Category: Sports

Clemson All-American wide receiver Sammy Watkins will not make the trip to Boston College due to an abdominal virus. Additionally, second team offensive guard Kalon Davis pulled a hamstring on Thursday and also will miss the trip. It was announced earlier in the week that wide receiver Martavis Bryant would not travel due to a groin injury.  The Tigers hope […]

David Ross and Andrelton Simmons raced home on left fielder Bryan Peterson’s costly error, sending Tommy Hanson and the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Hanson allowed two runs, one earned, and six hits in 5 1/3 innings for his first win since July 30, also against Miami. The right-hander was 0-4 with […]

Fans in Baltimore cheered the return of the regular referees when the officials walked on the field Thursday ahead of last night’s game that Baltimore’s Ravens won over the Cleveland Browns 23-16. Just hours after the NFL’s lockout of the refs ended at midnight, the officiating crew got a round of applause as they walked on the field, and two […]

Looks like the hugely controversial ending to Monday night’s football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers really was the tipping point. The NFL and the referees’ union announced at midnight Thursday that a tentative deal had been reached to end the lockout that began in June and led to replacement refs officiating games in the first […]

The Baltimore Orioles tied a team record Wednesday night by hitting seven home runs in their 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The victory kept Baltimore within 1 1/2 games of the American League East-leading New York Yankees. Chris Davis and Manny Machado each hit two home runs, and Nate McLouth, Jim Thome and Mark Reynolds also went long. […]

The Braves showed no hangover from their champagne celebration, beating Miami 3-0 on Wednesday night as Martin Prado homered and Paul Maholm combined with three relievers on a six-hitter. The win came one night after Atlanta clinched at least an NL wild-card berth with Tuesday night’s 4-3 win over the Marlins. After the game, Braves players sprayed champagne on each […]

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney said after practice Wednesday that wide receiver Martavis Bryant would miss Saturday’s game at Boston College and the following game against Georgia Tech due to a groin injury. The sophomore is expected to return for the Virginia Tech game, which will be played October 20 after an open date.  Bryant suffered the injury while working […]

Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the Atlanta Braves back in the playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Freeman’s dramatic drive off Mike Dunn clinched at least a National League wild-card berth for the Braves, who squandered a big lead in the wild-card race with […]

After stepping outside Southern Conference play for three straight games, Furman (1-3, 0-1 SoCon) will now strap it on for seven consecutive SoCon clashes beginning this Saturday at home against Western Carolina (1-3, 0-2 SoCon). Kickoff for the Family Weekend contest is set for 1:30 p.m. at Paladin Stadium. You can hear that game on 96.3 WGOG Saturday beginning with […]

Power forward Desmond Ringer (6-9 260) of McDonough, GA has committed to play basketball for Frank Martin at South Carolina, choosing the Gamecocks over Vanderbilt, Auburn and Stanford. Ringer is the first commitment for the 2013 class.