Author: Gary Butts

 The No. 24 Clemson women’s soccer team (5-1-2) impressed in the ACC opener against formerly undefeated No. 6 Notre Dame (7-1) on Thursday night at Historic Riggs Field and registered their highest ranked home win since Sept. 20, 2018 when the Tigers took down the Virginia Cavaliers, 1-0. This marked the second straight win over the Fighting Irish after beating […]

Tennis player Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men’s tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

 Carlos Rodón struck out eight in five dominant innings before leaving with a blister and the San Francisco Giants slowed down the Atlanta Braves 4-1 Wednesday to win the series.  Atlanta lost two of three to the sub-.500 Giants. The Braves began the day a half-game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.  UP NEXT for Atlanta Braves: LHP Max […]

Ousmane Sylla’s fourth goal of the season proved decisive for the No. 1 Clemson Tigers in a 2-0 win on the road against UAB (2-3) on Tuesday night. The Tigers advanced to 6-0 with the victory and Sylla extended his streak of recording at least one point in each match this season.  Up next, the Tigers return home to host […]

NASCAR racer Kyle Busch, younger brother to fellow driver Kurt Busch, will part ways with Joe Gibbs Racing and join Richard Childress Racing.  The two-time NASCAR Cup-winning champion made the announcement Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame  Kyle Busch has had massive success with JGR, winning two cup titles and building a massively successful Toyota truck team. He has […]

Kyle Wright earned his major league-leading 18th victory, Swanson homered and drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Tuesday night to pull within a half-game of the first-place Mets in the NL East.  UP NEXT for the Atlanta Braves RHP Charlie Morton (8-5, 4.08 ERA) looks to win his third straight start […]

South Carolina understands the challenge in front of them. They’re prepared for it.  The Gamecocks host No. 1 Georgia (2-0) on Saturday at noon, seeking just their second win against the Bulldogs since 2015.  The defending national champion Bulldogs have yet to allow a touchdown this season and boast the nation’s top-scoring defense through the first two weeks of the […]

 Zack Littell wanted to stay in to pitch to Braves slugger Matt Olson when Gabe Kapler removed him, and the Giants reliever let his frustration boil over before he walked off the mound. He handed the ball to his manager harder than usual and spoke up about his disappointment. Kapler’s switch to Scott Alexander ended up working out well as […]

 It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter.  This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new coach in Denver, pulled off the field in exchange for a 64-yard field goal attempt that left plenty of confusion and the Seattle Seahawks celebrating an unexpected season-opening, […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks will host the Charlotte 49ers in a 7:30 pm kick on Sept. 24, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. The game will be televised on ESPNU.  That game will mark the first gridiron battle between the Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) and the 49ers (0-3, 0-0 Conference USA.  The Atlantic Coast Conference also announced Monday that Clemson’s game […]