Category: Sports Update

Atlanta pitching ace Tim Hudson notched his 200th career victory Tuesday night as the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 at Turner Field.  Hudson reached the milestone in grand fashion. The veteran right-hander allowed three hits over seven stellar innings and belted his third career home run while helping the Braves remain perfect against the Nationals this season. Hudson’s mastery […]

If there were any lingering effects of their just-completed and disappointing road trip, the Braves did not show them while extending their early-season mastery of the Nationals and proving that their offense is indeed capable of playing small ball.  Andrelton Simmons’ seventh-inning sacrifice fly proved decisive for the Braves as they snapped a four-game losing streak and remained perfect against […]

Nominations for the Clemson Ring of Honor are being accepted at the Clemson Athletic Department.  Nominations for all sports will be accepted until June 1.  Send nominations in the form of a letter to: Tim Bourret, Ring of Honor Chairman, PO Box 31, Clemson, SC, 29633.  The charge of the Ring of Honor committee is to bestow the highest athletic award […]

Four members of Clemson’s 2012 football team that won 11 games for the first time in 31 years were selected in the NFL Draft this year. The Houston Texans took Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Thursday evening in the first round. On Saturday, the Atlanta Falcons took Malliciah Goodman in the fourth round. Jonathan Meeks was a fifth round selection […]

The Clemson Tigers took two of three games from the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over the weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  On Friday, Clemson won both games of the doubleheader, the first, 11-3 and the second, 4-3 in 11-innings.  Georgia Tech avoided the sweep with a 14-9 win on Saturday.  Clemson is now 30-14 overall and 15-9 in the ACC. […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks took two of three games from the LSU Tigers this past weekend at Alex Box Stadium. The Gamecocks lost the opener 5-2 on Friday and then rebounded to take games two and three, 4-2 and 4-0.  South Carolina is 33-12 on the year with a 13-8 record in the SEC. South Carolina is in second place […]

The Houston Texans selected Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft last night in New York City.  Hopkins is the 23rd first-round selection in Clemson history and he is the first Clemson wide receiver to be selected in the first round since 2001. Hopkins is the first Clemson player to be drafted by […]

The Clemson Tigers tallied a season-high 17 hits in their 12-1 win over Western Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night.  The Tigers, who earlier defeated the Catamounts 12-9 in Cullowhee, NC on April 9, improved to 28-13 on the season.  The loss snapped the Catamounts’ eight-game winning streak that started after Clemson’s win in Cullowhee. Clemson will host […]

Five members of the 2012 Clemson football team that helped the Tigers to a ninth-place final ranking in the USA Today Poll and the school’s most victories in 32 years, hope their names will be called during the 2013 NFL draft, which starts tonight and runs through Saturday in New York City.  DeAndre Hopkins, Andre Ellington, Malliciah Goodman, Dalton Freeman and Rashard Hall have […]

Marcus Lattimore may go down in history as one of the greatest players to wear the Garnet and Black for the South Carolina Gamecocks. In addition to breaking school records in career touchdowns and career rushing TDs in less than three seasons, he was a leader and emotional core of the team off the field, even when missing playing time due […]