Daryl Smith with the Raiders (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. My life is taking a narrow focus. I just realized I don’t know who won last week’s NASCAR race. Why? The answer is obvious. Presbyterian College was pursuing a doomed women’s basketball dream. To paraphase Bill Murray, I hear there’s money in that gig. This …
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Furmanology: The rebuild is comprehensive
J.P. Pegues scans the lane. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s ironic that as Furman rebuilds its arena, it is going to be rebuilding its men’s basketball team. It’s remarkable how well Bob Richey has managed to keep his teams together. Maybe this is the year the law of averages catch up. Kids from Christy …
Furmanology: Transfer protocol strikes
J.P. Pegues was first-team All-SoCon and the 2023 conference tournament MVP. (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman is unlikely to be picked first in the Southern Conference’s next preseason men’s basketball poll. The Paladins’ first, second, third and fifth leading scorers have entered the NCAA transfer protocol. The four – J.P. Pegues, Marcus Foster, Alex …
County Signs: The fight is on for Region 2-4A
Coleman Coker (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I was working on the photos from the Greer-Laurens baseball game, and I decided I’d watch West Virginia play Iowa and check out Caitlin Clark for a while. I like her. But the Mountaineers took over the game in the second quarter while, for nearly three minutes on …
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Furmanology: Softball on a hot streak
(Furman photo) Click here. I heard a comic say, when the March Madness is over (in April), people can go back to doing work in their offices. Those lines have always been blurred for yours truly. My trade is translating sports into English. I write what I see and what people say. What separates being …
Furmanology: Donnelly honored among peers
(Furman graphic) Click here. I’m confident I was among the first 10,000 to notice the common thread in the past two coaches to defeat the University of Virginia in the NCAAs. Nothing against the Cavs. It wasn’t personal. Did it strike you as odd that six teams from the Mountain West made the field, all …
Furmanology: Rare outbreaks of football are okay in spring
Colton Hinton (Furman photo) Click here. I’m excited to see what the Paladins are cooking up. Many news slots have come open from last fall’s 10-3 season and a last-second loss in the FCS third round. To wit: Kickoff for the Purple-White spring game is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Paladin Stadium The game, …
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Blue Hose Blurbs: Impossible Dream gets more so
(PC photo) Click here. The Big South women’s basketball champion is preparing for greener pastures but thick, long grass that is going to be difficult and likely impossible impossible to penetrate. Still, the opportunity is unprecedented. PC has never won a championship before. Click here. Presbyterian College is holding a watch party on Sunday at …
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County Signs: Red Devils turn it around
Carson Glenn (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. My truck has a message on its video screen that occasionally reminds me not to be distracted, and I have to be distracted in order to affirm that I do not intend to be distracted. I love my truck, now, but goshamighty. Clinton evened its record and won …
Furmanology: Softball falls again in Athens
(Furman photo) Click here. Away from the bright lights of Harrah’s Cherokee Arena, a great runner made second-team All-America status, and Furman lost a one-run softball game and a tennis match at home to Wake Forest. Furman rallied for two runs in the seventh inning but came up short in a 3-2 defeat versus Jacksonville …
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Nightrider's Lament 