This is week seven of the 2023 regular season for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football on Friday night as the Tigers continue Region 7-A Division 1 play at Coosa with a match versus the Eagles. The Tigers won their first region game of…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES TO WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON AT HOME WITH SERIES AT TRUIST PARK AGAINST CHICAGO CUBS AND WASHINGTON NATIONALS
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off day on Monday and will wrap up the 2023 regular season with a six-game homestand that will open this evening with the first of three outings versus the Chicago Cubs. Bryce Elder will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Justin Steele will head to the mound for…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP FINAL ROAD TRIP OF THE 2023 REGULAR SEASON WITH SPLIT OF A DOUBLEHEADER IN DC VERSUS THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS
The Atlanta Braves split a doubleheader with the Washington Nationals on Sunday to wrap up a four game National League East set at Nationals Park in Washington DC. The Nationals narrowly won the opener by 3-2. The Braves emerged victorious in the nightcap 8-5; that was their 100th win of the season. Atlanta also took…… read more »
ATLANTA FALCONS HANDED FIRST LOSS OF THE 2023 REGULAR SEASON BY DETROIT LIONS
The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Detroit Lions by 20-6 on Sunday afternoon up in Detroit, Michigan. That marked the first loss of the 2023 regular season for the Falcons, who are now 2-1. They will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Kick off is scheduled for 9:30…… read more »
ROME SENDS QUARTET OF 2023 TEAM MEMBERS TO ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE
(Media release from the Rome Professional Baseball Club): Major League Baseball has announced the rosters and coaching staffs of the 2023 Arizona Fall League (AFL). Four members of the 2023 Rome roster will make the trip out west this fall. Keshawn Ogans and David McCabe are the two infielders representing Atlanta this fall. Ogans, a…… read more »
IT’S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, WEEK SIX!
It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the sixth week of play in the 2023 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers begin region play as hosts to the Dade County Wolverines. Here’s our…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN LAST ROAD TRIP OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN IN WASHINGTON DC OVER THE NATIONALS, SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves began their last road trip of the 2023 regular season with a 10-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday evening in the first meeting of a four game National League East series at Nationals Park up in Washington DC. The Braves tallied five runs in the top of the third inning…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SERIES WITH EXTRA INNING LOSS TO PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies by 6-5 in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. Philadelphia took the series by 2-1. The Phillies got on the board in the top of the first inning with an RBI single by Alec Bohm.…… read more »
BALDWIN SELECTED AS SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR
(Media release from Rome Professional Baseball Club): Minor League Baseball, in conjunction with the South Atlantic League’s managers and Commissioner’s Office, announced the 2023 High Class-A All-Star Team on Wednesday which included Atlanta’s preeminent catching prospect, Drake Baldwin. Baldwin spent all but the last month of the season with High-A Rome, playing in 92 games…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SNAP LOSING SKID WITH TUESDAY NIGHT WIN AT HOME OVER PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Tuesday evening in the second outing of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. It allowed the division champion Braves to snap a four-game losing skid. Ronald Acuna Jr. led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run on his bobble…… read more »