Category: Sports

The Indianapolis Colts announced Monday that their rookie head coach, Chuck Pagano, has been diagnosed with leukemia. The Colts said Pagano — who turns 52 today — has been hospitalized for treatment and would likely not return to full coaching duties this season. Filling in on an interim basis will be offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. Pagano’s physician, Dr. Larry Cripe, […]

The Chicago Bears defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-18 last night (October 1st) in Monday Night Football in Texas. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was 31 of 43 for 307 yards and a touchdown, but threw five interceptions, matching his career high, Bear QB Jay Cutler went 18 of 24 for 275 yards with two touchdowns.  

Former Clemson basketball standouts Trevor Booker and James Mays will report to NBA training camps on Tuesday. Booker is set to begin his third season with the Washington Wizards, and will travel to George Mason University for training camp Oct. 2-9. Mays signed a non-guaranteed free agent contract with the Brooklyn Nets last month, and he will be in East […]

The South Carolina football team held steady in the AP College Football Poll release Sunday, ranking sixth for the second straight week.  The Gamecocks (5-0, 3-0 SEC) are coming off a 38-17 SEC road win at Kentucky on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to nine straight games, tying the school record. They will host the fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (5-0, […]

ESPN’s popular College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be coming to Columbia next week.  The live three-hour show, which features Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Samantha Steele, will be aired nationally beginning at 9 a.m. ET, Saturday, Oct. 6, on ESPNU, with the final two hours broadcast on ESPN.  The show will […]

Sixth ranked South Carolina erased a 10-point halftime deficit and scored four touchdowns in the second half on the way to a 38-17 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. The Gamecocks are 5-0 on the year and 3-0 in the SEC while the loss drops Kentucky to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the league.  South Carolina owns […]

DeAndre Hopkins had a school-record 197 receiving yards on Saturday, catching 11 passes from Tajh Boyd to help the No. 17 Tigers beat Boston College 45-31. Hopkins had already set the Clemson single-game by catching 13 passes in a season-opening victory over Auburn, then tied another with three touchdowns against Ball State the next week.  Boyd threw for 367 yards […]

Jerodis Wiliams rushed for a career high 239 yards and two touchdowns and added a 100-yard kickoff return to power Furman past Western Carolina, 45-24, in Southern Conference football action Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium.  The win was the seventh straight for Furman (2-3, 1-1 SoCon) over Western Carolina (1-4, 0-3 SoCon) and ninth consecutive triumph over the Catamounts in […]

SATURDAY (9/29): #2 Oregon 51 Washington State 26 (De’Anthony Thomas and Kenjon Barner sandwiched touchdown runs around Avery Patterson’s 34-yard interception return for a score in a third quarter scoring blitz.) #18 Oregon State 38 Arizona 35 (Sean Mannion threw for a career-high 433 yards and hit Connor Hamlett on a 9-yard pass with 1:09 left for his third touchdown.) […]

In 96.3 WGOG’s Broadcast Game of the Week Friday, Daniel edged Wren 14-10 in Powdersville.  The game did not become the high scoring juggernaut expected, as both defenses played well, with the Lions getting the victory without the benefit of any second half points.  Clemson commit Jae’lon Oglesby garnered Player of the Game honors with 235 yards on 29 carries […]