Category: Sports

After the superstar Jimmy Butler swingman dominated yet another postseason game — scoring 35 points while racking up seven assists, six steals and five rebounds in Wednesday night’s 123-116 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Clemson’s hot streak lately has them in position to not only host but also have an opportunity to play in Doug Kingsmore Stadium all the way to the College World Series in Omaha. Although No. 16 in its rankings currently, Baseball America projects Clemson (36-17, 17-10) as the No. 6 national seed. In that call, they see Campbell as the […]

Adolis García keeps driving in runs for the Texas Rangers, and the two guys filling in for the AL West leaders’ injured stars keep contributing as well.  Dane Dunning was solid again while pitching in the rotation spot of injured ace Jacob deGrom, and fill-in shortstop Ezequiel Duran homered — after García extended his MLB-best RBI total to 44 with […]

   Billy Amick went 2-for-2 with a double and five RBIs to lead No. 6 Clemson to a 12-2 victory over USC Upstate at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who split the season series 1-1 with the Spartans, improved to 36-17 and won their ninth game in a row.  The Tigers conclude the regular season with a […]

Matt Ryan has joined CBS as an analyst, though he’s not giving up on landing with another team as a quarterback.  CBS announced Monday that Ryan, a four-time Pro Bowler and the 2016 NFL MVP with the Atlanta Falcons, will serve as a studio and game analyst across multiple platforms for the upcoming season.  “Excited to join the @NFLonCBS family! […]

An 11-year old member of an Anderson-based travel team will throw out a ceremonial first pitch next week when Westminster dedicates ball fields behind the middle school in the name of Yusef Mefleh, the late city councilman.  Eli Smith will toss that first pitch in honor of his late grandfather.  The public is invited at 5:30 pm Wednesday, May 17 […]

Kevin Pillar and Ronald Acuña Jr. each hit a two-run homer in the second inning, spoiling Cody Bradford’s big league debut as the Atlanta Braves routed the Texas Rangers 12-0 on Monday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders.

Sophomore Billy Amick (Batesburg, S.C.) was named ACC Player-of-the-Week, announced Monday by the league office. He joined Virginia’s Brian Edgington, who was named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week, in receiving conference accolades.  Amick was 11-for-20 (.550) with two homers, four doubles, nine RBIs, eight runs, a 1.050 slugging percentage and walk in four games on the week, all wins and all on the […]

Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

No. 10 Clemson scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead for good in its 9-6 victory over Virginia Tech at English Field on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and won their eighth game in a row, improved to 35-17 overall and 17-10 in the ACC.  The Tigers host USC Upstate at Doug […]