Author: Gary Butts

The Braves’s path to the 2023 World Series begins with the National League Division Series (NLDS).  The Braves are the No. 1 seed in the NL and have earned a bye from the first round of the playoffs. The Braves will play the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. The two teams met in the NLDS last year, with the Phillies, […]

“It’s all about bouncing back, dealing with the tough times. You know you’re going to have them,” manager Bruce Bochy(baa-chee) said Wednesday after the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 to finish a two-game AL Wild Card Series sweep.  The next stop is Baltimore, where the Rangers begin a Division Series against the AL East champion Orioles on Saturday.  […]

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is here with yet another splash set for the sport’s mapped path through the next year.  Dazzling changes dot the calendar in another milestone year for the Cup Series, highlighted by a trip to Iowa Speedway on June 16, the circuit’s inaugural visit to the 0.875-mile oval and first venture to the Hawkeye State […]

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In AL wild card games  Jordan Montgomery was exceptional against the Tampa Bay Rays, even better when he lumbered off the mound to make a diving catch that helped the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory in their AL Wild Card Series opener.  Royce Lewis smashed the streak into the seats, homering in each of his first two at-bats to […]

  After making history all season long, the Atlanta Braves locked up the best record in baseball and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, as well as a bit of a break before the National League Divisional Series gets underway on Saturday. The Atlanta Braves say Truist Park is sold out for the postseason and are expecting roughly 42,000 fans for […]

Seattle Seahawks Rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon scored on a 97-yard interception return late in the third quarter and the Seahawks tied a team record with 11 sacks in a 24-3 victory over the struggling and offensively inept New York Giants.

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years.  Left-handed hitters benefitted from the new restrictions on defensive shifts, runners took […]

Freshman wide receiver Tyler Brown and rookie defensive lineman T.J. Parker were named the week five ACC player of the week in their respective positions.  Brown, who was a standout at Greenville High, recorded a career high nine receptions for 153 yards when Clemson got their first conference win of the season, beating Syracuse 31-14. He also gained 23 yards […]