Georgia Tech football will be back on the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM this Saturday as the Yellow Jackets hit the road for an ACC outing versus the North Carolina Tarheels. Kick off is scheduled for noon at Chapel Hill, NC; airtime is 10 am from the Georgia Tech Sports Network. The…… read more »
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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK NINE OF THE 2024 REGULAR SEASON
The ninth week of the 2024 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football on Friday night as the Tigers host the Heard County Braves in a Region 6-A D1 game. In other week nine match-ups: 7-A D1 Gordon Central Warriors…… read more »
MEET THE CHARGERS AND ATLANTA BRAVES WORLD SERIES PITCHER MARK WOHLERS DURING GHC FIELD NAMING CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 20
Media release from Georgia Highlands College: Meet your local Chargers athletes, the new Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Director of Athletics Nicole Leverling and a former Atlanta Brave during the college’s “Field Naming Celebration” on Sunday, October 20, at 3PM. The Chargers baseball team made history in spring 2024 as the first Chargers team to make…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS ANNOUNCE ‘BIGGER THAN BASEBALL’ CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHEASTERN HURRICANE RELIEF
Media release from the Rome Emperors: With a unique connection to each state affected by Hurricane Helene, the Rome Emperors are launching their “Bigger Than Baseball” t-shirt fundraiser to aid in the relief effort. The t-shirt features silhouettes of the states affected by Helene on top of the words “Bigger Than Baseball.” Despite having competitors in…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES’ POSTSEASON RUN ENDS WITH LOSS IN SAN DIEGO TO PADRES IN GAME TWO OF NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES
The Atlanta Braves’ run in the 2024 MLB postseason ended Wednesday night with a loss out in San Diego, CA to the Padres by 5-4 in Game Two of their National League Wild Card Series. San Diego swept the series. Marcell Ozuna drove in a run for the Braves with a sac fly during the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES OPENER TO SAN DIEGO PADRES
The Atlanta Braves were shut out by the San Diego Padres by 4-0 on Tuesday night in Game One of their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Fernando Tatis Jr. had a two-run homer to get the Padres on the board in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK EIGHT OF THE 2024 REGULAR SEASON
The eighth week of the 2024 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM are your radio homes for Darlington football. The Tigers are off this week. They improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in region play last Friday with a 21-20 victory over Pepperell. In the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES CLINCH NL WILD CARD, FOLLOW THE BRAVES IN THE ’24 MLB POSTSEASON ON WLAQ!
Choptober has arrived! The Atlanta Braves secured their seventh straight trip to the MLB postseason with a 3-0 shut out victory over the New York Mets in the teams’ last game of the ’24 regular season on Monday evening at Truist Park. The Braves will be in San Diego, CA tonight to take on the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP SUNDAY SERIES FINALE TO KANSAS CITY ROYALS, AIM TO CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT TODAY IN TWIN BILL VERSUS NEW YORK METS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Kansas City Royals by 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It denied a sweep of the series for the Braves, who also saw their latest winning streak come to an end at five straight. They have two more opportunities to clinch a…… read more »
ATLANTA FALCONS PICK UP SUNDAY WIN AT HOME OVER NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
The Atlanta Falcons improved to 2-2 on the 2024 regular season with a 26-24 victory on their home field over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Falcons will remain at home as hosts to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Thursday Night Football; kick off is scheduled for 8:15 pm.… read more »