Category: Sports

South Carolina sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week and co-Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Carolina’s win over Clemson, the league office announced Monday.  Clowney, a 6-6, 256-pounder from Rock Hill, S.C., set the school record for sacks in a game with 4.5 and broke the […]

Clemson had six of the 11 All-ACC players on offense according to the All-ACC team released by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association on Monday. It is the first of two All-ACC teams released, as the league coaches will announce an all-conference team next week.  The six Clemson players who made first-team were quarterback Tajh Boyd, center Dalton Freeman, wide […]

A potential cross-city rivalry between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks got off to a promising start Monday  with a 96-89 overtime victory by the Nets in Brooklyn in the New York City teams’ first regular season match-up. The Nets improved to 7-1 in their new home at the Barclay’s Center before a sellout crowd, joining the Knicks […]

The Carolina Panthers got a 30-22 Monday Night Football win last night in Philadelphia, sending the Eagles to their seventh straight defeat. Panthers quartback Cam Newton went 18 of 28 for 306 yards, throwing for two touchdowns and running for two more. Eagles rookie QB Nick Foles, who was filling in for a second start for Michael Vick, who’s out […]

Head Coach Steve Spurrier became the winningest coach in South Carolina history with 65 wins as the Gamecocks (10-2) defeated Clemson (10-2) 27-17 on Saturday evening for Carolina’s fourth straight victory in the series vs. the Tigers. Sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson went 23-for-41 for 310 yards in the air with three touchdown passes and sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney tallied […]

Clemson gave No. 16/17 Gonzaga all it could handle for most of 40 minutes on Thursday in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic, but the Zags shot 69 percent in the second half to pull away to a 57-49 victory over the Tigers. Gonzaga improved to 4-0 with the win, and advance to play Oklahoma in the winners’ […]

SC defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had an MRI taken on his injured knee Monday, and nothing was revealed except a bruise. That means the Bednarik Award finalist will likely play Saturday when the Gamecocks take on rival Clemson at Memorial Stadium. Clowney sat out last week’s win over Wofford College. Clemson and Carolina will kick off Saturday night at 7:00 […]

Five Furman Paladins have been named first team All-Southern Conference by vote of league head coaches, who today announced conference honors that included 10 Paladins.  Named All-SoCon first team were running back Jerodis Williams, tight end Colin Anderson, offensive tackle Dakota Dozier, and defensive end Josh Lynn. Williams was also the league’s top choice for return specialist.  In addition, five […]

David Beckham announced Monday that next month’s MLS Cup will be his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 37-year-old British soccer superstar isn’t retiring, but didn’t give any indication what his next move will be. However, he did say that owning a Major League Soccer team is likely in his future, stating, “I don’t see this as the […]

The San Francisco 49ers hammered the Chicago Bears 32-7 in Monday Night Football Monday night in San Francisco. With 49ers quarterback Alex Smith sitting out the game with a concussion, backup Colin Kaepernick led the team in his first career start, going 16 of 23 for 243 yards with two touchdowns. The Bears’ regular quarterback, Jay Cutler, also missed the […]