Georgia sports for Friday, August 24th

The Braves have stumbled out of Cincinnati, after losing 3 of the 4 games in their series against the Reds. Last night, the Braves fell in 12 innings in the 9-7 final. The winning blow came courtesy of Adam Dunn, who knocked a 2-run homer off closer Bob Wickman to end it. That ruined a night for Chipper Jones, who matched a career-high with 5 RBI's. With the loss, the Braves fell farther back in the wild card race, 3 games behind leading San Diego. In the chase for the NL-East division, the Braves remain 6 games behind the Mets. Atlanta's road trip continues tonight, opening a series in St. Louis.

Warner Robins' little league team has moved into the U.S finals of the Little League World Series. They beat the team from Chandler, Arizona on Thursday by the 16-6 final.
Warner Robins will face a team from Lubbock, Texas tomorrow for the U.S crown. The winner of that contest moves to Sunday's international game for the chance to claim the Little League World Series championship.

Georgia sports for Thursday, August 23rd

The Braves dropped a 2nd-straight game to the Reds in Cincinnati, falling 4-2 last night. Lance Cormier took the pitching loss, allowing consecutive home runs to Josh Hamilton and Jeff Keppinger in the 4th inning--the Reds scored 2 more runs in the 5th. The Braves' scoring came from solo home runs off the bats of Brian McCann and Andruw Jones. With the loss, the Braves remain 6 games off the pace of the Mets for the lead in the NL-East division. However, Atlanta has now fallen 2 games off the lead for the wild card playoff spot. The Braves and Reds complete their 4-game series tonight.

Braves' shortstop Edgar Renteria has re-injured his right ankle. Renteria had just been activated off the disabled list, after missing 17 games since August 3rd with a sprain. Last night, the team says Renteria "tweaked" the ankle while batting.

College football teams around the state are in the final stages of preseason practice, with openers just over a week away. The same goes for the state's high school teams, with most opening their schedules a week from Friday.

From the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons will continue in life without Michael Vick, playing their 1st home game of 2007 on Monday night. The Falcons will host the Cincinnati Bengals in exhibition inside the Georgia Dome.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, August 21st

Warner Robins' little league team was rained-out from action in the Little League World Series up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Monday. All five games in the tournament yesterday were rained-out, so the entire schedule moves to today. Warner Robins has split their first two games, and must win this evening in order to stay alive.

To major league baseball, the Braves opened a long 10-game road trip in fine fashion last night, blasting the Reds 14-4 in Cincinnati to commence a 4-game series. For a 2nd-straight game, 1st baseman Mark Teixeira hit a pair of home runs--he had 3 of the Braves' 17 hits on the night, and accounted for 6 RBI's. Atlanta cracked 4 homers overall, including a grand slam from Brian McCann and a homer from Andruw Jones. The offense was more than enough to support the pitching of Tim Hudson, who earned his 5th-straight win, and is the first pitcher in the National League to reach the 15-win plateau.

Georgia sports for Thursday, July 19th

A game that took over four hours Wednesday afternoon ended up another loss for the Braves--they fell to the Reds 5-4 in 15 innings from Turner Field in Atlanta. Cincinnati swept the 3-game series. Brandon Phillips had a 2-run single in the 15th inning for a Reds' 2-run lead. The Braves got 1 run back in their last at-bat courtesy Jeff Francouer's RBI-hit. The Braves hope to get back on track as they open a new series against the Cardinals tonight.

The Braves have brought back an old face. Julio Franco has been re-signed by the club. The 48-year-old Franco was with Atlanta from 2001 through '05. He left as a free agent for the Mets, but they released him last week. Franco will serve as a utility player off the bench.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, July 17th

It was rough going for the Braves last night in the opener of their series against the Reds, suffering a 10-3 loss at Turner Field.

Starting pitcher Kyle Davies never made it out of the 1st inning, as he never recorded an out before getting the hook from manager Bobby Cox. Davies only faced 5 batters, as he allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, and walked 3. It was the long night for the Braves bullpen—-Oscar Villareal gave up a 3-run homer to Ken Griffey-Jr in the 2nd inning.

The Braves had their 4-game winning streak snapped, but they remain a game-and-a-half behind the Mets for first in the NL-East. The Mets lost their game at San Diego last night.

Georgia sports for Monday, July 16th

The Braves are on a roll--they completed a 3-game series sweep of the Pirates in Atlanta Sunday with the 5-1 victory.

Buddy Carlyle gave the Braves 8 strong innings on the mound, as he allowed only 4 hits and a run in the outing. After surrendering a 1st inning home run, Carlyle recorded outs against 20 of the next 21 batters he faced.

Offensively, the Braves delivered 12 hits--RBI singles from Edgar Renteria, Jeff Francouer, and Yunel Escobar. Renteria had 4 hits on the day.

The Braves remain a game-and-a-half behind the Mets for first in the NL-East division. Atlanta continues their 10-game homestand tonight with the open of a series against the Reds.