Category: Sports

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

Max Fried allowed only three hits in eight innings, pacing the Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  Fried (12-4) struck out seven and walked one, retiring 20 of the final 23 batters he faced, and allowed one run. The All-Star left-hander got through eight innings for the second time this season. He gave […]

Dawn Staley will be out front again, this time at Darlington Raceway. South Carolina’s two-time national women’s championship coach will drive the pace car for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs — the Southern 500 on Sept. 4.  Staley attended the event in 2017 following the her program’s first NCAA Tournament crown.  The Gamecocks led the country […]

The Greenville Swamp Rabbits dropped the puck on a new NHL affiliation, announced Tuesday.  The ECHL franchise will partner with the Los Angeles Kings and their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, on a two-year deal, beginning this season.  The two-year affiliation will send prospects from the Kings or Reign organizations to Greenville to develop on the ice.  The Swamp Rabbits […]

Jake Odorizzi struck out seven and Michael Harris II hit a two-run homer, helping the Atlanta Braves gain in the NL East with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.  The Braves have won 12 of 14 to pull within three games of the Mets, who lost 4-2 to the Yankees.  Kenley Jansen struck out two in […]

Baker Mayfield insists this is not a “redemption year,” but he will make his first start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers against the team that gave up on him.  The Panthers on Monday named Mayfield the starter for the Sept. 11 opener against the Cleveland Browns, who moved on from the first pick of the 2018 draft after trading […]

 Marcus Mariota is feeling — and playing — like a starter again.  After leading Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups Monday night, Mariota appears to have strengthened his hold on the quarterback job.  Mariota was 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown pass to […]