Golf

 Cameron Smith charged his way into history on the Old Course, a Sunday stunner at St. Andrews that sent the Australian to his first major title by overcoming Rory McIlroy to win the Open Championship.  His 8-under 64 was the lowest final round by a champion in the 30 times golf’s oldest championship has been played at St. Andrews.

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Nascar

Nascar Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs — and tightened the pressure on the remaining winless drivers — by winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season.

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Atlanta Braves

Kyle Wright tied for the major league lead with his 11th victory and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.  Michael Harris II, Matt Olson and Dansby Swanson homered for Atlanta, which has won five of its last seven and leads the National League with 142 home runs. The Braves improved […]

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MLB Home Run Derby

Gunning for history, back-to-back champion Pete Alonso will start his pursuit of a third title as the No. 2 seed in the 2022 Home Run Derby on Monday night at Dodgers Stadium.  The New York Mets star will face No. 7 seed Ronald Acuna Jr. in a rematch from their tilt in the second round of the 2019 Home Run […]

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Carolina Panthers

Rashard Anderson, a first-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2000 NFL draft, has died. He was 45.  Anderson’s death has been confirmed by the Panthers, who said he died Wednesday in Mississippi, and by Jackson State University, where he was a star cornerback from 1996 to 1999.  The cause of Anderson’s death was unknown as of Thursday morning.

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Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets won two of three in their NL East showdown with the Atlanta Braves despite playing without two of their four All-Stars.  It helped that Francisco Lindor played like he should be included at the Midsummer Classic.  Lindor led New York’s power game with a three-run homer, Chris Bassitt threw six strong innings and the Mets beat […]

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College Football Media Days

As the 2022 ACC Media Day in Charlotte inches closer, Clemson announced this year’s attendees on Wednesday who will accompany head coach Dabo Swinney next week.  Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei, defensive end K.J. Henry, and offensive lineman Jordan McFadden will all represent the Tigers in Charlotte among some of the league’s best next week during the ACC’s media day held at […]

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Atlanta Braves

Before another sellout at Truist Park, Matt Olson delivered another big blow for the Atlanta Braves.  Olson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Adam Duvall went deep for two runs in the seventh and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-1.  The defending World Series champion Braves trimmed the Mets’ NL East lead to 1 […]

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World Series Trophy Tour

The Atlanta Braves announced additional stops of the World Champions Trophy Tour and Greenville, South Carolina is on that list.  The tour will travel throughout “Braves Country” through summer 2022 with a total of 151 stops, commemorating 151 years of Braves baseball.  The trophy will make it’s first stop in the Upstate in Anderson on July 27 at the Anderson […]

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College Football

The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. released the preseason watch list for the 2022 Dodd Trophy presented by PNC on Tuesday. This year’s list includes 20 of the nation’s top college football coaches representing all Power Five conferences, as well as the AAC and an independent. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is one of […]

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