Author: Gary Butts

Chris Buescher won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, eliminating fan favorite Chase Elliott from playoff contention and sending Bubba Wallace into the postseason.  Buescher and teammate Brad Keselowski finished 1-2 for RFK Racing. It was Buescher’s third victory in the past five races, making him a title contender no one could have […]

TCTC High School Football Scoreboard Walhalla 28 Woodmont 48 F West Oak 35 Carolina Academy 12 F Palmetto 0 Seneca 40 F Easley 0 Daniel 38 F Liberty 41 Blue Ridge 19 F Pickens 11 Franklin Cty, Ga 28 F Eastside 23 Pendleton 39 F

Mike Tomlin didn’t waver in his decision to play quarterback Kenny Pickett and other Pittsburgh starters even when Atlanta coach Arthur Smith countered with his backups.  “I just think it’s difficult to box without sparring,” Tomlin said. Pickett and the Steelers scored an early knockout.  Pickett led two touchdown drives and showed he and the Pittsburgh starters are ready for […]

 The No. 9-ranked Clemson Men’s soccer team suffered a loss in its first regular season match Thursday, falling 2-1 to visitors UCF.  Clemson head coach Mike Noonan commented on the number of fouls by Clemson, saying: “I think the foul count was disproportionate to how the game was.”  Clemson looks to bounce back Monday, August 28, against UNC Wilmington, while […]

WWE star Bray Wyatt, known for being one of the most creative minds in professional wrestling who pushed the boundaries with innovative characters, died Thursday at the age of 36, WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on social media.  Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, had been inactive over the past several months in WWE while […]

Even in the Georgia heat, Charlie Morton is thriving at 39.  He gives at least partial credit to extra salt on his food.  Morton gave up only two hits in seven innings while allowing no runs for the third straight start, Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs with three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat the […]

Walhalla’s first-year head football coach, Chris Stone, has informed WGOG that Friday’s game at Greenville County’s Woodmont High School will kick off at 8 p.m. The Wildcats will host the Razorbacks in Friday night’s season opener for Walhalla. Woodmont opened their season last Friday with a victory over Palmetto. The move is due to the potential for temperatures Friday to […]

The ACC is again seriously considering the potential additions of Stanford, California and SMU, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday.  A series of meetings will be held this week to further vet and discuss different financial models that would come with the additions, sources said.  The inclusion of all three schools is being heavily discussed, in part, because they would […]