Category Archives: Local Sports

BRAVES CLOSE OUT SERIES IN KANSAS CITY WITH A WIN OVER ROYALS

The Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Wednesday night in the finale of a brief two-game interleague set at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, allowing the National League East-champion Braves to end a two-game losing skid. The Royals struck first with a run each in the second and fourth innings.  But the…read more »

BRAVES DROP SERIES OPENER AT KC TO ROYALS

The NL East-champion Atlanta Braves fell to the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Tuesday night in the opener of a brief two-game interleague series at Kansas City, marking the second straight loss for Atlanta. It was a tough evening on the mound for Julio Teheran, who gave up six runs and six hits, walked one…read more »

BRAVES DROP FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME AT SUNTRUST PARK TO GIANTS

The National League East-champion Atlanta Braves wrapped up their final homestand of the regular season with a loss to the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at SunTrust Park.  It brought the Braves’ latest winning streak to an end at three straight victories and permitted the Giants to escape Atlanta without being swept in…read more »

FALCONS FALL AT INDY

The Atlanta Falcons fell to the Indianapolis Colts 27-24 on Sunday afternoon in NFL action at Indianapolis.  The Falcons have fallen to 1-2 for the regular season.  They’ll return to action next Sunday on their home field at Mercedes- Benz Stadium against the Tennessee Titans.read more »

IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! 

Area high school football teams will take the field tonight for the fifth week of regular season play.  WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of the Darlington Tigers’ match at home against Gordon Lee.  Kick off is set for 7:30 pm at Chris Hunter Stadium.  Listen online at www.wlaq1410.com. In other games…read more »

BRAVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO CLINCHING NL EAST

The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at SunTrust Park, ending a three-game losing skid for the NL East leaders. Ronald Acuna Jr. opened the scoring with a two-run homer off of Aaron Nola in the bottom of the third inning.  It was his…read more »

BRAVES FALL TO PHILLIES, EXTEND CURRENT LOSING STREAK TO THREE STRAIGHT

The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at SunTrust Park. It marked the third straight loss for the Braves, their longest losing streak since July. Atlanta jumped on the board first on a fielder’s choice by Brian McCann that drove Nick Markakis…read more »

BRAVES OPEN LAST REGULAR-SEASON HOMESTAND WITH LOSS TO PHILLIES

The Atlanta Braves opened their final homestand of the regular season with a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Tuesday evening in the first outing of a three game set at SunTrust Park.  It was the second loss in a row for the NL East leaders. Atlanta struck first with a couple of runs…read more »