Category: Sports

 Alabama’s future remains unknown and the biggest story of the 2024 offseason remains ongoing.  Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne is searching for the former Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban’s replacement and while opinions and hot takes run rapid, the truth remains elusive at this time.  The betting odds are alive and well though.  The list of possible candidates […]

Nick Saban, one of college football’s coaching greats who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles, announced his retirement Wednesday after 17 seasons in Tuscaloosa.  Saban, 72, just completed his 17th season at Alabama, which ended in a loss to eventual national champion Michigan in the Rose Bowl. He […]

 Clemson University men’s basketball fell to Virginia Tech on Wednesday 87-72 in Cassell Coliseum.  The Tigers (11-4, 1-3 ACC) were led offensively by Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) who finished with 15 points and eight rebounds – five of which came on the offensive glass.  Chauncey Wiggins (Grayson, Ga./Grayson) and Joseph Girard III (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls) both netted 12 points […]

 Keegan Murray scored 25 points, Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings beat the Charlotte Hornets 123-98 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory.  This time, Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks finished a close win at home.  Johnson hit two tying free throws in overtime and then added a go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 […]

Clemson returned to the Coaches Poll in the 2023-24 final edition after Monday’s National Championship. The Tigers were ranked No. 20 on Tuesday.  Clemson had last appeared in the ranking before the overtime loss to Florida State in September, where it fell to 2-2 on the campaign.  The Tigers (9-4) finished the season on a five-game winning streak.  Clemson is […]

   Mark Sears hit six 3-pointers and scored 31 points, Aaron Estrada added 17 on 7-of-11 shooting and Alabama used two second-half runs to pull away as it beat South Carolina 74-46 Tuesday night and snapped the Gamecocks’ six-game win streak.  Meechie Johnson led South Carolina (13-2, 1-1) with 16 points on 6-of-18 shooting, 2 of 9 from behind the […]

The New Year began with seven undefeated teams, but only South Carolina, No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Baylor remain. The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34 of the 35 first-place ballots Monday after beating Florida and Mississippi State last week. UCLA (14-0) garnered the other No. 1 vote and was second in the Top 25 once again. Iowa moved up to […]

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Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No. 1 Michigan — undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program — completed a three-year climb to a national championship by beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game.

The Panthers parted ways with General Manager Scott Fitterer Monday morning, allowing them to hire a coach and a GM during the same offseason for the first time since 2002.  Fitterer had been with the team since 2021. The Panthers will begin the search for his replacement immediately, and will be able to interview coaching candidates in person beginning Jan. […]