"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. As these words are written, it’s hard to make much out of Furman men’s basketball, but help is on the way.Auburn won an exhibition game against the Paladins by 21 points. No surprise there.Furman plastered Columbia International, 104-46. Nothing to see.On Friday night, Bob Richey’s …
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By MONTE DUTTON Click here. You might win big if a player from the other team, Antwon Corbin, warms up in a NASCAR tee shirt. It’s also a good sign when it looks as if the men’s basketball foe might practice in the same uniforms it wears in the game.Carolina Christian College, a member of …
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By MONTE DUTTON Tyrese Hughey (15) (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman’s merry destruction of Columbia International was hardly a harbinger of glory to come.It was, however, damned impressive.Bob Richey, in his eighth season as men’s basketball coach, has never had a losing season at the Paladins’ helm. Last season, Furman was 17-16, and four …
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By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian kept its men’s basketball debut close but couldn’t pull out an upset as Charlotte upended the Blue Hose at the 49ers’ Halton Arena on Monday night.It was the nightcap of a women/men twinbill between PC and Charlotte.Jonah Pierce scored a game-high 22 points while grabbing …
Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. It’s basketball season. Most citizens are thinking of the election. Rightly so. National elections don’t happen every year. Thank the Lord.The men’s team is at home against Columbia International, an NAIA school, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. It tips off at 7 p.m. Returns start trickling in early from …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Hold your horses – or perhaps your pitchforks -- on the celebrations for Clinton High School in the Class 2A football playoffs.The Red Devils – and the ones in Liberty, too – have a lot riding on Friday night’s game at Liberty.Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) must …
Continue reading County Signs: Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing
Colton Hinton (Furman photo) Click here. In their football uniforms, Furman and Virginia Military looked as if it was 1970. That year the Keydets blanked the Paladins, 13-0, in Lexington, Va.On Saturday, the score was 21-17 as VMI won its first game and Furman lost its third straight. It was a throwback in the worst …
By MONTE DUTTON Not exactly the same, but you get the idea. Click here. Another sign that life is getting back to normal was I ate again at Steamers for the first time since it reopened.An old-fashioned cheeseburger plate with onion rings. It hit the spot. I’ve been enjoying an approximation of that cheeseburger off …
Continue reading County Signs: Pretty much the same old cheeseburger
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The election is in less than a week. That’s all I know. Or maybe I know too much. At this point, the only surprise is that there aren’t commercials with ex-candidates offering deals on how to bet. Take the under on Trump in Massachusetts. Crapshoot! Dot.com. (Disclaimer: I made that …
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By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I was at a football game on Friday night. I watched on TV all day and well into the night on Saturday and Sunday. The most common part of all the games was holding. And other assorted infractions. The best quotation came from Clinton High School head coach Corey Fountain, …
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