Category: Sports

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 […]

 Cody Bellinger had his third straight multi-hit game, scored twice and drove in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday for their sixth straight series win.  Dansby Swanson added a double and two RBI against his former team, and Ian Happ drove in a pair of runs, helping the Cubs win for the […]

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was suspended due to rain and was scheduled to resume Monday.  The FireKeepers 400 began after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay. And 74 laps later, precipitation pushed the drivers out of their cars during a red-flag stoppage that lasted nearly an hour before the 200-lap race was postponed.  Shortly […]

The United States women’s national team was knocked out of the Women’s World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat to Sweden in the round of 16 on Sunday.  The U.S. entered the tournament as the reigning two-time champion but was bounced at its earliest stage ever, exiting by the narrowest of margins, with Lina Hurtig‘s winning penalty barely crossing […]

Aaron Rodgers has yet to throw a pass in a game for the New York Jets. He’s already responsible for a long completion.  Zach Wilson showed he can move New York’s offense as a backup quarterback, but the Jets kicked off the Rodgers Era with a 21-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night in the Hall of Fame […]