By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It’s funny how everything changes overnight. Wofford erased a 13-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to edge Furman, 74-70, in the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams Saturday at Timmons Arena. The “bottomless injuries” special haunted the Paladins, who gave up a …
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Paladins brace for Wofford
Charles Johnston (1) (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Perhaps the Southern Conference men’s basketball season reaches full intensity each winter when Furman plays Wofford for the first time. The late Keith Jackson sometimes previewed a SEC football rivalry by saying, in his inimitable style, “These two teams just do not like each other.” One reason …
Now’s when the fun begins
By MONTE DUTTON Ah, yes, the telltale extra digits of AI illustration. Click here. What a surprise. Furman and Wofford are surging in the Southern Conference men’s basketball race. Chattanooga and the Paladins were picked 1-2 in the preseason poll of SoCon coaches. On Wednesday, while Furman was knocking off the Mocs on the road, …
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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Terriers exacerbate Furman slump, 31-13
(Wofford photo) Click here. Lord have mercy. I wasn’t there. Gibbs Stadium isn’t currently a happy place for a Furman grad. In each of the previous two football meetings, Wofford won, 19-13. This time the score was 31-13. I was watching unbeaten Presbyterian crush Stetson, 42-7. The story in Clinton is extraordinary. Spartanburg is to …
Furman aims to put Western Carolina behind
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Most everyone who watches sports overreacts. When I wrote about NASCAR for a living, occasionally I drew the ire of a famous driver (or owner, family member, sponsor, PR rep, etc.) for something I wrote. “You think I’m tough? Read my mail,” I’d say. “I’m Fans Light.” Back …
Clemson gets ‘Cowboyed up’
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Now, I’m kidding, okay? The last two times I’ve watched Clemson play basketball, the Tigers have come from hopelessly behind to losing barely. Against Louisville, if not for an unbelievable “no call,” they may well have won. Against the McNeese State Cowboys on Thursday, Clemson was way back. Yet the …
Terriers get their shooting dialed in, 92-85
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser guards Corey Tripp (10) (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – It’s not the first time I’ve invoked the memory of the late Jim Beauchamp on such occasions, and it probably won’t be the last. I think of “Beech” (his name was pronounced “BEE-chum”) often because he was larger …
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Two tickets to Camelot left
By MONTE DUTTON Nick Anderson (7) maneuvers. Trey Bonham (2) pursues (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – It’s the time of basketball season that leads grown men to cry.March brings tears of joy and tears of sorrow. When Furman and Wofford play on Monday night for the Southern Conference championship, eyes from both …
Nightrider's Lament 