It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the fifth week of play in the 2025 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers hit the road to take on the Whitefield Academy Wolf Pack. Darlington…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES WELCOME HOUSTON ASTROS TO TOWN THIS WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will finish their current nine-game homestand this weekend with a three-game set against the Houston Astros at Truist Park. The first pitch of tonight’s series opener is set for 7:15 pm. That game will not be broadcast on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM due to our…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SERIES WITH LOSS TO CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs by 3-2 on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It allowed Chicago to take that series by 2-1. The Braves struck first with an RBI double by Nacho Alvarez Jr. during the bottom of the third inning. Carson Kelly homered for…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP TUESDAY NIGHT OUTING TO CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs by 6-1 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Truist Park. That evened the series up at a game each. The Cubs struck first in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Pete Crow-Armstrong, who had an RBI…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK FIVE OF THE 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Week five of the 2025 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football this Friday evening as the Tigers hit the road to take on the Whitefield Academy Wolf Pack. In other week five match-ups: Here is the WLAQ programming line-up…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN SERIES WITH WIN OVER CHICAGO CUBS AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs by 4-1 on Monday evening in the first meeting of a three-game set at Truist Park. The Braves scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Ozzie Albies, RBI double from Drake Baldwin, and RBI single from Ronald Acuna Jr.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES HANDED SUNDAY LOSS BY SEATTLE MARINERS AT TRUIST PARK, ROME EMPERORS WRAP UP 2025 REGULAR SEASON
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Seattle Mariners by 18-2 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That allowed the Mariners to take the weekend series by 2-1. The Mariners scored eight runs in the top of the third inning and seven runs in the ninth en route to…… read more »
ATLANTA FALCONS OPEN REGULAR SEASON WITH LOSS AT HOME TO TAMPA BAY
The Atlanta Falcons began their 2025 regular season at home with a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 23-20 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Falcons will return to action next Sunday night in Minnesota versus the Vikings; kick off is slated for 8:20 pm.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP ROAD TRIP WITH WIN IN CHICAGO OVER CUBS, ROME EMPERORS HANDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT LOSS AT HUB CITY
The Atlanta Braves wrapped up a 10-game road trip with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night in the last meeting of a three-game set in Chicago, IL. That denied a sweep of the series for the Cubs. The Braves went 4-6 during their road trip. Chicago struck first with an RBI…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP ANOTHER ONE IN CHICAGO TO CUBS, ROME EMPERORS OPEN FINAL SERIES OF 2025 REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs by 4-3 on Tuesday evening in the middle outing of a three-game set at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. That allowed Chicago to take the series. The Cubs scored all four of their runs during the bottom of the third inning on a three-run homer by Kyle…… read more »