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Clemson Soccer to Hold Second Exhibition Match Tuesday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - The Clemson men's soccer team will play its second home exhibition match at Historic Riggs Field. The match is set to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 16 against High Point University at 7 p.m. Admission is…

Hunter Renfrow Returns to Clemson Practice Monday

Clemson, S.C (CAC) -- Monday is the last day of double practices for the Clemson football team.   With the start of the academic year early at Clemson (school starts Wednesday), preseason practice is spread over more days, but with fewer…

Panthers Coordinator Steps Down to Battle Cancer

FILE - Carolina Panthers special teams coach Bruce DeHaven, right, talks with players during NFL football minicamp in Charlotte, N.C. DeHaven has decided to step down from his position and move into an advisory role with…

Fireflies Beat Greensboro in Extras Sunday

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Tyler Moore muscled a single to center field and plated J.C. Rodriguez in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Fireflies the victory, 3-2, over the Grasshoppers on Sunday night. Columbia took three out…

Dawn Staley, Team USA Demolish China, 105-62 at Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women's basketball team dominated another opponent. It wasn't so much the final score of the game, but the coach was really excited about the record number of…

Clemson's Patricia Mamona Places Sixth at Rio Olympics

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Former Clemson athlete Patricia Mamona finished sixth in the women’s triple jump at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mamona set a personal best and broke her own Portuguese national record with a  leap…

Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Homers in Red Sox Win

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts wasn't pleased with his recent swings at the plate. A little tweaking and he joined elite company in Red Sox history. Betts hit three home runs and drove in a…

Clemson Knocks Off UAB 2-1 in Exhibition Match

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- The Clemson men's soccer team hosted UAB Saturday night in the Tigers' first exhibition contest of the preseason. Clemson won 2-1 at Historic Riggs Field after a full 90 minutes and two, ten minute extra periods.…

SC State Holds First Preseason Scrimmage Saturday

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) – South Carolina State held its first scrimmage of the preseason Saturday (Aug.13) morning, getting in approximately 82 plays during the almost two hour scrimmage at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium. “We for through the first scrimmage without…

Watson Impressive in Clemson's Saturday Scrimmage

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) -- All-American quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for two touchdown passes and 115 yards in limited action, and running back Adam Choice had a pair of 65-yard runs and three touchdowns to highlight the near 100-play Clemson football…

Former Gamecock Natasha Hastings Advances to 400m Semifinal at Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) -- Day two of track and field competition at the summer Olympics in Rio saw the start of two South Carolina athletes’ quest for glory. Former Gamecock Natasha Hastings and current student-athlete Aliyah Abrams were in action in the first…

Former Gamecock Sam Dyson Gets 26th Save in Rangers Win

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy has certainly caught on quickly with his new team. The All-Star catcher drove in five runs with two homers to help the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Friday night. Acquired from…

Former Tigers Alexander, Kearse Record Interceptions in Vikings Debut

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton was sharp in his return, leading the Cincinnati Bengals into field-goal range on his only drive during the Minnesota Vikings' 17-16 preseason victory Friday night. Dalton's season ended at Paul Brown Stadium last Dec. 13…

Staley, Team USA Rout Canada, 81-51

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was no question coming into the Olympics that the U.S. women's basketball team could score. With the offense struggling at points Friday for the first time, the Americans turned up their defensive effort to…

Two Gamecocks Compete at Summer Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (USC SID) -- The University of South Carolina swimming & diving program continued to leave its mark on the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday, as student-athletes Akaram Mahmoud and Julia Vincent competed at the biggest event in international athletics. Egypt’s Mahmoud swam…

Best Friday Quotes from Will Muschamp

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team did not practice on Friday as they took a day of rest prior to their first scrimmage of the preseason camp, which is set for 9:15 am on Saturday…

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