Category: Sports Update

Jason Heyward needed only one pitch to ensure the Atlanta offense would not be shut out for the third time in its last four games. The Braves did not need too many more to turn Thursday night’s series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies into a blowout. Heyward’s leadoff homer sparked a five-run first inning that lifted the Braves to a 7-1 […]

It was not the game the Atlanta Braves wanted as they attempt to secure home-field advantage for the National League playoffs. A benches-clearing brawl after Carlos Gomez crushed a first-inning home run off Paul Maholm will stand as the most memorable moment created during Wednesday night’s 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Turner Field.  With this latest loss, the Braves fall a […]

As the Atlanta Braves spend the regular season’s final week fighting to gain postseason home-field advantage, star shortstop Andrelton Simmons helped them to another win.   Tuesday night, Simmons produced his third walk-off hit of the season and provided the Braves a much-needed 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Turner Field. With their 24th last at-bat win of the season, […]

Feeling a little hung-over after celebrating their first National League Eastern Division Title since 2005, the Atlanta Braves lost to the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night, 5-0 at Turner Field.  This is the Braves final homestand of the regular season before they begin their playoff run.  The loss drops Atlanta’s Major League-best home record to 52-23 and holds the Braves’ magic […]

Area high school football teams opened Western 3A Region play Friday night.  The Seneca Bobcats beat their cross-county rivals the Walhalla Razorbacks 49-0 and the Daniel Lions knocked off the West-Oak Warriors 49-0 as well.  This Friday, region play continues as the Seneca Bobcats travel to play the Wren Golden Hurricanes, the Daniel Lions host the Palmetto Mustangs, the Walhalla […]

Clemson’s Thursday night victory at NC State helped the Tigers hold on to their #3 ranking in the AP Poll this week. South Carolina was off over the weekend and remained #12. There were no changes in the AP top ten after the weekend’s games.

Andrelton Simmons hit a pair of home runs that helped the Atlanta Braves celebrate both a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs and the clinching of the National League East title on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Braves win their first division title since capturing their 14th straight in 2005.  Now the Braves’ focus will be on securing home-field advantage […]

Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 3 Tigers beat North Carolina State 26-14 on Thursday night. Boyd’s second scoring pass, a 30-yarder to Martavis Bryant, capped a critical third-quarter sequence that allowed the Tigers to seize momentum in front of a hostile crowd. Clemson pulled away from there. Boyd found Bryant […]

After Monday night’s cancellation, the Atlanta Braves lost both games of a Tuesday doubleheader with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Braves lost the afternoon game 6-5 after squandering a two-run lead entered the ninth inning. Atlanta’s slumbering offense reared its ugly head in the nightcap as the Nationals won 4-0. Despite losing three straight and nine of their […]

The Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks continue to rank in the Top 25 of The Associated Press college football poll.  The top of the rankings are unchanged after No. 1 Alabama passed its first big test of the season. The Tide received all but one of 60 first-place votes from the media panel after beating Texas A&M 49-42. The Aggies […]