Category: Sports

Yohandy Morales homered in his first major league game and Jared Simpson earned the win in relief in his own debut, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night.  AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1) allowed five runs and six hits in four innings. Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II homered for the Braves, whose lead over Philadelphia atop the NL East dropped to 3 1/2 games.  Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.71 ERA) […]

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney officially named senior Christopher Vizzina as the starting quarterback Tuesday morning during his first weekly press conference of the 2026 season. The announcement settles an intense offseason battle as the Tigers prepare to travel to Baton Rouge to face No. 11 LSU this Saturday night.  After months of keeping the decision under wraps, Swinney ended the mystery by declaring that Vizzina has earned […]

D.W. Daniel High School has climbed to No. 1 in the Class 3A S.C. Prep Football Media Poll, while Seneca remains just outside the top tier in the latest voting.  The D.W. Daniel Lions (2-0) seized the top spot in Class 3A following an early-season shift in the statewide rankings. Daniel capitalized on strong opening performances—highlighted by a high-octane win over Wren—to capture first-place […]

Rafael Devers hit his 30th home run of the season and rookie Turner Hill had a two-run double as the San Francisco Giants snapped the Atlanta Braves‘ seven-game winning streak with a 7-3 win Monday night.  Anthony Molina (2-0), who was traded from the Braves to the Giants at the deadline, picked up the win against his former team in his first start of the season. He […]

The NFC South is bracing for a shakeup as the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons finalized their initial 53-man rosters, marked by aggressive defensive additions, devastating offensive line injuries, and a looming quarterback controversy.   In Atlanta, newly minted head coach Kevin Stefanski is initiating his era with a historic logjam at quarterback, uniquely carrying four signal-callers on the active roster: Tua Tagovailoa, Michael Penix Jr., Cooper Rush, and Jack Strand. While Tagovailoa has endured […]

Dabo Swinney noted that Clemson practiced under the lights inside Memorial Stadium to simulate the hostile, primetime environment they will face at LSU. Appearing on his first weekly Tiger Hour radio talk show of the season, the head coach acknowledged that his team is “as far as we can go at this point” and emphasized that they simply need to go play to find out where they […]

The sea of orange and purple invading Truist Park got exactly the grand finale they came for on Clemson Day, as Matt Olson ripped a dramatic 10th-inning walk-off single to lift the Atlanta Braves to a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.  The Braves have won 7 games in a row.  Braves: RHP Bryce Elder (8-7, 3.95) is scheduled to start Monday night’s makeup game at home against San Francisco. The […]

Ryan Preece won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway in overtime Saturday night to take the final playoff spot.  Preece, who violently flipped twice in recent years at Daytona, moved to the front during a green-white-checkered finish. Leader Zane Smith got bumped from behind, started spinning and slamming into other cars on the last lap. Preece took the checkered […]

The Chapman Panthers spoiled Senior Night at Razorback Stadium, handing the Walhalla Razorbacks a painful 61-6 defeat.  Walhalla entered their home opener with a raucous crowd at their back, desperate to shake off a season-opening loss. However, the momentum was completely drained on the game’s very first play. Chapman senior Eric Gaffney fielded the opening kickoff and sliced through the coverage for a 61-yard touchdown return, […]

Fall training camps have officially closed in the Palmetto State, signaling the end of August’s grueling two-a-days and the immediate transition into game-week preparation. Both Clemson University and the University of South Carolina are looking to wash away the bitter taste of disappointing prior seasons. With rosters finalized and depth charts mostly locked in, both coaching staffs are shifting their focus to high-stakes September openers. […]