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Gamecocks Set for SEC Championships

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – After a fall with three Division I race wins, South Carolina’s cross country team faces its best field of the year in the 2016 Southeastern Conference Championships, hosted by the University of Arkansas at its…

No. 5 Clemson Heads to No. 7 Louisville for Final Regular Season Match

Louisville Match Information Who: No. 5 Clemson Tigers 10-2-4 (3-1-3 ACC) vs. No. 7 Louisville 11-3-2 (5-1-1 ACC) When: Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, Louisville, Ky. Watch: ACC Network Extra (http://www.watchespn.com/) Live Stats: GoCards.com (http://www.sidearmstats.com/louisville/msoc) Follow: @ClemsonMSoccer on…

No. 14 Clemson Upsets No. 6 Duke to Win ACC Regular Season Crown

DURHAM, N.C. (CAC) – For only the second time in program history, and the first time since 2000, the Clemson women’s soccer team claimed the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title. The 14th-ranked Tigers did so with a 1-0 upset…

Six Gamecocks Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 Teams

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- Six South Carolina student-athletes from the nationally ranked Gamecock soccer programs were named to the CoSIDA Academic District 4 Teams, the organization announced today. Goalkeeper William Pyle, defender Ive Burnett, midfielder Danny Deakin and midfielder Kurtis Turner made the men’s team,…

Conlon Wins MiLBY Award

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies ace P.J. Conlon took home a MiLBY (pronounced mill-bee) on Monday, Minor League Baseball announced. The Mets prospect was awarded the Top Starting Pitcher honor as voted on by fans. Conlon ran away with the…

Spectrum Centre Officially Home to the Hornets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Hornets) -- Hornets Sports & Entertainment and Charter Communications today announced that Spectrum Center has officially replaced Time Warner Cable Arena as the name of the Hornets’ home arena in Uptown Charlotte.  The new name follows Time Warner…

Gamecock Softball Faces Tough 2017 Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina Head Softball Coach Beverly Smith has put together the toughest test yet for her Gamecocks in 2017, as her 56-game schedule is released today. The Gamecocks are slated to have 33 games against…

No. 25 USC Soccer Falls To No. 8 Charlotte, 2-1

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 25 South Carolina (9-5-1 overall, 4-1-1 C-USA) fell 2-1 at Stone Stadium Wednesday night to No. 8 Charlotte (10-2-1, 5-1-0 C-USA) in a showdown of the two top teams in Conference USA. The eighth-ranked 49ers…

Blossomgame Named to Preseason All-ACC Team

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Jaron Blossomgame was tabbed first-team All-ACC on Wednesday by league media attending Operation Basketball, the annual preseason media day. Blossomgame is the first Clemson player to be named to the preseason All-ACC team since Trevor Booker…

Gamecock Equestrian Rises To No. 6 In Latest NCEA Rankings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team moved up two spots to No. 6 in the latest NCEA national rankings, which were released on Wednesday. The Gamecocks had been ranked eighth in each previous edition…

Newberry Basketball to host Tipoff Dinner Nov. 1

NEWBERRY – The Newberry College men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hosting a Tipoff Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Eleazer Conference Room on the campus of Newberry…

Tigers to Play Orange & Purple Scrimmages

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - The Tigers conclude fall practice with three Orange & Purple baseball scrimmages this weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Game times are 6 p.m., 2 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively. Admission is free to all…

No. 25 Gamecocks And No. 8 49ers Set For Top-25 Tussle

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 25 South Carolina (9-4-1 overall, 4-0-1 C-USA) squares off with No. 8 Charlotte (9-2-1 overall, 4-1-0 C-USA) Wednesday night at Stone Stadium in a huge Conference USA match for sole position of first place in the…

(5) Clemson Soccer Tops Georgia Southern, 1-0

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - The fifth-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team finished regular season play at Historic Riggs Field with a 1-0 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night behind the game-winning goal from senior Aaron Jones. The Tigers move to 10-2-4, and the…

Newberry-Limestone football game moved to 5:00 p.m.

NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry’s game at Limestone on Nov. 5 has been pushed to a 5:00 p.m. kickoff, four hours later than originally scheduled. The Saints share a facility with Gaffney High School, which shifted a game to Friday, Nov. 4 due to…

Rosters Set for Garnet and Black World Series

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina begins the Garnet & Black World Series on Friday at Founders Park with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.  Game two is slated for Saturday at 11 a.m. with Sunday’s game at 7…

WATCH: Clemson Trying to End Tallahassee Troubles at FSU

[gtxvideo vid='b2bq60F1' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/b2bq60F1.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Clemson Trying to End Tallahassee Troubles at FSU'] Since Dabo Swinney took over the Clemson football program in the middle of the 2008 season, his teams have gone 0-4 in their trips to Tallahassee. But as…

WATCH: USC Gets Set to Host Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid='tLK3rXYm' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tLK3rXYm.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: USC Gets Set to Host Tennessee'] Will Muschamp held a 4-0 record against Tennessee in his time with the Florida Gators. Now, the head Gamecock gets set for his first matchup against the No. 18 Volunteers…

Myers, Holmes Earn SIAC Player Of The Week Honors

ATLANTA - George Myers Jr. (Benedict) was selected as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Offensive Player of the Week and Rodriquez Jones (Kentucky State) was named the Defensive Player of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. Rickym…

Newberry ranked 23rd in AFCA poll

WACO, Texas – For the first time since the 2013 season, Newberry is ranked in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Wolves enter the rankings at No. 23 this week after winning their seventh game…

Tankersley and Boulware on Award Lists

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson cornerback Cordrea Tankersley has been named one of 16 semifinalists for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award and linebacker Ben Boulware has been named one of 19 quarterfinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.  Both organizations made announcements…

Clemson Vs. UVA Moved To 6PM

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Clemson will now host Virginia at 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 29 instead of its original scheduled time of 7:00 p.m. The contest in Jervey Gym will be a rematch as the Tigers fell 3-0 to…

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