Category: Sports

 The Victor Wembanyama era has officially begun, as the Spurs made him the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Wembanyama, a 7-foot-5 French phenom with an 8-foot wingspan, walked across the stage at the Barclays Center in New York to shake NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s hand and formally mark the start of his new career.  The Charlotte […]

 Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run 10th inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Thursday for their eighth straight win.

“That is one of the greatest moments in my entire life, what happened on the field tonight,” LSU’s second-year coach said after his team’s 2-0, 11-inning victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest clinched a spot in the MCWS finals.  LSU’s Tommy White hit Wake Forest’s Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats to set up an all-SEC […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves were rained out Wednesday night, and the game will be made up as part of a September doubleheader.  Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 4-2 on Tuesday, and the finale was set for Thursday afternoon. Atlanta makes its next trip to Philadelphia from Sept. 11-13. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader […]

 LSU staved off elimination from the Men’s College World Series for a second time. And now the Tigers are right where they expected to be all along.  Cade Beloso hit a go-ahead three-run homer, freshman Griffin Herring pitched 4⅔ innings of shutout relief in his longest outing and LSU forced a second-bracket final with a 5-2 victory over No. 1 […]

 General manager Mitch Kupchak said the Charlotte Hornets likely will use the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on one of two players, but he also didn’t totally rule out trading down.  Kupchak didn’t identify the two players, but ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported earlier this week that the Hornets are down to Alabama forward Brandon Miller and G League […]

Former Clemson Tiger and current Atlanta Brave pitcher Spencer Strider struck out nine over six innings in his first start in Philadelphia since his postseason implosion, Austin Riley and Matt Olson homered and the Braves beat the Phillies 4-2 on Tuesday night.

The University of South Carolina baseball program and head coach Mark Kingston have announced the hiring of Matt Williams as the pitching coach for the Gamecocks.  Williams, who has spent 18 years as a collegiate pitching coach, comes to the Gamecocks after four seasons as the associate head coach/pitching coach at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Under Williams’ tutelage, the […]

  Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. This follows being named WNBA Rookie of the Month in May and is the first Fever player to win Player of the Week since Kelsey Mitchell won on May 31 during the 2022 season.  

The NBA Draft is Thursday, June 22nd in Brooklyn New York. Former Furman basketball player Jalen Slawson is projected to hear his name called during the draft. His former Paladins teammate, Mike Bothwell, is also draft eligible and is hoping his dream of turning pro comes true.  Over the last four years, the two have developed a strong friendship. 6 […]