Category: Sports

Benny Snell Jr.  ran for 62 yards, scored the go-ahead touchdown with 9:55 left and then watched as his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates fended off a last-minute comeback bid to beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night.

Celtics point guard Marcus Smart had a career-high 15 assists on Monday night, adding 22 points to help Boston beat the Charlotte Hornets 140-105 and give the defending Eastern Conference champions their 13th win in 14 games.  Joel Embiid scored seven of his 30 points in the final minute, including go-ahead 14-footer with 18.6 seconds left, and led Philadelphia past […]

After South Carolina scored a combined 94 points against Tennessee and Clemson over the last two weeks, Gamecock offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield is leaving for another opportunity.  ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Monday that Satterfield is leaving to join former Panthers head coach Matt Rhule at Nebraska. Rhule was announced as the new Nebraska head coach over the weekend.

Sam Darnold threw for a touchdown and recovered his own fumble for another score in his first game since Jan. 9, helping the Panthers beat the Denver Broncos 23-10 and keep their modest playoff hopes alive heading into a bye week. Carolina (4-8) is last in the woeful NFC South but only 1 1/2 games behind division-leading Tampa Bay.  Kendall […]

Upheaval in the top-10 of the Associated Press ranking — Clemson included in that with a surprising 31-30 home loss to rival South Carolina — provided plenty of movement this week.  Clemson dropped three spots to No. 10 in this week’s AP Poll. Clemson dropped to #11 in the Coaches poll.  South Carolina entered the Top 25 in both the […]

Aliyah Boston missed the second half of No. 1 South Carolina’s game against Hampton on Sunday with her right foot in a walking boot, but reserves Bree Hall and Ashlyn Watkins scored 14 points each in an 85-38 win.  Kamila Cardoso added 11 points and 14 rebounds for South Carolina. It was the 6-foot-7 forward’s eighth career double-double.  In the […]

 The College Football Playoff committee announced its newest ranking on Tuesday night.  Clemson moved up to number 8 in the latest ranking after a few top teams struggled over the weekend.  In the top 4 were Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU.  Clemson takes on South Carolina this weekend as they try to make it back into the top 4 […]

Aliyah Boston had her fourth double-double of the season as top-ranked South Carolina rolled to a 79-36 victory over Cal Poly Tuesday night.  Boston, the reigning AP Player of the Year, had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her 64th career double-double, which is the most among active NCAA players in all divisions.  The Gamecocks (5-0), coming off a 76-71 […]

The Carolina Panthers are making another change at quarterback.  The team announced that Sam Darnold will start Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Darnold started 11 games for Carolina last season after being traded to the team before the season and struggled, finishing the year with a 59.9 percent completion rating, nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The move comes a […]

Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes, including two each to Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, and the 49ers won their third straight game by blowing past the Arizona Cardinals 38-10 on Monday night in Mexico City.