 129-124 on Thursday evening at the State Farm Arena in both teams’ first game after the NBA All Star break. All-Star starter Trae Young led the charge with a career-high 50 points for the Hawks. DeAndre Hunter and Kevin Huerter each had 17 points. Bam Adebayo scored a…… read more »
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE
Some area high school basketball teams are bound for the Elite Eight round of the GHSA state playoffs, while others’ season has drawn to a close. Here are the Sweet Sixteen round scores from Thursday night: Class AA – Early County 64, Chattooga 45 girls Chattooga 66, Thomasville 60 boys Rockmart 64, East Laurens 58…… read more »
DARLINGTON LADY TIGERS’ POSTSEASON RUN HAS DRAWN TO A CLOSE
The Darlington girls’ basketball team’s run in the GHSA state playoffs has come to an end. The Lady Tigers fell to Mt. Paran 47-27 in the second round of the Class A Private tournament on Wednesday night in Kennesaw. It was the Lady Tigers’ second disappointing loss to the Lady Eagles for this season; Darlington…… read more »
COLLEGE HOOPS ROUND-UP
In college basketball, Alabama lost to Texas A&M 74-68 in an SEC battle in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night. The Crimson Tide will be back in action on Saturday evening at Ole Miss. Tip off is scheduled for 8:30 pm Eastern. The game will air locally on WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM, courtesy of Learfield…… read more »
HAWKS WILL GET BACK TO WORK TONIGHT
The NBA All Star break is over, and it is back to work for the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks will host the Miami Heat tonight. Tip off is slated for 7:30 pm at State Farm Arena. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will be the fourth and final game between the…… read more »