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No. 10 UVA Beats Tigers 10-2

LOUISVILLE, KY. (CAC) - No. 10 Virginia scored eight runs in the first inning in its 10-2 victory over No. 14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament at Jim Patterson Stadium on Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers improved to 42-14, while the Tigers…

Clemson men begin play at NCAA Championship Friday

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) -- Larry Penley’s Clemson men’s golf team will begin play at the 2017 NCAA National Tournament at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois on Friday, May 26.  The Tigers are seeded 11th in the 30-team field…

Fireflies edge Legends, 3-2 Thursday

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies PR) – Max Kuhns and Adonis Uceta pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen and helped preserve the one-run victory over Lexington. The Fireflies defeated the Legends, 3-2, on Thursday night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Columbia…

Five Football Chants Named to Athlon Preseason All-Sun Belt Team

CONWAY (CCU) – Athlon Magazine has named five members of the Coastal Carolina fooball team to its 2017 preseason All-Sun Belt team. Chanticleers recognized include Chris Jones (second team, punt returner), Adam Lawhorn (third team, offensive line), Evan Rabon (third…

Cortes leads Gamecocks to 10-2 win at SEC Tournament Thursday

HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – Carlos Cortes tied a single-game SEC Tournament record with both two homers and six RBIs and junior right-hander Wil Crowe tied a season-high with nine strikeouts in six innings of work as South Carolina defeated…

Allisha Gray scores 17 points in Wings win Thursday

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Karima Christmas scored 18 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Allisha Gray each had nine points in a decisive 33-13 fourth quarter, and the Dallas Wings rallied past the San Antonio…

Panthers LB Kuechly won’t change style after 2nd concussion

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly has no plans to alter his aggressive style of play following a second concussion last November, one that tugged at the emotions of a national TV audience when he was carted off…

Giants sign former Gamecock Devin Taylor

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed defensive end Devin Taylor and safety Duke Ihenacho. The Giants announced the moves Thursday, adding two veterans who have played in 102 NFL games. New York terminated the contract…

Fred Jordan Retires After 26 Years at The Citadel

[gtxvideo vid='LwXAIBDG' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LwXAIBDG.jpg' vtitle='Fred Jordan Retires After 26 Years at The Citadel'] CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Citadel baseball coach Fred Jordan, the Southern Conference's all-time wins leader, is retiring after 26 years with the Bulldogs. Jordan announced his retirement from…

Game time announced for Clemson's season-opener vs. Kent State

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN Thursday announced six 2017 football games in the first three weeks of the season that will be nationally televised on either ESPN or ABC, with the conference playing a prominent…

Game Time Set for 2017 Belk College Kickoff Game

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecocks will kickoff their 2017 football season with a 3 pm contest against North Carolina State in Charlotte on Saturday, September 2, it was announced today. The game at Bank of America…

Carolina Will Host Texas Tech In 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) - Matchups have been unveiled for the 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge and it was announced that South Carolina will host Texas Tech on Jan. 27 at Colonial Life Arena. The meeting will mark the fourth all-time…

Horvit Powers into NCAA Round of 16

ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina freshman Mia Horvit solidified her standing in the NCAA Singles Championship with a decisive 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 43 Meible Chi of Duke to advance to the Round of 16. Her straight-set…

Fireflies face Legends Thursday night

ABOUT WEDNESDAY’S DOUBLEHEADER: The Fireflies split their doubleheader against the Charleston RiverDogs. Game 1: Columbia recorded its seventh shut-out win thanks to a tremendous performance on the mound from Jordan Humphreys. The righty pitched 7 innings, logged 10 strikeouts and…

USC's Martins Advances to Second Round of NCAA Singles

ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s sophomore and 49th-ranked Ingrid Gamarra Martins took down Vladica Babic (63) of Ohio St. in straight sets to advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships at the Dan…

Radakovich Named AD of Year at Sports Business Awards

New York, N.Y. (CAC) – Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich was named the 2017 Athletic Director of the Year at the Sports Business Awards on Wednesday night. Radakovich becomes the third athletic director from the ACC to be honored…

Gamecocks surrender lead in SEC Tournament loss to Kentucky

HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – South Carolina raced out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Kentucky responded with seven unanswered runs and defeated the Gamecocks 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover…

Friedrich, O’Keefe Fall in NCAA Singles First Round

ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis juniors Gabriel Friedrich (49) and Harrison O’Keefe (71) fell in the First Round of the NCAA Singles Championships at the Dan McGill Tennis Center in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday. Friedrich played…

Leandro leads Wolves into national quarterfinals

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Newberry) – For the second time in history, Newberry will advance to the match play portion of the NCAA Division II National Championships and finish among the nation’s top five schools by virtue of a sixth-place finish in the stroke play…

Former Gamecock assistant named Old Dominion head coach

NORFOLK, Va. (ODU Athletics) – Nikki McCray-Penson has been named the seventh head coach of the Old Dominion women's basketball program, ODU Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig announced on Wednesday. "I welcome Nikki McCray-Penson, her husband Thomas, and their son,…

Fireflies split doubleheader with RiverDogs Wednesday

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jordan Humphreys pitched a complete game shutout in game one on Wednesday and the Fireflies split a doubleheader with the RiverDogs at Spirit Communications Park. Humphreys led Columbia to a 3-0 victory before Charleston bounced…

Sun Belt Conference Rearranges Conference Tournament

Sun Belt Conference and Georgia Southern officials met this morning to evaluate the field conditions at the facility and after further evaluation no games will be played before 12 p.m. ET, at which time, games will be played at both…

(14) Clemson loses late to Duke, 6-3 in ACC Tournament

LOUISVILLE, KY. (CAC) - Michael Smiciklas’ check-swing, run-scoring double in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and lifted Duke to a 6-3 victory over No. 14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament at Louisville Slugger Field on Tuesday night. The Blue…

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