August 2025

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LSU vs. Clemson Live Updates: Scores, big plays and stats

CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU visits Clemson Saturday night in a clash of teams with College Football Playoff expectations and national title hopes. Can Clemson beat one of the SEC’s best teams? Can LSU snap a streak of five consecutive season-opening losses?

By:Andy Staples

Clemson hits paydirt

08/30/2025 08:04:11 PM

Clemson became the first team to find the end zone on a 1-yard Adam Randall run behind a crushing lead block from 315-pound defensive tackle Demonte Capeheart. Clemson now leads 10-3 with 4:36 remaining in the first half.

The Tigers marched down the field largely thanks to quarterback Cade Klubnik’s legs, which got Clemson out of trouble on several occasions. Klubnik carried three times for 19 yards early in the drive. Later, he hit Bryant Wesco Jr. for 21 yards to convert a fourth-and-2 from the LSU 24. 

Clemson faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line when coach Dabo Swinney decided to send in the jumbo package that included Capeheart and fellow defensive tackle Peter Woods. 

By:Andy Staples

LSU ties it up

08/30/2025 07:44:41 PM

LSU’s Damian Ramos drilled a 52-yard field goal tie the score at 3-3 with 10:53 remaining in the second quarter. The Tigers were moving briskly down the field until a sack of Garrett Nussmeier by Purdue transfer Will Heldt stalled the drive.

By:Andy Staples

Clemson strikes first

08/30/2025 07:14:42 PM

The Tigers got the ball in LSU territory after Avion Terrell forced a Bauer Sharp fumble near midfield and Ricardo Jones recovered and returned the ball to the 24-yard line. The offense couldn’t move the ball, but Nolan Hauser kicked a 42-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.

By:Andy Staples

LSU’s defense opens strong

08/30/2025 07:03:59 PM

The LSU defense forced a three-and-out on Clemson’s first offensive possession. Florida transfer Jack Pyburn pressured quarterback Cade Klubnik on first down, and cornerback P.J. Woodland sacked Klubnik on a blitz on third down.

By:Andy Staples

Down the hill

08/30/2025 06:53:48 PM

Clemson’s entrance remains one of college football’s best.

LSU vs. Clemson Live Updates: Scores, big plays and stats

CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU visits Clemson Saturday night in a clash of teams with College Football Playoff expectations and national title hopes. Can Clemson beat one of the SEC’s best teams? Can LSU snap a streak of five consecutive season-opening losses?

By:Andy Staples

Clemson hits paydirt

08/30/2025 08:04:11 PM

Clemson became the first team to find the end zone on a 1-yard Adam Randall run behind a crushing lead block from 315-pound defensive tackle Demonte Capeheart. Clemson now leads 10-3 with 4:36 remaining in the first half.

The Tigers marched down the field largely thanks to quarterback Cade Klubnik’s legs, which got Clemson out of trouble on several occasions. Klubnik carried three times for 19 yards early in the drive. Later, he hit Bryant Wesco Jr. for 21 yards to convert a fourth-and-2 from the LSU 24. 

Clemson faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line when coach Dabo Swinney decided to send in the jumbo package that included Capeheart and fellow defensive tackle Peter Woods. 

By:Andy Staples

LSU ties it up

08/30/2025 07:44:41 PM

LSU’s Damian Ramos drilled a 52-yard field goal tie the score at 3-3 with 10:53 remaining in the second quarter. The Tigers were moving briskly down the field until a sack of Garrett Nussmeier by Purdue transfer Will Heldt stalled the drive.

By:Andy Staples

Clemson strikes first

08/30/2025 07:14:42 PM

The Tigers got the ball in LSU territory after Avion Terrell forced a Bauer Sharp fumble near midfield and Ricardo Jones recovered and returned the ball to the 24-yard line. The offense couldn’t move the ball, but Nolan Hauser kicked a 42-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.

By:Andy Staples

LSU’s defense opens strong

08/30/2025 07:03:59 PM

The LSU defense forced a three-and-out on Clemson’s first offensive possession. Florida transfer Jack Pyburn pressured quarterback Cade Klubnik on first down, and cornerback P.J. Woodland sacked Klubnik on a blitz on third down.

By:Andy Staples

Down the hill

08/30/2025 06:53:48 PM

Clemson’s entrance remains one of college football’s best.

LSU vs. Clemson Live Updates: Scores, big plays and stats

CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU visits Clemson Saturday night in a clash of teams with College Football Playoff expectations and national title hopes. Can Clemson beat one of the SEC’s best teams? Can LSU snap a streak of five consecutive season-opening losses?

By:Andy Staples

Clemson hits paydirt

08/30/2025 08:04:11 PM

Clemson became the first team to find the end zone on a 1-yard Adam Randall run behind a crushing lead block from 315-pound defensive tackle Demonte Capeheart. Clemson now leads 10-3 with 4:36 remaining in the first half.

The Tigers marched down the field largely thanks to quarterback Cade Klubnik’s legs, which got Clemson out of trouble on several occasions. Klubnik carried three times for 19 yards early in the drive. Later, he hit Bryant Wesco Jr. for 21 yards to convert a fourth-and-2 from the LSU 24. 

Clemson faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line when coach Dabo Swinney decided to send in the jumbo package that included Capeheart and fellow defensive tackle Peter Woods. 

By:Andy Staples

LSU ties it up

08/30/2025 07:44:41 PM

LSU’s Damian Ramos drilled a 52-yard field goal tie the score at 3-3 with 10:53 remaining in the second quarter. The Tigers were moving briskly down the field until a sack of Garrett Nussmeier by Purdue transfer Will Heldt stalled the drive.

By:Andy Staples

Clemson strikes first

08/30/2025 07:14:42 PM

The Tigers got the ball in LSU territory after Avion Terrell forced a Bauer Sharp fumble near midfield and Ricardo Jones recovered and returned the ball to the 24-yard line. The offense couldn’t move the ball, but Nolan Hauser kicked a 42-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.

By:Andy Staples

LSU’s defense opens strong

08/30/2025 07:03:59 PM

The LSU defense forced a three-and-out on Clemson’s first offensive possession. Florida transfer Jack Pyburn pressured quarterback Cade Klubnik on first down, and cornerback P.J. Woodland sacked Klubnik on a blitz on third down.

By:Andy Staples

Down the hill

08/30/2025 06:53:48 PM

Clemson’s entrance remains one of college football’s best.

Ohio State starts defense of national title with victory against No. 1 Texas

Aug. 30—COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Buckeyes unveiled a 2024 national championship banner at Ohio Stadium on Saturday and then made a statement about being a front-runner for the 2025 championship, blanking No. 1 Texas 14-7 in the season opener for both teams.

CJ Donaldson Jr. ran for a one-yard touchdown on 4th-and-1 in the second quarter to give Ohio State a 7-0 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Julian Sayin threw a 40-yard touchdown to Carnell Tate to double the Ohio State advantage.

Meanwhile, the Ohio State defense kept Texas, led by first-time starter Arch Manning, out of the end zone until the fourth quarter. Manning threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Parker Livingstone with 3 minutes, 28 seconds left in the fourth.

Texas got the ball back with the chance to drive for a game-tying touchdown. The Buckeyes clinched the victory when Manning threw a 3-yard pass on 4-and-5 as the drive stalled at the Ohio State 47-yard line.

Manning completed 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with one interception. Sayin completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards.

No. 3 Ohio State beat Texas for the second time in 2025. The Buckeyes beat the Longhorns 28-14 in the College Football Playoff semifinals in January.

NASCAR Xfinity Series race causes grass fire at Portland, safety crew gets involved under green flag

A little bit of a situation is developing at Portland International Raceway with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the track. A small grass fire has started in a portion of the track, and that has led safety team members to have to get involved.

NASCAR wants to avoid a caution in this Xfinity Series race if they can manage it. This grass fire could have become a serious issue. It actually burned up a rather large portion of grass just off the side of the track.

Instead of throwing the caution and interrupting the great racing we have seen throughout the field, NASCAR had safety crew members improvise. It turns out, you can put out a small fire through the catchfence.

Thomas Annunziata caused the flames after taking a ride through the dirt and grass. It took a while for the safety crew to get it doused and put out.

This is a developing story…

Mets prospect Brandon Sproat pitches seven scoreless innings for Triple-A, Francisco Alvarez goes hitless in return to action

With the Mets having recently promoted two of their top pitching prospects this season, Brandon Sproat remains the last man standing and still pitching in the minor leagues. He was in action once again on Saturday, pitching for Triple-A Syracuse and made his latest case to be the next pitcher promoted to the majors.

Facing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, the right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings and matched his season-high with nine strikeouts in a 2-0 win for the Mets. He allowed just three hits (all singles) and two walks and even added a pickoff at first base. 

It was just the second time Sproat went seven innings this season.

The 24-year-old’s fantastic outing came on the heels of one of his worst starts in which he allowed seven runs (five earned) in 3.2 innings. In fact, after an incredible July (0.67 ERA), Sproat had struggled in August and entered the game with a 6.63 ERA for the month.

With his seven shutdown innings, the prospect’s ERA dropped from 4.50 to 4.24.

Also in the game was Francisco Alvarez who returned to the lineup for the first time since breaking his pinky after a hit by pitch. Batting third and DHing, Alvarez finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

He shouldn’t feel too bad, though, as Syracuse managed just three hits and struck out 11 times. 

As for other notable prospects in the game, Luisangel Acuña went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the leadoff spot while Ryan Clifford finished 1-for-4 with a run-scoring single.

Meanwhile, Jett Williams was scratched from the lineup right before game time with wrist soreness, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. The team doesn’t believe it to be serious.

The top prospect was batting second and playing second base but was replaced by Yonny Hernandez (batting eighth) who got Syracuse on the board with a solo shot in the top of the third inning.

In 16 games since getting promoted to Triple-A, Williams is slashing .197/.254/.348 with five extra-base hits and just one stolen base. Overall, the 21-year-old is still enjoying a fantastic season with his .268/.390/.477 triple slash line.

David Peterson’s season-worst start puts Mets behind in 11-8 loss to Marlins

The Mets fell behind in their late-week series with the Miami Marlins Saturday when they suffered an 11-8 loss at Citi Field.

Takeaways

  1. LHPDavid Peterson‘s worst start of the season saw him allow a career-high eight runs — all earned — and uncharacteristically put the Mets (73-63) in a tough spot after a five-run first inning. The Marlins (64-72) tagged Peterson, whose ERA rose from 3.18 to 3.61, for eight hits with three RBI doubles chief among them. New York pulled Peterson after five batters, no outs and two more runs in the third inning, ending his Citi Field afternoon at 65 pitches (36 strikes).

    Peterson, whose eighth charged run came in the next at-bat when RHP Chris Devenski‘s 6-4-3 double play while facing Derek Hill scored Connor Norby from third base and piled on the Mets’ 8-2 deficit, struck out one and walked three. While New York had subsequent chances and evened the score in the sixth inning, Peterson’s poor outing was simply too much — he has been nails for the Mets this season, but his second disappointing start of August is alarming.

  2. To the credit of Devenski, whom the Mets recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, he delivered when his number was called. Devenski’s first MLB outing since July 29 saw him finish with three no-hit, scoreless innings, striking out three while walking one and throwing 24 strikes on 42 pitches. If not for Devenski’s relief, this game would have been over by the middle of the third inning. Instead, Devenski (2.30 ERA) kept New York at bay while the offense came to life in a commendable appearance.
  3. Francisco Lindor,Mark Vientos andJuan Soto hit home runs to pace the offense for the Mets, who end August with a franchise-record 53 home runs — the most for New York in a month. After Lindor’s first-inning solo shot — extending his single-season franchise record for leadoff home runs with nine such long balls in 2025 — Vientos’ three-run blast in the third inning was the Mets’ historic 51st. Soto’s two homers — a fourth-inning solo shot and sixth-inning two-run blast — pushed the mark to 53.

    Win or lose, the offense came alive in August with home runs fueling the breakout. The rest of the unit — evidenced by a seventh inning where Jeff McNeil‘s leadoff triple went to waste with Brett Baty‘s 4-3 groundout, Starling Marte‘s strikeout swinging and Cedric Mullins‘ left-field lineout — is clearly still a work in progress as New York seeks balance.

  4. Soto, whose 2-for-2 line included two walks, is slashing .254/.395/.508 with 35 home runs and 84 RBI in 134 games. He also stole two bases, bringing his season total to 25.

    According to Sarah Langs, via Elias Sports, Soto is MLB’s first player ever with 35-plus home runs in three consecutive seasons for three different teams. Considering where the conversation about Soto was in April and May, the season has come a long way for the Mets’ prized offseason signing.

Who’s the MVP?

Connor Norby, whose 1-for-2 performance included two walks and three RBI. He answered Soto’s game-tying homer by driving in the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly against RHP Tyler Rogers with one out and runners at the corners in the seventh inning. For good measure, while the Marlins led 9-8 in the ninth inning, Norby’s two-run double to left-center field off RHP Edwin Diaz with one out pushed Miami’s gap to 11-8.

Highlights

What’s next

The Mets and Marlins end their four-game series with Sunday’s 1:40 p.m. finale on SNY. RHPs Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.73 ERA) and Sandy Alcantara (7-11, 5.87 ERA) are set to start.

FIBA bans Lithuanian fan after racist taunts toward Germany’s Dennis Schroder

A Lithuanian fan has been banned from EuroBasket by the governing body FIBA after he directed racist verbal abuse toward Germany’s captain Dennis Schroder.

Germany beat Lithuania on Saturday, but the talking point postgame was the racist actions toward Schroder, who said this in a postgame interview with German media outlet MagentaSport (hat tip Eurohoops.net).

“The Lithuanians, the fans, they always travel with the team, but unfortunately, at halftime, they made monkey noises.”

Arena security used CCTV footage from the building to identify the man, and as a result, he has been banned from attending the rest of the tournament. German Basketball Federation President Ingo Weiss made this statement Saturday (hat tip The Athletic):

“This is completely unacceptable to us. There is no place for such behaviour anywhere, and certainly not in the colorful, diverse and open world of basketball. We stand fully behind Dennis, understand his distress and will intervene with the organizers to ensure that such incidents don’t take place here again.”

FIBA said this in its statement:

“FIBA unequivocally condemns hate speech, discriminatory conduct, and racist language in any form. Creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe environment for players, teams, and fans remains a fundamental priority of our sport.”

With the win over Lithuania on Saturday, Germany improved to 3-0 in Group B and has ensured that it will advance to the 16-team knockout stage next round. The Germans are led by the Sacramento Kings’ Schroder and the Orlando Magic’s Franz Wagner.

Dennis Schröder faces racial abuse during EuroBasket, FIBA officials ban fan from attending rest of tournament

Sacramento Kings point guard Dennis Schröder is the captain of Team Germany. (Matthias Stickel/Getty Images)
picture alliance via Getty Images

NBA veteran Dennis Schröder scored a game-high 26 points and guided Germany to a 107-88 group phase win over Lithuania at EuroBasket on Saturday. But, before halftime, he was also the target of racial abuse in Finland’s Tampere Deck Arena, according to The Associated Press. 

Two people were identified as the alleged perpetrators, the German Basketball Association said, according to the AP, which reported that those two people were then ejected from the arena.

One of them was ultimately identified by video and has been banned from the rest of the tournament, FIBA officials said.

“FIBA unequivocally condemns hate speech, discriminatory conduct and racist language in any form,” the group said, via the AP. “Creating an inclusive, respectful and safe environment for players, teams and fans remains a fundamental priority of our sport. 

“FIBA has provided the relevant footage and information to local law enforcement authorities, who are continuing to investigate the matter.”

The incident took place while Schröder — Germany’s team captain — walked to the locker room.

“Making monkey noises, that’s something I don’t respect,” Schröder reportedly said in German postgame. 

“No matter what status, insults, that’s all fine. But racism simply doesn’t belong in this sport. That’s something that’s not OK.”

Schröder is preparing for his 13th season in the NBA. The soon-to-be 32-year-old guard agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Sacramento Kings last month. 

Schröder, who will be playing for his 10th NBA team when the 2025-26 season gets underway, notably compared the league’s trade deadline to “modern slavery” earlier this year.

“It’s like modern slavery,” Schröder said in a February interview with NBC Sports Bay Area. “It’s modern slavery at the end of the day. Everybody can decide where you’re going, even if you have a contract. Yeah, of course, we make a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day if they say, ‘You’re not coming to work tomorrow, you’re going over there,’ they can decide that.”

The same week Schröder vocalized his frustrations, he was part of the Golden State Warriors’ five-team, blockbuster Jimmy Butler trade. Schröder was briefly rerouted to the Utah Jazz, who then traded him to Detroit on Feb. 6.

Schröder has played games for the Atlanta Hawks (2013-18), Oklahoma City Thunder (2018-2020), Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21 and 2022-23), Boston Celtics (2021-22), Houston Rockets (2022), Toronto Raptors (2023-24), Brooklyn Nets (2024), Golden State Warriors (2024-25) and Detroit Pistons (2025).

As for Saturday’s incident, FIBA said it’s planning on meeting with the Lithuanian delegation to discuss the matter, per the AP.

Germany, which has now won its first three games in the group phase of the competition, has clinched the EuroBasket Round of 16 in Riga, Latvia.

Dennis Schröder faces racial abuse during EuroBasket, FIBA officials ban fan from attending rest of tournament

Sacramento Kings point guard Dennis Schröder is the captain of Team Germany. (Matthias Stickel/Getty Images)
picture alliance via Getty Images

NBA veteran Dennis Schröder scored a game-high 26 points and guided Germany to a 107-88 group phase win over Lithuania at EuroBasket on Saturday. But, before halftime, he was also the target of racial abuse in Finland’s Tampere Deck Arena, according to The Associated Press. 

Two people were identified as the alleged perpetrators, the German Basketball Association said, according to the AP, which reported that those two people were then ejected from the arena.

One of them was ultimately identified by video and has been banned from the rest of the tournament, FIBA officials said.

“FIBA unequivocally condemns hate speech, discriminatory conduct and racist language in any form,” the group said, via the AP. “Creating an inclusive, respectful and safe environment for players, teams and fans remains a fundamental priority of our sport. 

“FIBA has provided the relevant footage and information to local law enforcement authorities, who are continuing to investigate the matter.”

The incident took place while Schröder — Germany’s team captain — walked to the locker room.

“Making monkey noises, that’s something I don’t respect,” Schröder reportedly said in German postgame. 

“No matter what status, insults, that’s all fine. But racism simply doesn’t belong in this sport. That’s something that’s not OK.”

Schröder is preparing for his 13th season in the NBA. The soon-to-be 32-year-old guard agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Sacramento Kings last month. 

Schröder, who will be playing for his 10th NBA team when the 2025-26 season gets underway, notably compared the league’s trade deadline to “modern slavery” earlier this year.

“It’s like modern slavery,” Schröder said in a February interview with NBC Sports Bay Area. “It’s modern slavery at the end of the day. Everybody can decide where you’re going, even if you have a contract. Yeah, of course, we make a lot of money and we can feed our families, but at the end of the day if they say, ‘You’re not coming to work tomorrow, you’re going over there,’ they can decide that.”

The same week Schröder vocalized his frustrations, he was part of the Golden State Warriors’ five-team, blockbuster Jimmy Butler trade. Schröder was briefly rerouted to the Utah Jazz, who then traded him to Detroit on Feb. 6.

Schröder has played games for the Atlanta Hawks (2013-18), Oklahoma City Thunder (2018-2020), Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21 and 2022-23), Boston Celtics (2021-22), Houston Rockets (2022), Toronto Raptors (2023-24), Brooklyn Nets (2024), Golden State Warriors (2024-25) and Detroit Pistons (2025).

As for Saturday’s incident, FIBA said it’s planning on meeting with the Lithuanian delegation to discuss the matter, per the AP.

Germany, which has now won its first three games in the group phase of the competition, has clinched the EuroBasket Round of 16 in Riga, Latvia.