Category: Sports

The South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked 13th in the second BCS Standings released Sunday night. The Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) fell from #7 following its 44-11 loss at #2 Florida on Saturday.  The Gamecocks have dropped two straight games to teams ranked among the nation’s top 10. Four SEC teams are among the top 10 teams in the BCS Standings, […]

The Carolina Panthers announced Monday morning that general manager Marty Hurney has been relieved of his duties.  The move came a day after a 19-14 loss to Dallas gave Carolina a 1-5 start despite it having one of the league’s higher payrolls. The Panthers’ record is the worst in the NFC.  

The San Francisco Giants and the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals are headed to a deciding Game 7 in the National League Championship Series after the Giants beat the Cardinals 6-1 Sunday night in San Francisco to even up the series at 3-3. It was the second straight game that the Giants had won to stave off elimination, […]

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney Sunday confirmed cornerback Darius Robinson will miss the rest of the regular season after it was determined he has a fractured ankle. Swinney said doctors hope Robinson can be back for a bowl game.  Robinson was injured in Saturday’s win over Virginia Tech. Initial X-rays were negative.  Swinney said Robinson’s injury was the only serious one […]

The Indiana Fever won their first WNBA title Sunday night in Indianapolis, beating the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 for a 3-games-to-1 triumph over the defending WNBA champs. The Fever’s Tamika Catchings scored 25 points in Sunday’s game and was named the Finals’ MVP, averaging 22.3 points.

Outfielder and shortstop Chase Pinder (6-0, 165) of Poquoson High School in Virginia announced a commitment on Sunday to play baseball at Clemson. The announcement came via Twitter. Pinder batted .436 last season.

In a game where its offense uncharacteristically struggled, Clemson’s defense rose to the occasion, coming up with a season-high three interceptions and holding Virginia Tech to just seven second-half points in a 38-17 win Saturday on Military Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium.  The win marked the 11th straight at home for the No. 14 Tigers (6-1, 3-1 ACC), which tied […]

South Carolina was unable to overcome three costly first-half turnovers as it fell to BCS #2 Florida, 44-11, on Saturday afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.  The Gamecocks turned the ball over three times in the first half deep in their own territory, which led to 21 points for the Gators.  With the loss, South Carolina falls to 6-2 on […]

Dominique Swope scored two touchdowns and FCS third-ranked Georgia Southern reeled off 21 unanswered points in the second half on the way to a 38-17 victory over Furman in Southern Conference football action Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium.  The win was the fifth straight for Georgia Southern (6-1, 5-1 SoCon) and the loss the third consecutive for Furman (2-6, 1-4 […]

SATURDAY (10/20) #8 Oregon State 21 Utah 7 (The Beavers became bowl eligible, extending their unbeaten run to six games.) #25 Texas 56 Baylor 50 (Joe Bergeron ran for five touchdowns snapping the Longhorns’ two-game losing skid.) #14 Florida State 33 Miami 20 (EJ Manuel threw for 229 yards, Devonta Freeman ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns for the […]