Category: Sports Update

Thanks to Chris Johnson’s first home run since May 13 and B.J. Upton’s first hit of the season with two outs and a runner in scoring position, Kris Medlen was able to laugh about his throwing mistake that briefly gave the New York Mets hope in the Atlanta Braves’ 5-3 win Wednesday night at Turner Field. Medlen tossed seven-plus innings […]

The Atlanta Braves hosted the New York Mets to a doubleheader on Tuesday at Turner Field.  Unfortunately, for the Braves, the Mets brought their stud young pitchers, Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler.  In the first game, a three-run eighth inning against Harvey was not enough for the Braves as they lost 4-3.  After coming up short in their bid to […]

After waiting through a rain delay that lasted nearly four hours, the Atlanta Braves were lifted to victory when Freddie Freeman drilled a two-run ninth-inning home run that gave the Braves a 2-1 walk-off win over the New York Mets on Monday at Turner Field. Freeman’s towering home run landed just over the right-field wall around 1:22am on Tuesday. This […]

Julio Teheran escaped two bases-loaded threats and Freddie Freeman highlighted his three-hit night against Tim Lincecum with a first-inning single that proved decisive for the Atlanta Braves during Sunday night’s 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field. One day after staging a thrilling two-run, ninth-inning rally that prevented them from suffering a fifth consecutive loss, the Braves […]

The Atlanta Braves return home to begin a weekend series against The San Francisco Giants tonight following a West Coast road trip that saw them go just 2-5. During that road trip, Atlanta won two and lost two against the Dodgers, then were swept in three games with the San Diego Padres. The Atlanta Braves are now 39-27 on the […]

Thad Turnipseed has joined the Clemson Football office as Director of Recruiting and External Affairs. Head Coach Dabo Swinney made the announcement on Thursday. Turnipseed will work closely with Swinney, Jeff Scott, and his staff in terms of the organization of all recruiting activities. Turnipseed comes to Clemson after spending the last 11 years at the University of Alabama where he started […]

The San Diego Padres completed a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with Wednesday afternoon’s 5-3 win at Petco Park. The Braves won just twice on a seven-game road trip that began against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have lost 20 of the past 31 games played outside of Atlanta. This marked the second time the Braves have been swept. […]

Howard’s Rock, the iconic fixture Clemson players rub prior to running down the hill during the football team’s entrance into Memorial Stadium, was vandalized sometime June 2 or 3. A small portion of the Rock was broken off of its pedestal after vandals broke the casing that protects the artifact. There was no damage to the pedestal that supports the […]

In a game postponed by rain twice, the North Carolina Tar Heels beat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 5-4 in the deciding game of the Super Regionals at Boshamer Stadium Tuesday afternoon. North Carolina scored three times in the bottom of the sixth and held on for the win.  The Tar Heels (57-10) now advance to the College World Series and […]

Atlanta ace Tim Hudson had no reason to be ashamed of the determined effort he produced for the Braves during Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. After allowing one run in each of the first three innings, he proved dominant over the course of the next 4 1/3. Nevertheless, he ended up on the […]