Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL College Football Playoff Dec. 28 semifinals: LSU vs. Oklahoma at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; 4 p.m. Ohio State vs. Clemson at Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m. Jan. 13: College football championship, 8 p.m., New Orleans, on ESPN.… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. By John McClellan For Hometown Headlines The West Rome Chieftains achieved what many though to be the impossible between 1982 and 1985 when they won four consecutive Class AA football state championships. That record, which Buford tied in 2010,… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL And the final four in the College Football Playoff ranking. 1. LSU, 2. Ohio State, 3. Clemson, 4. Oklahoma Dec. 28: LSU vs. Oklahoma at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; Ohio State vs. Clemson in Phoenix. Jan. 13: College football championship, 8 p.m.,… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. In context: Less than two weeks after Jim Bishop’s surprise exit as general manager of the Rome Braves, another minor league executive in the Atlanta system is stepping up to replace him. Longtime Danville (Va.) Braves general manager David Cross… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL From UGA: Facing the nation’s No. 2 offense, the fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs fell, 37-10, to the second-ranked LSU Tigers in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game Saturday evening at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. With the loss, Georgia (11-2, 7-1 SEC)… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS SATURDAY: SEC Championship: Georgia vs. LSU, Saturday at 4 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. TV: CBS. ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Charlotte. TV: ABC Other conference championships (courtesy CNN): Tonight: Utah vs.… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Look for more changes at State Mutual Stadium in 2020 aside from all the enhancements under way. Jim Bishop, who was named vice president and general manager of the Rome Braves in September 2017, has left. This note was shared from… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. WGAA 106.1 FM and AM 1340 in Cedartown was the first to report that Cedartown High had dismissed Head Footbal coach Doyle Kelley. What makes the situation a bit dicey, as Kelley will outline in the letter below, is who… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL College Football Playoff rankings. Georgia maintained the no. 4 spot in the weekly College Football Playoff rankings with the Bulldogs’ opponents in Saturday’s SEC Championship, LSU, in the no. 2 spot with Ohio State listed as no. 1. … Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. What’s next for Charlie Culberson: The Atlanta Braves did not offer Culberson a new contract at Monday’s deadline, meaning he’s a free agent to sign with any club. Culberson, a Northwest Georgia favorite, is 30 and is recovering from facial… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Georgia remains no. 4 in the AP Top 25; no. 1-3 — LSU, Ohio State, Clemson. Utah moves into the five-spot as Alabama drops to no. 9. More SEC: Florida now no. 7, Auburn rises to no. 11… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. By John McClellan For Hometown Headlines The streak began in the 2008 season. The Calhoun Yellow Jackets made it to the Class AA state championship game, where they lost to Buford for the title. The next 11 seasons saw at… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. AP TOP 25 Georgia remains no. 4 in the AP Top 25; no. 1-3 — LSU, Ohio State, Clemson. Utah moves into the five-spot as Alabama drops to no. 9. More SEC: Florida now no. 7, Auburn rises to no.… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Round 3 of GHSA State Football Playoffs: Class 4A: Cartersville falls to Woodward Academy, 31-28. From Cartersville High: “Canes lose a close one to a very talented Woodward team. Cartersville finishes the season 12-1. Congratulations to all of… Continue Reading
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Today’s football menu: Busy Friday schedule of college football including Missouri at Arkansas, 2:30 p.m., on CBS. Schedule From Thursday night: Penalty costs Ole Miss: Courtesy, CBS Sports: “With 4 seconds left in the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah… Continue Reading