Category: Sports

The NBA announced Monday that Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with and verbally abusing an official at the end of Game 4 of Atlanta’s first-round series with the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.  Murray will serve the suspension in Game 5 on Tuesday night — which could be the final game […]

 Yordan Alvarez tied the game with a two-run single in the eighth inning, Corey Julks had a go-ahead pinch-hit single in the ninth, and the Houston Astros won their fourth straight, 5-2 over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

Clemson scored five runs in the third inning and totaled 15 hits in the game in its 8-5 victory over NC State at Doak Field on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 25-16 overall and 9-9 in the ACC.

Sophomore Maddie Moore hit a grand slam, redshirt junior Alia Logoleo hit a three-run shot and junior McKenzie Clark hit a solo home run to seal the series sweep for the No. 6/6 Clemson Tigers against Pitt, 11-2, on Sunday afternoon in McWhorter Stadium on Senior Day. The win improves Clemson to 44-5 (17-4 ACC).

Jaylon Brown scored 31 points, most of them after removing a protective facial device he’s worn for two months, and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of advancing to the second round with a 129-121 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.  Jayson Tatum also had 31 points for the Celtics, who now lead 3-1 with the best-of-seven […]

Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Canes snapped an eight-game postseason road losing streak with a 5-2 victory Sunday, pushing the Islanders to the brink of elimination.  The canes are 3-1, The Hurricanes can wrap up the best-of-seven series in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The gamble and miscommunication paid off when Kyle Busch won under caution and in double overtime for his second win of the season and second at Talladega — 15 years after his other victory on NASCAR’s biggest and fastest track.

The University of South Carolina baseball team scored five runs in both the sixth and seventh innings as the Gamecocks defeated No. 3 Florida, 13-3, in seven innings in the opener of a three-game SEC series Thursday night (April 20) at Founders Park.  Carolina and Florida play game two of the series Friday night (April 21) at 7 p.m. at […]

 Decision time is fast approaching for the Carolina Panthers. TThePanthers have the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft and the team is still weighing its options at quarterback even as Alabama’s Bryce Young has emerged as the overwhelming favorite to be the pick, according to Fan Duel Sportsbook.  Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer downplayed any concerns about Young’s size — […]

 Struggling Juan Soto homered and Nick Martinez pitched seven strong innings as the San Diego Padres beat NL East-leading Atlanta 1-0 Wednesday to snap the Braves’ winning streak at eight.  The Braves, who had the longest active winning streak in the majors, were shut out for the first time this season.