Category: Sports

The Carolina Panthers have canceled their final practice of training camp, which was a scheduled joint session with the New York Jets, due to inclement weather.  The team announced the cancellation just after 7:30 Thursday morning, about an hour and a half before the scheduled start time.  Thursday’s practice was slated to be the final one of training camp, with […]

Ronald Acuña Jr. slugged three hits and Michael Harris II tagged on a popup to right field and scored on a close call in the eighth inning, lifting the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.  The Braves, with a majors best record of 72-40, won their second straight against the Pirates after […]

A former NFL football player was arrested this week in Charlotte on several charges, according to Mecklenburg County jail records.  Bashaud Naheem Breeland was arrested and booked into Mecklenburg County Jail at 2:12 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, and released several hours later at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday.  A Clemson alum and native of Allendale, South Carolina, Breeland was drafted by the […]

Aaron Rodgers said “the Panthers are in good hands” as he spoke of rookie quarterback Bryce Young following Wednesday’s joint practice for Carolina and the Jets at Wofford College, the first of two scheduled combined workouts.  Rodgers, who says he shares and agent with Young, met the Panthers rookie and chatted briefly before the practice and offered him words of […]

Orlando Arcia’s two-run double with two outs in the top of the ninth capped a three-run inning and rallied the MLB-best Atlanta Braves to an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night after star right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left the game.  Acuña was hit on the left elbow by a pitch from reliever Colin Holderman in the […]

Tuesday morning on the practice fields at Wofford College, the Carolina Panthers welcomed the Daniel Lions to workout with them.  Panthers defensive lineman DeShawn Williams is a Daniel alum and saw many familiar faces that helped him achieve his dreams, while also taking him down memory lane.  The Panthers continue training camp at Wofford and will have a joint practice […]

The four remaining Pac-12 schools still aboard for next season — California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State — have options if they are looking for another conference. The Atlantic Coast Conference is exploring the possibility of adding the West Coast schools, with an emphasis on California and Stanford in the San Francisco Bay Area, a person with knowledge of […]

The Pirates had two hits in a six-run third inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates chased Spencer Strider early before holding off the Atlanta Braves for a rain-delayed 7-6 victory Monday night.  Strider (12-4), runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season, matched a career low by pitching just 2 2/3 innings. He also lasted only 2 2/3 innings […]

Chris Buescher has earned half of his four career NASCAR Cup Series victories in a stunning, nine-day stretch of success. Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off points-leader Martin Truex late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday and is surging with his top performances toward the end of the regular season.  Buescher became the first […]

Former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover won the Wyndham Championship Sunday.  Glover shot a final round 68 at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgfield Country Club in Greensboro, NC..  Glover had rounds of 66-64-62-68 in recording a 20-under-par score of 260 for his 72 holes.  The Clemson graduate was ranked #185 on the FedX Cup list in June.  Over his last seven […]