Category: Sports

At the midpoint of the season, manager Brian Snitker says the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves have made an impressive recovery from a slow start.  Perhaps the most impressive resurgence belongs to Dansby Swanson.  Dansby Swanson hit a three-run double in a five-run second inning and the Braves held off the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 early Tuesday in a game […]

Tiger Woods was back playing competitive golf Monday, shooting a 5-over 77 at the star-studded JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland. Woods sits in a tie for 43rd in the 50-player field. Xander Schauffele, coming off a win at the Travelers a week ago, sits in first after an opening, bogey-free 64. Play concludes Tuesday.  For Woods, […]

Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gobbled his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess.

The grandson of a former Seneca police chief has signed a minor league baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.  He’s A-J Graffanino, son of former Major Leaguer Tony Graffanino. Tony is the son of former Seneca Police Chief Doug Graffagnino; A-J, the grandson.  (There is a spelling difference in their last names).  A-J was once in the Baltimore Orioles’ system; […]

Kyle Schwarber finished off the month with another June homer, Darick Hall went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 14-4 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

The Carolina Panthers have announced the schedule for 2022 training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.  The Panthers returned to Wofford in 2021 after a modified training camp in Charlotte in 2020.  This season, fans will see a return to the traditional training camp experience with autograph opportunities available after practice. Attendance at daily practices is free and open […]

The Big Ten is getting bigger, again.  The 14-member conference, including Ohio State, unanimously approved the addition of UCLA and Southern California as members.  The two California schools, who are long-time members of the Pac-12, announced they join the Big Ten in 2024.

Adam Duvall homered, Kyle Wright tossed seven sharp innings and the Atlanta Braves kept rolling this month, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night. The Braves improved to 21-5 in June, matching the team record for most wins in a calendar month since the club moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966. They’ll try to set a new mark […]

Conference opponents for the upcoming 2022 men’s basketball season were announced Wednesday by the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks will play home and away contests against Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole MIss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.  USC will travel to Florida, Kentucky, LSU and Missouri. They’ll play host to Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn and Texas A&M at Colonial Life Arena.