The Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 in Spring Training action at North Port, FL on Wednesday afternoon. Highlights of the day included a tie-breaking home run by Sean Murphy during the bottom of the sixth inning. The Braves will host the New York Yankees this afternoon at 1:05 pm. Opening Day is…… read more »
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ROME-FLOYD PARKS AND RECREATION: REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ADULT SOFTBALL
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Grab your buddies, dust off your cleats and get ready to hit the ball field. Registration is open now for adult and church league softball. Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation will offer two leagues. Adult league is comprised of an open division and a rec division. Each division must…… read more »
OPENING DAY 2024 RAPIDLY APPROACHES FOR ROME EMPERORS AND ATLANTA BRAVES
Opening Day is a little more than two weeks away for the Rome Emperors. Rome, Georgia’s minor league baseball team is scheduled to take the field on Friday, April 5th at AdventHealth Stadium versus the Hickory Crawdads. Justin Franklin, Marketing and Media Relations Coordinator, says that front end staff members are ‘fired up’ about the…… read more »
TYLER BRADLEY NAMED COOSA HIGH SCHOOL HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Tyler Bradley has been named the head boys basketball coach at Coosa High School. A product of Coosa, Bradley graduated from CHS in 2012 where he went on to play both football and basketball for Reinhardt University. Upon graduating from Reinhardt, Bradley went back to his hometown as…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES FALL TO TAMPA BAY RAYS IN SPRING TRAINING, COUNTDOWN CONTINUES TO OPENING DAY
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Tampa Bay Rays by 7-3 on Monday afternoon in a Spring Training game down in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Braves have a scheduled day off today and will return to action on Wednesday at 1:05 pm as hosts to the Toronto Blue Jays in North Port. The countdown continues…… read more »
ATLANTA HAWKS DROP MONDAY NIGHT MATCH IN LOS ANGELES TO THE LAKERS
The Atlanta Hawks fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 136-105 in NBA action at Los Angeles, California on Monday night. That resulted in a split of the two-game season series between the teams. Jalen Johnson was Atlanta’s top scorer of the night with a total of 25 points. D’Angelo Russell led all players in scoring…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING UPDATE FROM OVER THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves picked up two losses and a tie in Spring Training action over the weekend in Florida. They fell to a split squad Pittsburgh Pirates by 4-2 on Saturday evening in North Port. In split squad games for the Braves on Sunday afternoon, one team ended up in a 3-3 tie with the…… read more »
ATLANTA HAWKS SNAP LOSING SKID WITH WIN IN LA OVER THE CLIPPERS
The Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing skid with a 110-93 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in NBA action on Sunday night out in Los Angeles, CA. Dejounte Murray led Atlanta in scoring with 21 points. He also contributed 10 assists. DeAndre Hunter had 20 points off the bench. Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high…… read more »
WLAQ WILL HAVE SPRING TRAINING ACTION FROM THE ATLANTA BRAVES RADIO NETWORK OVER THE WEEKEND!
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Spring Training action at North Port, FL on Thursday. The Braves will head to Lakeland to take on a split squad Detroit Tigers team today at 1:05 pm. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Grapefruit League play from the Atlanta…… read more »
SPRING TRAINING UPDATE: ATLANTA BRAVES PICK UP WEDNESDAY EVENING WIN OVER BALTIMORE ORIOLES
The Atlanta Braves beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Wednesday evening in a Spring Training game at Sarasota, FL. Orlando Arcia contributed a two-run homer and Jordan Luplow clubbed a solo shot in the top of the second inning. The Braves will return to their Grapefruit League home field in North Port to host the…… read more »