By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. On Tuesday night at Timmons Arena, Furman exceeded 100 points for the first time, outscored Bob Jones, 60-12 inside and won for the sixth time in its last seven men’s basketball games. No surprise there. The Bruins didn’t start shooting hoops until 2002. They’ve done …
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Proximity but not prestige
By MONTE DUTTON 'New' Timmons Arena (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman University and Bob Jones University have little in common as basketball rivals, other than both being in Greenville. They may be rival institutions but not athletics rivals. Last season, the Paladins played a couple games at BJU’s Davis Fieldhouse while Timmons Arena was …
Blue Hose fly past Eagles, 80-72
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce keeps Morehead's Josiah LeGree occupied (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The early part of basketball season is often full of ups and downs. The goal is to round into shape for the conference season. On Saturday afternoon at Templeton Center, Presbyterian College took a step in the right direction with …
The shot heard from the West Coast
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Doug Allison is not retiring without a fight. In his 31st and final season as men’s soccer coach at Furman, he has taken the Paladins where they have never been before. And they are taking him. It’s not often that a men’s soccer team gets higher billing than …
Harvard to bring antiquity to Timmons Arena
By MONTE DUTTON Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. For as long as I can remember, fans of private schools have referred, mostly tongue in cheek, as their schools as “the Harvard of the South.” Furman gets to play Harvard “in the South” when the Paladins host the Crimson at Timmons Arena on Saturday at …
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UAB opts to promote interim head coach
PC's Steve Englehart was a finalist in UAB coaching search (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. The University of Alabama Birmingham has chosen interim football coach Alex Mortensen to coach the Blazers going forward. The son of the late ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen took over when ex-NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer was dismissed during the season. The …
Englehart is finalist for UAB vacancy
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Reports in Alabama indicate that Presbyterian College’s Steve Englehart may be headed to the vacant head football coaching job at the University of Alabama Birmingham. The hire has not yet been confirmed or announced. UAB fired former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer after two seasons yielded …
Devils fall short, but numbers were prolific
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) rushed for a school-record 334 yards against Landrum (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Clinton High School has won nine state football championships. In all-time victories, the Red Devils rank 10th in the state’s history with 715. The leader is Summerville with 856. The only other school above 800 is …
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Blue Hose demolish Bulldogs, 69-41
By MONTE DUTTON Carl Parrish (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Presbyterian and Citadel played in the Harrah’s Cherokee Center, which annually hosts the Southern Conference Tournament, on Sunday. The Bulldogs exited in the first round of that Asheville, N.C., affair earlier this year, and little familiarity was apparent in the Blue Hose’ 69-41 victory. Statistically, …
It’s the best holiday of the year
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Thanksgiving was great, which has not always been the case. It’s my favorite holiday. All good. None of the pettiness that accompanies other celebrations. Everyone gets along. It was great to reacquaint myself with the five kids of my nephew and his wife. A rough year began with a month …
Nightrider's Lament 