Clemson starting tight end Michael Palmer is expected back this week against Florida State after missing the Tigers last game with a concussion.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney expects his team to focus on its next opponent - and not the eventual championship possibilities that could come from beating Florida State.

Clemson star C.J. Spiller has run his way back into the Heisman Trophy race. Spiller gained 106 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers’ win over Wake Forest, then followed that with a school-record 310 all-purpose yards in Clemson’s 40-37 overtime victory against Miami last week.

Clemson tight end Michael Palmer says he’s feeling good but is not sure he’ll play Saturday against Coastal Carolina. Palmer spoke Tuesday, three days after his concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit that left him on the field in Clemson’s 40-37 overtime win at Miami.

Clemson’s new baseball schedule features 27 games against teams that made the NCAA tournament last spring, including three with rival South Carolina.

A few things have changed since Atlantic Coast Conference “rivals” Clemson and Miami last renewed acquaintances. That tends to happen when four years pass between meetings.

Rock Hill Democrat Chad McGowan has formally launched his U.S. Senate bid to defeat Republican Sen. Jim DeMint. McGowan said Monday he’ll work full time on the race, taking a break from his law firm.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says his Tigers don’t need any wholesale changes to improve on their 2-3 record.

Clemson will get an early start in its upcoming home game with Wake Forest. The school announced Monday that its game at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 17 will begin at noon and will be telecast by Raycom on the ACC regional network

The University of South Carolina is getting a nearly $5 million grant to set up an Internet network to notify seriously ill people about clinical trials.

Clemson quarterback Willy Korn says he’ll remain with the Tigers, even though he’s frustrated at not playing.

Clemson tailback C.J. Spiller says he’ll play Saturday against No. 15 TCU despite a toe injury.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he doesn’t expect any additional flu cases among his team after six players sat out practice with symptoms. Swinney said Tuesday he had not gotten reports of more players hit with the bug.

The Chicago Cubs suspended outfielder Milton Bradley for the rest of the season Sunday, one day after he criticized the team in a newspaper interview. Replacing Bradley on the Cubs roster is former North Augusta star Tyler Colvin. The OF was the Cubs number-one pick in the 2006 MLB draft. Colvin will be in the starting line-up on Monday night when the Cubs play at Milwaukee.

The economic downturn has cost the endowments of the University of South Carolina and Clemson University a total of $156 million in the past two years. The State reported Friday that Clemson’s endowment was worth about $331 million on June 30, a drop of 23 percent since 2007.