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Benedict opens fall practices Wednesday afternoon

The Benedict College Tigers opened fall football practice on Wednesday with a spirited two-hour workout. Head coach Mike White said the players and the coaching staff were excited to hit the field for the first time.

Newberry defensive lineman: "this defense is the best ever"

Newberry defensive lineman Keito Jordan (Ridge View High School) set the bar pretty high for the Wolves' defense this season, calling them "the best defense ever". While coach Todd Knight isn't ready to jump on that bandwagon just yet, he is pretty excited about the 2018 season.

Will Muschamp won't hold Deebo Samuel back in 2018

Deebo Samuel was the most explosive playmaker last season, but two injuries cost him the entire 2017 season with the Gamecocks. This year, as he returns from both a broken leg and ankle, Will Muschamp has no plans to go easy on the senior wide receiver. 

NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for agents, NBA draft

The NCAA is taking steps to try to clean up college basketball, carving out a limited role for agents to work with players and changing pivotal parts of its rules-enforcement system as part of numerous reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal.

Former Tiger signs with Turkish Basketball League

Former Clemson University men’s basketball standout forward Landry Nnoko officially signed a contract with Sakarya Büyüksehir last Saturday, announced by the club on Twitter.

USC women's soccer, coming off College Cup, could be even better this season

The Gamecock women's soccer team comes off its most successful season in school history, going to the College Cup for the first time ever. A repeat trip though is not at all out of question because head coach Shelley Smith says this team could actually be better than the one that made history last season.

Clemson's quarterback battle far from settled

For the first time since 2014, Clemson finds itself in a quarterback battle this offseason. Kelly Bryant led the Tigers to a 12-2 record last year, including the Tigers third-straight ACC Championship, but freshman Trevor Lawrence enters Clemson as the all-time leading passer in Georgia high school history, breaking former Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson's record. Dabo says Bryant will get the start week one, but make no mistake, this battle is far from over.

Fireflies drop Saturday doubleheader in Asheville

Matt Winaker continued his torrid stretch at the plate with doubles in each game of the doubleheader on Saturday. Columbia’s offense came up short, though, and lost both games at McCormick Field by final scores of 5-1 and 8-0, respectively.

Buddy Pough begins last fall camp with SC State

South Carolina State conducted its first day of preseason practice Thursday (Aug. 3rd) morning in a two-hour workout session, with approximately over 110 players in attendance at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium/Willie Jeffries Field.

New, up-tempo offense fitting Jake Bentley's game

The Gamecocks officially opened their fall camp on a steamy Friday morning in Columbia with a two-hour practice session. It marked the start of the 125th season of intercollegiate football at South Carolina and the third under head coach Will Muschamp.

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