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Clemson Reflects on Regionals Past and Present

[gtxvideo vid='a4bCBbOf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a4bCBbOf.jpg' vtitle='Clemson Reflects on Regionals Past and Present'] CLEMSON, SC (WOLO) - At this point in 2016, Monte Lee had just led Clemson baseball to an ACC Tournament Championship in his first season with the program. The Tigers…

Newberry basketball opens 2017-18 slate at Miami

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry will open its 2017-18 men’s basketball slate with an exhibition contest on Wednesday, Nov. 1 against Division I Miami. The Wolves will travel to Coral Gables to face the Hurricanes, who are coming off a 21-12 campaign…

Rohlman Named a Second-Team All-American

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Junior outfielder Reed Rohlman (Moore, S.C.) was named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball on Thursday. It was the second time Rohlman earned All-America honors, as he was a third-team selection as a freshman in 2015.  …

Coastal's Alex Cunningham Tabbed Collegiate Baseball All-American

CONWAY (CCU) – Coastal Carolina pitcher Alex Cunningham (Duncan, S.C. /Byrnes HS) was named second team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the publication announced today. Cunningham becomes Coastal’s 30th baseball All-American overall and the 23rd over the last 16 seasons. In…

SEC Releases 2018 Men’s Basketball Conference Opponents

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) - The Southeastern Conference announced today each school’s conference opponents for the upcoming 2018 campaign. South Carolina will face its permanent opponents – Georgia, Mississippi State and Tennessee – along with Auburn and Florida in home-and-home…

Fireflies sweep Augusta on "Wag Along Wednesday"

[gtxvideo vid='STIwqhUQ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/STIwqhUQ.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies sweep Augusta on \"Wag Along Wednesday\"'] COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Merandy Gonzalez posted a career night and earned his seventh win of the season on Wednesday at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia defeated Augusta, 4-3, and garnered…

Clemson treating postseason like a "new season"

[gtxvideo vid='HCARZ1tY' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HCARZ1tY.jpg' vtitle='Clemson treating postseason like a \"new season\"'] CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - The Tigers host the Clemson Regional as the No. 1 seed with No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, No. 3 seed St. John's and No. 4 seed UNC Greensboro.…

Ray Tanner: "No decision made" on Chad Holbrook's future

[gtxvideo vid='zesC3XEl' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zesC3XEl.jpg' vtitle='Ray Tanner: \"No decision made\" on Chad Holbrook's future'] Ray Tanner told reporter at SEC meetings in Destin, Florida on Wednesday that no decision has been made on Chad Holbrook's future with the Gamecocks. Holbrook is coming…

Blowfish drop 2017 season-opener to RedWolves

FLORENCE, S.C. (Blowfish) -- Last season Lexington County took their first twelve matchups away from the Florence RedWolves but tonight the Wolves flipped the script on the Fish. Lexington County fell to Florence tonight by the final of 5-2.  The…

Tim Tebow Eligible for South Atlantic All-Star Game

The former Heisman trophy winner and current Met's Outfield prospect is featured on this years South Atlantic League's Southern Division All-star ballot. Tebow is batting .221 with 3 home runs in 40 games. Tebow's numbers…

McCaskill With U.S. U-23 Team For Nordic Tournament

South Carolina women’s soccer standout Savannah McCaskill has been named to the U.S. U-23 National Team that will travel to Sweden for a trio of matches in next week’s Nordic Tournament. The Gamecocks’ rising senior is one of 12 collegiate…

South Carolina announces time for Missouri Game

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - South Carolina announced Wednesday that it will open its SEC schedule in Columbia, Missouri at 7:00, September 9th. The game against the Missouri Tigers will be televised on ESPN2. South Carolina's first game will be at…

ACC releases 2017 football television schedule

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Wednesday morning the Atlantic Coast Conference officially released the television schedule for the 2017 football season. The defending national champion Clemson Tigers will, unsurprisingly, have multiple games televised during prime time. One of those matchups is against…

Blowfish home-opener set for 7:05pm

It's the Season of the Total Eclipse! The Blowfish Home Opener is Thursday June 1st. Gates open at 6pm and fans will be entertained by the Lexington Community Band during pre game festivities. It's the first Thirsty Thursday of the…

Stephen Davis Jr. to join Gamecocks

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - Stephen Davis Jr., a native of Dutch Fork, S.C., is set to join South Carolina this season as a walk-on. Davis, a standout player at Dutch Fork, left Auburn during the offseason. At Auburn, Davis redshirted his…

Fireflies top Greenjackets, 8-2 Tuesday night

[gtxvideo vid='SNkEi5Fi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SNkEi5Fi.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies top Greenjackets, 8-2'] COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia’s bats sizzled for a second straight night and the home team ripped through Augusta, 8-2. The Fireflies have outscored the GreenJackets 22-4 over the first two games of…

Holbrook confident he can lead USC baseball

[gtxvideo vid='mpLHdFsR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mpLHdFsR.jpg' vtitle='Holbrook confident he can lead USC baseball'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chad Holbrook is confident he’s the coach to lead South Carolina back to its NCAA Tournament success, despite missing the postseason for a second time in…

Fireflies look to follow up offensive explosion

The Fireflies have another home game tonight against the Augusta GreenJackets. The Fireflies tied a franchise record Monday scoring 14 runs in seven-innings in a rain-shortened game. The star of Mondays game was Dash Winningham who set multiple team records…

Wayne Gallman signs rookie deal with Giants

New York, N.Y. (WOLO) - Wayne Gallman has officially signed his rookie deal with the Giants, which will earn him a base salary of 2.819 million dollars over four years. In addition to that, Gallman received a $419,644 signing bonus.…

Kirk Botkin leaves S.C. State

 Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) - South Carolina State has confirmed that defensive coordinator Kirk Botkin is no longer with the football program. Botkin was the linebackers coach at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier for four seasons, and left after the hiring…

Dylan Thompson signs with LA Rams

Los Angeles, CA (WOLO) - Dylan Thompson is set to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams after signing with the team. A native of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, Thompson was signed by the team in June 2016 but was released during…

Update: Connor Shaw to stay with Bears

Chicago, IL (WOLO) - On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Bears cut former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw. The move was made to clear roster space after the team signed wide receiver Victor Cruz. Shaw was projected to be the fourth…

Blowfish's Alumni Game Rained Out

[gtxvideo vid='RO9ZGzpv' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RO9ZGzpv.jpg' vtitle='Blowfish's Alumni Game Rained Out'] Blowfish ballplayers from the past and the present were ready to go at Lexington County Baseball Stadium for the college summer league team's annual Alumni Game. By the top of the second…

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