The Atlanta Hawks will continue their current four-game road trip with a stop in Denver, Colorado to take on the Nuggets tonight.  Tip off is slated for 9 pm Eastern at the Pepsi Center.  Watch the game on Fox Sports Southeast.

Georgia Highlands College picked up a 78-42 conference win over Southern Crescent Tech in women’s basketball on Wednesday night on the GHC Floyd County campus.

The Atlanta Braves’ Brian Snitker has been named the 2018 National League Manager of the Year!  Snitker garnered 17 first-place votes, 116 votes total to receive the honor.  Bobby Cox is the only other Atlanta manager to have won the award; he was named NL MOY in 1991, 2004 and 2005.

The Atlanta Hawks fell to the Golden State Warriors 110-103 in NBA action at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Tuesday night; it was the fifth straight loss for Atlanta.

Alabama remains at No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings this week, for which results were released Tuesday.  The Crimson Tide posted a shutout victory over Mississippi State this past Saturday.  They will host The Citadel this coming Saturday at noon; the game will be broadcast locally on WLAQ AM 1410.

Area high school football teams are bound for the Sweet Sixteen round of the Georgia High School Association’s state playoffs this week.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has been named National League Rookie of the Year!  The 20-year-old Atlanta Braves outfielder nabbed 27 of 30 first-place votes and a total of 144 votes by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to gain the honor.  It marks Atlanta’s first NL ROY since Craig Kimbrel in 2011.

The Atlanta Hawks will be in Oakland, California tonight to face the Golden State Warriors in NBA action.  Tip off is set for 10:30 pm Eastern.  The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast.