Category: Sports

 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 […]

The Greenville Drive swept the Player of the Week awards for the South Atlantic League (SAL) for the week of June 11-18 as starting pitcher Dalton Rogers and corner infielder Blaze Jordan took home Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively; marking the first time in team history the Drive swept the weekly honors.

Panthers rookies, including No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young, will report to camp on July 22, veterans will report on July 25, and the first practice will be held on Wednesday, July 26, at 10:15 a.m.  On Saturday, July 29, the Panthers will host their annual Back Together Saturday event with a practice at Gibbs Stadium starting at 11 a.m. […]

Eddie Rosario homered twice and drove in six runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 14-6 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory.  Michael Harris II went 5 for 5 and scored three times for Atlanta, which erased a 5-0 deficit. Harris and Ozzie Albies each hit a three-run drive, helping the Braves increasing their major league-leading […]

Wyndham Clark, who was ranked 293rd in the Official World Golf Ranking a year ago and had never finished better than a tie for 75th in a major championship, held off Rory McIlroy, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and Rickie Fowler in the final round to win the 123rd U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club.  Clark, from […]