The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at SunTrust Park, marking the fourth straight loss for Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 on Monday evening in the opener of a three-game series at SunTrust Park, marking the third loss in a row for Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at SunTrust Park, allowing the Nationals to take the weekend series 2-1.

The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Carolina Panthers 31-24 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday; it was the Falcons’ first win of the regular season.  Matt Ryan ran for a pair of touchdowns for the first time in his career to contribute to the victory.  The Falcons will welcome the New Orleans Saints to Atlanta next Sunday for a 1 pm kick-off.

It is time for Friday Night Lights as area high school football teams take the field tonight for the fifth week of the 2018 regular season.

College football will hit the airwaves of 95.7 FM The Ridge and WLAQ AM 1410 on Saturday.

The Atlanta Braves were off on Thursday and will return to SunTrust Park tonight to open a ten-game homestand with an outing against the Washington Nationals.  Kevin Gausman will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and  Max Scherzer will head to the mound for DC.  First pitch is set for 7:35 pm.  The game will not be broadcast on WLAQ AM 1410 as we will be covering high school football tonight.  WLAQ will rejoin the Braves Radio Network for the rest of the Braves’ three-game weekend set with the Nats.

The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game set at AT&T Park, allowing the Braves to complete a sweep of the Giants in San Francisco for the first time in seven years.  Thus ended a seven-game west coast swing that left Atlanta with six wins and only one loss.