The Philadelphia Eagles announced that Brian Dawkins, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of the club’s Hall of Fame, has been added to the team’s scouting department. Dawkins is the franchise’s inaugural recipient of the Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship, a new program launched by the NFL aimed at introducing former players to the world of player personnel and the…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies jumped out to an early lead on Saturday and the pitching did the rest, helping Columbia to a 3-2 victory over Asheville. Starter Gaby Almonte picked up his second win of the season in front of 7,012 fans at Spirit Communications Park. The home team scored early and often. In the first frame, Patrick…
A couple look over the 18th fairway during a weather delay in the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., Saturday, July 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Thunderstorms shut down the PGA Championship on Saturday before 10 players could even hit a shot, setting up what could be…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Smyly struck out Alex Rodriguez three times en route to stopping an 11-start winless streak, and the Tampa Bay Rays sent the New York Yankees to their third straight loss, 6-3 Saturday night. New York had won eight of 10 before the skid. Having already traded closer Aroldis Chapman, the Yankees could deal right…
FILE – In this Oct. 18, 2015, file photo, Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins makes a catch for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Hopkins did not report to training camp Saturday, July 30, 2016. Entering his fourth pro season, Hopkins is holding out for a new contract. He is scheduled…
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Bills receiver Sammy Watkins won’t be ready for the start of training camp because of a surgically repaired left foot, though general manager Doug Whaley said all signs indicate the starter is on track to play in Buffalo’s season opener. “We’re confident,” Whaley said Friday, a day before the Bills open training camp. “You never know…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Now that they’re in the same division, Josh Norman and Odell Beckham Jr. can start talking trash again. After Beckham told GQ Magazine that his catch made the new Washington Redskins cornerback “relevant,” Norman responded to the New York Giants receiver on Friday with some amusement. On the second day of Redskins camp, Norman chuckled at…
GAINESVILLE, FL — Steve Spurrier was appointed ambassador to the University of Florida Friday. Click the video to watch his comments on the new role. Video courtesy: GatorVision Categories: Local Sports, National Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies needed extras again on Friday night at Spirit Communications Park, but this time the contest tilted the Tourists’ way. Columbia fell to Asheville, 5-2, in ten innings thanks to a Brendan Rodgers three-run home run in the top of the tenth. Patrick Mazeika forced bonus baseball with a game-tying solo bomb in the bottom…
SAVANNAH, G.A. (Blowfish) — The Fish tried to rewrite the ship in Savannah against the Bananas for their final matchup of the season but came up empty falling 8-1 at Grayson Stadium. The loss marks the seventh in a row for Lexington County against the Bananas and drops the Blowfish to two games under .500. Savannah got things started in…
