Category: Sports

No. 16/17 Clemson University men’s basketball dropped its first league game of the year on the road at Miami, 95-82.  The Tigers (11-2, 1-1 ACC) led by six at the break, 41-35, but a 16-point swing in the second half pushed the Hurricanes into a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.  Clemson boasted five double-digit scorers, led by Joseph Girard III’s 18 […]

Clemson football running back Will Shipley shared his plans for the future Wednesday, announcing that he will be entering the NFL Draft.  Shipley shared his decision in a message posted to social media Wednesday night. During his three seasons in Clemson, Shipley ran for 2747 yards and 31 touchdowns, becoming only the eighth player in school history to rush for […]

Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off Oklahoma City 141-138 on Wednesday night, ending the Thunder’s five-game winning streak.

Terry Rozier scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter after missing a game due to illness, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 111-104 on Tuesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak.  

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Pyotr Kochetkov made 28 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 6-1 on Tuesday for their fourth-straight win.

 Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper on Tuesday was fined $300,000 by the NFL for what the league called his “unacceptable conduct” during Sunday’s 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Tepper was caught on video throwing a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans from his open-air suite at Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium.  “All NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at […]

Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game, earning both the sixth-year quarterback with two surgically repaired knees and the beleaguered Pac-12 one more game this season.  The second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will face No. 1 Michigan […]

Former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei announced his transfer to Florida State Monday, where he’ll looked to be the heir apparent to the departing Jordan Travis. Uiagalelei, who started the final two seasons of his three years at Clemson, threw for more than 2,600 yards and 21 touchdowns with 7 interceptions in his lone season with the Beavers. He and the […]

Clemson moved up two spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25. Brad Brownell‘s Tigers (11-1) are up to No. 16. Clemson topped Radford this past week, 93-58. The Tigers return to ACC action at Miami on Wednesday (8 p.m./ESPN). AP Poll Purdue (49) Kansas (5) Houston (9) UConn

 LeBron James had 17 points and 11 assists two days before his 39th birthday, Anthony Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth straight loss with a 133-112 victory Thursday night.