Category: Sports

Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) scored 21 points, including 15 in the second half, to lift No. 10/10 Clemson University Men’s Basketball (27-5) to a 57-54 win over sixth-seeded SMU (23-10) in the quarterfinal round of the T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Spectrum Center. Clemson’s seniors combined for 47 of the 57 points in the victory, which […]

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley was one of 10 coaches named a semifinalist for 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Staley is the only four-time winner in the award’s history for men’s or women’s basketball, including winning it the last three seasons.  No. 2/2 South Carolina awaits […]

 The Carolina Panthers are serious about running the ball, so they added to the backfield Wednesday night.  The team has agreed to terms with running back Rico Dowdle on a one-year deal.  The Asheville native and University of South Carolina standout will be coming home to become part of what could be an extremely productive backfield.  Dowdle, 26, had a […]

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Seven pitchers combined to allow only five hits in No. 4 Clemson’s 8-2 victory over Liberty at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday. The Tigers, who swept the midweek series 2-0, improved to 17-1, while the Flames dropped to 11-6. The win was Clemson’s 15th in a row, tied for the seventh-longest winning streak in school history.  The Tigers begin ACC […]

 Trevon Brazile had 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Johnell Davis scored six key points in the final 40 seconds and No. 9 seed Arkansas nearly blew a 20-point lead before holding off No. 16 seed South Carolina 72-68 on Wednesday to begin the SEC Tournament.  Murray-Boyles led South Carolina (12-20) with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jamarii Thomas […]

 Trae Young made all of his 21 free throws and scored 35 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their fourth straight victory, 123-110 over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.  Young became the sixth player in NBA history to make 21 or more free throws without a miss, and he also had 12 assists on a poor shooting night […]

Luke Gaffney and Andrew Ciufo both hit two-run homers in the second inning in No. 4 Clemson’s 6-4 victory over Liberty at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 16-1, while the Flames dropped to 11-5. It marked Clemson’s 14th win in a row, tied for the 10th-longest winning […]

 Seth Jarvis scored a short-handed goal, Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night.  Jordan Martinook, Jack Roslovic and Sean Walker also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their fifth straight.  Carolina improved to an NHL-best 21-0 when leading by two goals at home.  Hurricanes host Detroit on Friday.

Tiger Woods announced he had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, yet another injury that would seem likely to keep him out of the Masters and perhaps other major championships this year.  Woods posted the development on his social media accounts without detailing how long he expected to be out.  The Masters is April 10-13. […]