Category: Sports

The Atlanta Braves became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday as Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.  Atlanta (93-49) reached the postseason for the sixth straight year, the second-longest streak in franchise history. The Braves won 11 straight NL East titles from 1995 to 2005.  

 The No. 8 pick stole the spotlight from the top choice in the NFL draft.  Bijan Robinson caught a touchdown pass in his debut and set up another score with a long run, giving the Atlanta rookie immediate bragging rights over Carolina’s Bryce Young as the Falcons opened with season with a 24-10 victory over the Panthers on Sunday.  UP […]

Clemson fell out of this week’s Associated Press Top 25.  They garnered the 26th-most votes, with 86 points, behind new No. 25 Iowa (106). The Tigers were last out of the AP Top 25 from weeks 6-12 of the 2021 campaign.  Clemson dropped from No. 9 to No. 25 previously after Monday’s 28-7 loss at Duke.  On Saturday, the Tigers […]

Tyler Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday, and his win at Kansas Speedway punched his ticket to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

From newborn to the much older, Razorback Fans showed up and showed out as the Razorbacks took the DUBS over Southside Friday night, 35-6! 4 passing TD’s on the night for Witt Austin, Chris Oglesby, and Drake Easton from QB, Tanner Lowery & 1 on the ground for Landon Robinson put our offense in the drivers seat for the night. […]

Atlanta Braves beat slumping Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 on Thursday night.  Acuña raised his season total to 34 homers with his third multihomer game this season and the 12th of his big league career. Olson homered for his fourth straight game, and Michael Harris II and Travis d’Arnaud also went deep for major league-best Atlanta (91-48), […]

Under the bright spotlight of the NFL’s season opener, Jared Goff threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, new Lions running back David Montgomery ran for the go-ahead score late in the game and Detroit held on for a 21-20 victory over the Chiefs.    

 Paul Goldschmidt, Masyn Winn, Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman went deep as the St. Louis Cardinals hit four home runs for the second straight game and beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 11-6 Wednesday night to take the first two games of the three-game series.  Strider (16-5) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on six hits, including a […]

Aliyah Boston continues to shine as a WNBA rookie.  At 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, Boston has earned her third Rookie of the Month honor after averaging 14.6 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game throughout the month of August while shooting 57.7 percent from the floor. She also recorded 20 steals and 18 blocked shots in ten games in August.  […]

When you draft a quarterback first overall, the natural tendency is to think about what he’s going to do for years to come.  Panthers head coach Frank Reich is old enough to know that it will likely include some parts that won’t be as fondly remembered.  Panthers quarterback Bryce Young is young enough to know that it’s too soon to […]