Carolina Panthers

 Receiver Laviska Shenault, a second-round draft pick in 2020, is getting a fresh start in Carolina.  The Jacksonville Jaguars traded Shenault to the Panthers on Monday for an undisclosed draft pick in 2023.  It’s the second trade in a year between the teams involving early round picks. Jacksonville sent troubled cornerback C.J. Henderson to Carolina last September for tight end […]

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South Carolina Football

 In keeping with how University of South Carolina Athletics became known as the Gamecocks, the department’s live mascot will now be known as The General in homage to Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter, whose nickname “Fighting Gamecock” created the original moniker for Athletics, according to a press release.  The General is set for his first appearance of the 2022-23 athletic […]

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Atlanta Braves

Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer to break an eighth-inning tie and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Sunday night.  Atlanta remained three games behind the first-place New York Mets in the NL East.  UP NEXT for the Atlanta Braves: LHP Max Fried (12-4, 2.52 ERA) faces Colorado RHP Jose Urena (2-5, 5.98) in the […]

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NASCAR

Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale Sunday.  UP NEXT: The first round of the playoffs begin at Darlington next Sunday. Logano won the May race at the track, with Ford and Chevy claiming 19 of the top 20 spots.

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Nascar

Kurt Busch will miss the start of NASCAR’s playoffs with concussion-like symptoms that have sidelined him for six weeks, meaning two spots in the 16-driver field will be open Saturday night in the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.  NASCAR commended Busch for how he has handled his injury and said the No. 45 will still be eligible to compete […]

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College Soccer

Coming off a National Championship the expectations are always high and that remains true for Clemson men’s soccer. The Tigers are right back on top of the preseason polls where they finished last season. But this year’s roster looks a lot different at Clemson.  11 freshman and a fifth-year grad student make up nearly half the roster but they didn’t […]

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are being careful with Kyle Wright, doing what they can to make sure their latest potential ace on a staff seemingly stuffed with them can keep the momentum going during his breakout season.  The 26-year-old allowed two hits over seven efficient innings and the Braves completed a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh by drilling the sloppy Pirates 14-2 […]

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Baker Mayfield

 The hype surrounding the Browns’ upcoming reunion with Baker Mayfield has already begun and will undoubtedly build.  As NFL openers go, this one’s got it all.  Myles Garrett plans to treat it like any other game. Cleveland’s All-Pro defensive end did his best to downplay the Week 1 matchup against Mayfield, who won Carolina’s starting job after the Browns discarded […]

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Nick Saban

Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee on Tuesday approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages […]

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