(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Calling all golfers. Register now for the 2024 Willard Nixon Sports Hall of Fame Golf Tournament sponsored by Rome Orthopaedic Center.The golf tournament is set to take place at Stonebridge Golf Course in Rome on Friday, September 27 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Teams can enter…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds by 4-1 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set at Truist Park. That was the third straight loss for Atlanta and the end of a four-game losing streak for Cincinnati. The Reds posted a run in the top of the first inning on a…… read more »
The Rome Emperors were off on Monday and will resume their nine-game road trip in New York tonight with the first of six games in Brooklyn versus the Cyclones. First pitch is scheduled for 7 pm. Rome opened this series by dropping two of three games in Hudson Valley to the Renegades over the weekend.…… read more »
The MLB All Star break is over, and the Atlanta Braves will return to action tonight on their home field at Truist Park with the opener of a three-game set versus the St. Louis Cardinals. The first pitch is slated for 7:20 pm. Listen to play-by-play coverage from the Atlanta Braves Radio Network locally on…… read more »
The Rome Emperors also observed the MLB All Star break and will resume their 2024 season this weekend with a three-game set in New York versus the Hudson Valley Renegades. First pitch of tonight’s series opener is scheduled for 7:05 pm. The Emperors will remain in New York for a six-game set with the Brooklyn…… read more »
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Area high school students received guidance Monday from Atrium Health Floyd’s certified athletic trainers, preparing them to help care for local athletes during the upcoming school year. The athletic trainer students will help Floyd’s ATCs provide care for athletes at various schools. “Our high school student athletic trainers do…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves finished a seven-game road trip out west with a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at San Diego, CA. Atlanta took the weekend series by 2-1 and went 4-3 on the road trip. The Padres opened the scoring with an RBI single…… read more »
Final score: Greenville 2, Rome 0 (Media release from the Rome Emperors): The Emperors mustered just five hits off the Greenville Drive Sunday afternoon and were shutout for just the seventh time in 2024. Cory Wall, after working a 1-2-3 first inning, let up a leadoff single from Greenville’s Ronald Rosario to begin the second.…… read more »
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Area high school coaches can learn more about ensuring the health and safety of their athletes and take CPR training during a July 30 education event at Berry College’s Krannert Center, hosted by Atrium Health Floyd’s certified athletic trainers. Participation in the CPR classes will be limited to 200…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Thursday night in the finale of a four-game set at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. That resulted in a 2-2 split of the series. Eugenio Suarez homered to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning to account for the only run of the night.…… read more »