Category: Sports

American Andy Roddick’s professional tennis career came to and end at the U.S. Open Wednesday with a fourth-round 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.  During an on-court address after the loss, the 2003 U.S. Open champion got choked up as he spoke, telling the crowd, “Since I was a kid, I’ve been […]

A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated blows to the head may cause serious trouble later on. The death rate from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lou Gehrig’s disease combined was about three times what one would predict from the general population, researchers reported. Prior research had […]

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw returned to practice on Wednesday, the first time he’s seen work since injuring his right throwing shoulder in the Gamecocks win over Vanderbilt last Thursday. Carolina is set to open the home season Saturday with a noon-hour kick-off against the East Carolina Pirates.

They may be the defending Super Bowl champions, but they didn’t show it last night (September 5th), as the New York Giants were defeated 24-17 by the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL season opener at the Giants’ home MetLife Stadium. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw for 307 yards, including three touchdown passes, while Giants QB Eli Manning had 213 yards […]

The Furman Paladins will look to even their season record this Saturday when they play host to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Furman’s 2012 home season opener. Kickoff at Paladin Stadium is set for 5:00 p.m. You can hear the game  on 96.3 WGOG beginning with the tailgate and pre-game show at 3:30 PM. Furman (0-1) yielded a last minute […]

The NFL will kick off its regular season Wednesday night at 8:30 PM with a game between the Super Bowl champion New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium, the home of the Giants.

Clemson running back Andre Ellington and center Dalton Freeman headline a list of eight players named as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced by the conference on Tuesday. Ellington rushed for a nation-leading 228 yards and Freeman played every snap at center as the Tigers defeated Auburn, 26-19. Virginia Tech also had two players recognized from […]

Clemson senior running back Andre Ellington and junior kicker Chandler Catanzaro both received national honors on Tuesday for their performances in Clemson’s 26-19 win over Auburn this past Saturday. Ellington was named the national Offensive Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club and Catanzaro was one of five Stars of the Week by the Lou Groza Award.  Ellington […]

In high school volleyball on Tuesday, Walhalla defeated Seneca 3-1 in the Western AAA opener. Seneca won the first set, but the Razorbacks finished with three straight for the overall win. Elsewhere, Daniel defeated West-Oak 3-0. Senior Carly Hoover led Daniel with 14 kills.

Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac played havoc with the schedule at the U.S. Open in Queens, New York, yesterday (September 4th), as only two singles matches were completed and several were suspended after play began. In the two full matches, top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated seventh-ranked defending champion Sam Stosur of Australia 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to […]