On a blistery, bitter, frosty night that was, “cooler than a polar bear’s toe nails” the Gilmer Bobcats baseball team traveled to Pickens County for a “home” game against the Ramblers of Lafayette. In the bottom of the 13th inning the Bobcats pulled out a victory when Forrest Bramlett, hit a shot to deep right […]
Read More »Kennesaw State Softball Sweeps Samford
The Kennesaw State Owls got into the swing of things on Tuesday evening, scoring 22 runs in a doubleheader in which they swept Samford, 13-1 and 9-3.
Read More »KSU Double Header Postponed
Wednesday’s scheduled softball doubleheader at Bailey Park between the Kennesaw State Owls and the UAB Blazers has been postponed due to heavy rain approaching the Kennesaw area. All efforts are being made to schedule a make-up date.
Read More »Atlanta Braves Tsunami Relief Efforts
The Atlanta Braves, Japan-America Society of Georgia (JASG) and the American Red Cross have teamed up to raise funds for the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan. Braves pitcher, Kenshin Kawakami and the Braves organization have made a donation and fans will have the opportunity to make a donation during the two exhibition games […]
Read More »Georgia Tech Names Brian Gregory Head Basketball Coach
Brian Gregory, who led the University of Dayton to 97 victories over the last four years and worked under Tom Izzo at Michigan State when the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA championship, was named Georgia Tech’s head basketball coach, athletic director Dan Radakovich announced Monday afternoon.
Read More »Braves and Twins Announce Two-Player Trade
The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins announced today that the two clubs have completed a two-player trade. The Braves have acquired right-handed pitcher Billy Bullock from the Twins in exchange for left-handed pitcher Scott Diamond.
Read More »Atlanta Braves 2011 Promotional Schedule
The Atlanta Braves 2011 promotional schedule features two-for-$30 ticket offers every Tuesday and Wednesday, post-game fireworks every Friday, All Star Sundays when fans can meet Braves alumni and children 14 and under can run the bases, a series of Buck Belue $5 Buck Nights featuring $5 Lower Level Terrace Reserved Tickets, and the 2011 Summer […]
Read More »KSU 2-2 in A-Sun
The Kennesaw State Owls softball team followed up their doubleheader sweep on Friday of North Florida, 5-3 and 7-5, with a pair of losses at Jacksonville on Saturday, 13-3 and 5-2, to start off Atlantic Sun Conference play at 2-2.
Read More »Atlanta Braves Make Spring Roster Moves
The Atlanta Braves trimmed their spring roster by eight players today, as five players were re-assigned to minor league camp, one player was placed on the disabled list, one player was placed on outright waivers and one player was released.
Read More »“Southern Hospitality” at Turner Field
Award-winning and Atlanta-based Rapper and Actor Ludacris, plus a “special guest,” will be performing on the field at Turner Field on Saturday, May 14 as part of 2011 Civil Rights Game Week. The scheduled one-hour performance will take place following that day’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, which is scheduled for […]
Read More »Drew Hill Memorial Service Friday
A memorial service for Drew Hill, the former Georgia Tech and National Football League standout who passed away last week, will be hosted by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Friday at 1 p.m.
Read More »Annual Yellow Jacket Caravan Rolls
The annual Yellow Jacket Caravan, which features Georgia Tech head coaches, athletic director Dan Radakovich and the voice of the Yellow Jackets, Wes Durham, will make four stops beginning with Macon on April 5th.
Read More »Atlanta Braves to Host Bobby Cox Day on August 12th
The Atlanta Braves will pay tribute to their former manager Bobby Cox on Friday, August 12 by inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame and retiring his uniform number for Bobby Cox Day. The induction will take place at a special luncheon and the uniform number retirement will occur in a pre-game ceremony that […]
Read More »Hawks Fans Beware of Weekend Traffic
On Sunday, March 20, the Atlanta Hawks host the Detroit Pistons at 2 p.m. at Philips Arena. The Georgia Marathon will be taking place in the downtown area on Sunday morning and early afternoon, and related street closings are planned. Additionally, the Georgia Department of Transportation is scheduled to continue an ongoing resurfacing project on […]
Read More »“Hootie Hoo” Hoops Coach Search
Kennesaw State University is underway in their search for a new head men’s basketball coach. A search committee, headed by Interim Director of Athletics Scott Whitlock, has been organized by Kennesaw State University President Dr. Dan Papp.
Read More »“Cats” on “Cats” Crime
The Dalton Catamounts soccer teams visited the Gilmer Bobcats and clawed out two victories. The boys’ team catastrophically castrated the Bobcats with a 7-0 thorough thrashing. The girls’ team also posted a shutout with a 1-0 victory over the home team in front of a small but boisterous Gilmer crowd.
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