Category: Sports

 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.

Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lift the Hurricanes past the Islanders 4-3 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

 For the third consecutive year, Clemson softball’s pitcher/utility player, Valerie Cagle, has been named a Top 25 Finalist for the 2023 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, the organization announced Wednesday.  The eventual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will come from the top 25 finalists. The top 10 will be announced on May 3 with the top […]

 Spencer Strider and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy each hit an impressive homer for the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, who beat the struggling San Diego Padres 8-1 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win.

Georgia held Clemson scoreless in the last seven innings in its 5-4 victory at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs, who evened the series 1-1 in the final game between the two teams during the 2023 regular season, improved to 20-17, while the Tigers dropped to 22-16.  The Tigers travel to Raleigh to take on NC State in […]

The No. 6/6 Clemson Tigers improved to 41-5 on the year after shutting out Winthrop, 2-0, on Tuesday evening at McWhorter Stadium. The Tigers have now shutout 17 opponents. Clemson returns to McWhorter Stadium on Friday, April 21 to host Pitt in a three-game series. The series will mark the final regular season games in McWhorter. Friday’s game is slated […]

 Boston beat Atlanta 119-106 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Max Fried held sputtering San Diego in check for five innings in his return from the injured list, and Austin Riley hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves beat the Padres 2-0 Monday night for their seventh straight win.  

Antti Raanta felt ready when he got the start in net. And the Carolina Hurricanes played the kind of defense in front of him — especially on the penalty kill — that secured an early lead in their first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders.  Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen scored power-play goals, while Raanta finished with 25 saves […]